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125: 2280:. The section of Memorial Park running adjacent to Burr Oak Avenue with 330 feet (100 m) of frontage on Highland Avenue had originally been laid out as a cemetery in the early 1850s, when this section of Blue Island was a long walk from the populated section of the town. Although the cemetery was added to and improved in subsequent years, it was closed by village ordinance in 1898, and almost all of the remains interred there were moved to Mt. Greenwood Cemetery in Chicago, which had been developed by citizens from Blue Island. The acquisition of the entire parcel bounded by Burr Oak Avenue, Highland Avenue, Walnut Street and the B & O tracks was completed by the park district in 1935. The park at that point had reached its present size of 10 acres (40,000 m), and eventually, with the help of President 1468:"Nearly south of this town and twelve miles distant is Blue Island. This name is particularly appropriate. It is a table of land about six miles long and an average of two miles wide, of an oval form and rising some forty feet out of an immense plain which surrounds it on every side. The sides and slopes of this table, as well as the table itself, are covered with a handsome growth of timber, forming a belt surrounding about four or five thousand acres of beautiful table land. In summer, the plain is covered with luxurious herbage. It is uninhabited, and when we visited it, from its stillness, loneliness, and quiet, we pronounced it a vast vegetable solitude. The ridge, when viewed from a distance, appears standing in an azure mist of vapor, hence the appellation 'Blue Island'." 2802:). They had purchased the home of the late Ernst Uhlich in 1905 for $ 30,000 (equivalent to $ 1,017,000 in 2023) and updated its systems to outfit the building for its new purpose. At the time, this section of Gregory Street was lined with churches and the homes of some of Blue Island's more prosperous citizens. The facility was outgrown immediately, and within a few weeks of opening plans were being drawn up to add additional rooms and a laundry so that the hospital could accommodate up to 30 patients. A major addition was added in 1916, at which time the house was converted to office space. It was demolished in 1948 to allow room for the next addition. 861:-making industry that lasted for over a century. In the early years, these efforts were small, with the bricks being made by hand and the turnout created mostly for local use, but by 1886 the Illinois Pressed Brick Company (organized in 1884) was employing about 80 men and using "steam power and the most approved machinery", which allowed them to produce 50,000 bricks per day. By 1900, the Clifton Brickyard alone—which had opened in 1883 under the name of Purington at the far northeast corner of the village—was producing 150,000,000 bricks a year. In 1886, the Chicago architectural firm of 6251: 1262:. In South Bend he was one of the founders of the Dodge Manufacturing Company and of the First National Bank, where he was a director until his death. Wadhams sold the house along with all of the property on which it was located, which included the American House and all of the land between what is today Western Avenue, Maple Avenue, Burr Oak Avenue and Vermont Street to Joshua Palmer Young (1818–1889), who, by himself beginning in 1848 and in a partnership with John K. Rowley that was established in 1866, played an important role in the development of the Chicago communities of 3156: 922:"The north end of the bench of land on which Blue Island stands was originally covered with a dense forest, and from Chicago, before the view was obstructed by buildings, this timber presented a blue appearance like smoke. Water was like-mirrored forth by the mirage which almost always prevailed, giving the timber the appearance of land surrounded by water, and it was from this circumstance that the hunters called it Blue Island, which name was perpetuated by my brother getting a Post Office located there, which was also called Blue Island – so much for the name." 80: 142: 70: 2784: 175: 1164: 2374: 2593: 849:
to town to sell their wares to each other and to the public at large. As the postcard image to the right shows, items offered included produce, farm equipment, and livestock, with a local band thrown in to provide entertainment. Market Day began sometime in the last quarter of the 19th century and lasted until May 1924, when it was closed by the city council after a gradual influx of peddlers offering shoddy merchandise discouraged farmer participation and the market was deemed a public nuisance.
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Island Historic Preservation Commission It was designed by the American/Canadian architect Hugh Griffith Jones, who also designed Blue Island's first Greenwood School (demolished) and a commercial building with a flat above (c. 1895, extant, also now a city landmark) for Albert and Emma Schmidt at 312 (now 13022) Western Avenue. The architect's drawings for the opera house were used by Jones in the package he prepared to justify his successful application for membership in the
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collection, which at this time numbered around 800 volumes, was housed in the new Whittier School building on Vermont Street. The library expanded again in 1890 when the Current Topics Club, predecessor to the Blue Island Woman's Club, opened a small reading room above Edward Seyfarth's hardware store on Western Avenue with a collection of about 1,500 books and various
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excerpt that was taken from the petition that was submitted to the state to permit the election to consider incorporation: "... Your petitioners further represent that the territory herein described and bounded is not more than two (2) square miles, and that no part of the same is now included within the limits of any incorporated town, Village or City ..."
