Blue Island Community

Community Calendar
 
City Offices
Office of the Mayor
13051 S. Greenwood Ave - (708) 597 - 8602

Public Works Department 
3153 Wireton Rd -  (708) 597-8604

Police Department
13031 S. Greenwood Ave - (708) 597-8601
Fire Department 
2450 Vermont St. -  (708) 396-7072
Building Department
13051 S. Greenwood Avenue - (708) 597-8606
Water & Sewer Department
13051 S. Greenwood Avenue -  (708) 597-8605 
Economic Development
Blue Island Chamber of Commerce
2434 Vermont - (708) 388 -1000
Main Street Blue Island
2434 Vermont  (708) 388-5735
Blue Island.biz
(708) 570-5957
The Forum Newspaper
12757 S. Western Ave- (708) 597-6492
Recreation
Recreation Center
2805 141st St - (708) 597-8607
The Meadows Golf Club
2802 W. 123rd St  - (708) 597-8607

Memorial Park
12804 Highland Ave.
Centennial Park
1732 Vermont St
Hart Park
123rd and Western Ave.
Broadway and Chatham
Broadway and Chatham
Schools
Horace Mann
2975 W. Broadway - (708) 385-2450
Lincoln
2140 W. Broadway - (708) 385-5370
Whittier
13043 S. Maple Ave - (708) 385-6170
Kerr Middle
12915 S. Maple Ave - (708) 385-5959
Paul Revere Primary
2300 W. 123rd Pl - (708) 489-3533
Paul Revere Intermediate
12331 S. Gregory - (708) 385-4450
Veteran's Memorial
12320 S. Greenwood Ave - (708) 385-6630
Greenbriar Parent Education Programs
12015 S. Maple Ave - (708) 385-2915
St. Benedict
2324 New Street - (708) 385-2016
St. Walters
11722 S. Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL 60643 - (773) 445-8850
D.D. Eisenhower HS
12700 Sacramento - (708) 597-6300
Transportation

Blue Island History

The quaint town was established in 1835 as a way station for Chicago travelers on the historic Vincennes Trail.  Many of the first settlers were tavern and general store keepers, blacksmiths and wagoneers. Blue Island's early industry was lodging and livestock trading.

By 1858, German settlers had established four breweries in the growing city, and in the 1870s, the  Rock Island Railroad marked the beginning ofBlue Island's transformation into a trade hub.

Blue Island's early 20th century history was dominated by heavy industry-food processing, oil refining, brick making and railroads.  In the latter half of the century, much of the city's heavy industry was replaced with service and retail businesses.

Blue Island is a rich, historic city where friendly people do business, raise families and display pride in their community. Visit the Blue Island Historical Museum in the library's lower level.