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Statement About Blue Island’s Water – May 6, 2021

Earlier today, the City of Chicago preemptively issued a water boil order for a small segment of the city as a result of a loss of pressure in their systems.    The City of Blue Island and our water supply did not experience any loss of pressure in the system and is not affected by Chicago’s order. Blue Island’s water …

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Illinois Moves to “Bridge Phase” Effective May 14

Gov. Pritzker Announces Illinois to Enter Bridge Phase of Reopening Plan on May 14th CHICAGO – As Illinois continues to outpace national vaccination rates and COVID-19 trends across the state stabilize following recent upticks, Governor Pritzker announced the entire state will move into the Bridge Phase of the Restore Illinois reopening plan beginning Friday, May 14th. The Bridge Phase will …

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Metra Adding Weekday And Weekend Trains Beginning May 10

modified Metra schedule

CHICAGO (April 28, 2021) – Fulfilling its promise to reimagine and restore service as vaccination numbers increase and workers return to job sites, Metra is adding weekday and weekend trains to the Metra Electric Line beginning Monday, May 10. Metra is adding four trains to Electric Line’s weekday schedule, four trains to the weekend schedule, and adjusting the schedules and/or …

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Mobile COVID Vaccinations For Seniors & Individuals With Disabilities

If you are homebound and need to register for a mobile vaccination appointment, the process is as follows: • Call the vaccine appointment hotline at 833-308-1988 or sign up online at this survey: http://bit.ly/homevaccine. • The survey can also be accessed from the vaccine.cookcountyil.gov site – there is a button on the top right that says “in home vaccination.” • …

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