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the inclusion of a cemetery in the high school district!). In August 1927, the Blue Island Community High School District 218 was established. In 1916, there were 250 pupils at Seymour School who were following the high school curriculum. By 1927, the population had grown to 428 pupils despite the fact that the school was built to accommodate 250 students maximum.
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local citizens, and public education was introduced in 1846 with the construction of a one-room schoolhouse that served the community exclusively for that purpose until the first Whittier School was built in 1854. The one-room schoolhouse was repurposed several times in subsequent years and still stands, much remodeled, as a comfortable house on Greenwood Avenue.
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to the people of Blue Island), and on May 1, 1839, this was accomplished. The post office, however, wasn't located within the platted area of Portland since there were no buildings in which to operate it, but in fact was on contiguous property to the west at the Blue Island House. Portland was never incorporated – it existed for many years by and large only as a
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were never to be realized, however, as the construction of the railroads spoiled these early calculations. The Rock Island swung its line away from the river and built its depot close to the hill, and Portland was forgotten."Most of the streets shown east of Division Street and all of those shown on the eastern bank of the
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art critic John S. Wilson as a "striking and colorful original composition", it is a plaintive love song about a man who is missing his girl and "...has a ticket to Chicago..." that will be used to help him "... lose – those Yesterday's – Blue Island Blues". It was performed in 1923 by Hall with
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As the largest settlement in the southern part of Cook County in the middle of the nineteenth century, Blue Island was an important trading and cultural center. The village offered educational opportunity to its residents as early as 1845 in the form of a private school for girls that was operated by
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Although religious gatherings have taken place in Blue Island almost since the community was founded in 1836, the first denominational services took place in 1850 with the founding of the Central Methodist Church (predecessor to today's Grace United Methodist Church). Blue Island continues to respect
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Young operated the hotel for a time and was otherwise active in local affairs. He served from 1878–1880 as the president of the village board, and was a founder of the Congregational church (now Christ Memorial United Church of Christ). He was one of the incorporators, a director and secretary of the
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Greek Revival was the architectural style of choice in the early years of Blue Island's history. Many of the buildings that remain from those days have been similarly remodeled, but some of the most well-preserved examples of the style, albeit in a vernacular form, can be seen either in the Walter P.
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newspaper and Kline's Department Store. Although the auditorium has been remodeled out of existence, the building, with its award-winning exterior restoration, today provides both commercial and office space to the historic "uptown" district. The building has been designated as a landmark by the Blue
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in 1835 and in 1836 became the first permanent settler of Blue Island when he established the Blue Island House near the intersection of present-day Western Avenue and Gregory Street just north of the Western Avenue bridge. Before Rexford built the Blue Island House he had constructed a four-room log
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In 1903, a high school district, separate from District 130 was voted into law by the IL state legislature. For many years (at least until 1938), the superintendent of the high school district was the same for District 130; their school boundaries being virtually identical (the only difference being
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ran through the center of the platted area, and its promoters felt with this advantage that it would become a prosperous river town. They used their influence to have the local post office name changed from Blue Island to Portland (a circumstance that as time went by would be a source of aggravation
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Most residents of Blue Island live within the boundaries of Cook County School District 130. The grade school district serves not only Blue Island, but also much of Crestwood, some of Robbins and a fraction of Alsip. Residents in the far Southeast of the city have students who attend Calumet Public
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For many years on the first Thursday of every month, Western Avenue south of the canal and to the city limits on 139th Street was host to an open-air market, the Blue Island Market, more commonly known as Market Day. The market was a place where farmers from a wide area surrounding Blue Island came
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The public library as a taxpayer-supported institution was founded in 1897, and the first building built in Blue Island expressly for the purpose of housing the library's collection (by this time up to 3,200 volumes) was made possible by a matching grant of $ 15,000 (equivalent to $ 509,000 in
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The public school district as a legal entity (now Cook County School District 130) was established in 1887, and the current high school district (Community High School District 218) was created in 1927, replacing earlier versions from 1897 and 1903. Blue Island Community High School (now Dwight D.
