Blue Island, Illinois

About Blue Island

Blue Island is a close-knit town in northeastern Illinois with an estimated population of 21,805.

Blue Island holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.07 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 5,357 residents per square mile.

📰 Blue Island News Today

• Blue Island, Illinois area school staffers clash with District 130 board over conditions after Local 73 union custodian layoffs ABC7 Chicago · Sep 15
• Argo JV Football @ BIEHS MaxPreps · Oct 10
• Conditions at suburban Blue Island school criticized after custodial layoffs NBC 5 Chicago · Sep 17
• Blue Island School District parents raise concerns over unsanitary school conditions FOX 32 Chicago · Sep 18
• Blue Island Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Illinois headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Blue Island Unique

• The only place in America named Blue Island — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 21,805.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Blue Island

• Beggars Pizza — pizza
• Studious Coffee Shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blue Island

• Central Park reviews ★
• Hart Park reviews ★
• Lombardo "York" Park reviews ★
• Louis S. Viverito Park reviews ★
• Memorial Park reviews ★
• Schrei Field reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Blue Island

• A.N.C.H.O.R. Academy
• DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
• Everett F Kerr Middle School
• Horace Mann School
• Lincoln Elem School
• Paul Revere Intermediate School
• Paul Revere Primary School
• Veterans Memorial Middle Sch
• Whittier Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🗺️ Map of Blue Island

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