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of 1871. The 9-acre (36,000 m) property was laid out by the Chicago engineer V.B. Roberts with architectural work by A.R. Grosse and included Sanders' home, which was remodeled into a field house and also provided living quarters for the park's superintendent. Central Park eventually offered
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The city's age distribution consisted of 24.7% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
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There were 7,926 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.42% were married couples living together, 22.63% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.15% were non-families. 26.27% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.45% had
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there were 22,558 people, 7,926 households, and 5,457 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,426.51 inhabitants per square mile (2,095.19/km). There were 9,137 housing units at an average density of 2,197.98 per square mile (848.64/km). The racial makeup of the city was 22.53%
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For reasons that remain unclear (but most likely because all of the development that was taking place in the area was occurring in the as yet unincorporated settlement of Blue Island to the north and west), the state legislature changed the name of the platted "town" of Portland to correspond with
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Barton hoped to develop Portland as an important river town. "It was thought that the lake commerce by the Calumet and the inland commerce by the feeder, which was planned to be enlarged into a water-way equal to the canal, would make this location of wonderful commercial value. These expectations
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Since its founding, the city has been an important commercial center in the south Cook County region, although its position in that respect has been eclipsed in recent years as other significant population centers developed around it and the region's commercial resources became spread over a wider
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has been in existence in some form or another in Blue Island since about 1845, when Thomas McClintock began to make his private library of about 100 volumes available to the public for a nominal fee. The founding of the library as a publicly supported institution dates to 1854, when the library's
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On October 26, 1872, Blue Island incorporated as a village using the name by which it has always been known. Although about twenty percent of Portland was included within the corporate boundaries of the new village, that Portland was not an incorporated entity can be determined from the following
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laid out (and in fact a majority of them never were) waited in most cases for many years until they were needed. About half of the area was eventually annexed within what would become the corporate boundaries of Blue Island as time went by, and significant other sections of it became parts of the
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This layout is from a 1911 Sanborn map Founded in 1856 as the Busch and Brandt brewery and consolidated with United Breweries in 1898, this was one of four such establishments that operated in Blue Island for many years. The long narrow building marked "Stable in Bst" was afterwards owned by the
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The First Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1861 and its sanctuary, built in 1863, remains the oldest in the city (at least in part) by virtue of the fact that the tower and the walls of the west half of the original building were incorporated into a 1954 expansion. The school building
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in 1903. This building was demolished in 1969 when the current library, which opened housing the library's collection of over 70,000 volumes, was built. Today, the Blue Island Public Library provides a host of services, including multi-language reading materials, computers with internet access,
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designed a large complex for the Wahl Brothers brickyard (the main building of which was 250 by 350 feet (76 by 107 m)) on the west side of the Grand Trunk tracks south of 123rd street. These buildings had been demolished by 1935, and all of Blue Island's brickyards were re-purposed by the
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do not exist to this day, and several of those that were constructed elsewhere deviate significantly from the way they are charted here. The section of Portland north of the township boundary line (the phantom line in the middle of the map) and west of Division Street was included within the
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and founded by its sports editor, Don Rizzs. As part of a community that is heavily involved in sports on many levels, the Hall of Fame is a repository of photos and biographies of many individuals who have distinguished themselves on the playing field, both on the local level and in the
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cabin in the wilderness at the north end of the Blue Island ridge that he intended as a tavern for wayfarers, but after a year realized that the place was not likely to be profitable for him and began to look for another site where he might have more success. Although farther from
935:) registered the plat of "Portland" with the state of Illinois. Portland had been laid out on land purchased from the federal government which was situated south of Vermont Street (more or less) and east of Wabash Road (what is now Western Avenue uptown, again, more or less). The 2295:
The 8.5-acre (34,000 m) site of Centennial Park on the east side of Blue Island was acquired from the East Side Development Association in 1935 for $ 11,500 (equivalent to $ 256,000 in 2023). This park provides a field house, athletic fields and playground equipment.
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The building originally stood on the west side of Western Avenue north of Vermont Street, (where Three Sisters Antique Mall stands today. It was popular among Southerners who used it as a summer boarding house and with the contractors who built the feeder canal for the
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Norman Rexford became the community's first permanent resident when he established the "Blue Island House" at the southern edge of the ridge in November 1836, where in 1838 he became the settlement's first postmaster. In his reminiscences published in the Blue Island
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or otherwise frequented the Vincennes trail. Events hosted by the inn frequently lasted until the small hours of the morning, requiring an overnight stay before guests returned the next morning to their homes and places of business in Chicago and the hinterland.
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was founded in Blue Island in 1867 as the Cook County Normal (or Teacher's) School in the classrooms of the old Whittier School building on Vermont Street. This arrangement lasted until 1870, when the new campus for the college was completed in what is now the
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tennis courts, playground equipment, and the community's first swimming pool. It was vacated by the park district in 1965 when St. Francis Hospital acquired the property for $ 325,000. (equivalent to $ 3,142,000 in 2023) to build its east campus there.
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responded by sending federal troops to Illinois to maintain the peace and to ensure the safe delivery of the mail. Troops arrived in Blue Island on July 4 and remained for several days. The sixth station, also on the electric line, is a half mile north on
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the tradition of its early settlers by maintaining many of the congregations that were established there during these early years, and also by hosting new places of worship that serve the needs of new residents of this culturally diverse community.
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in August 1915 after the water from the wells began to acquire a gaseous odor whose source was apparently the Public Service Company whose facilities were located about a quarter mile to the southwest, and the tank was subsequently removed.
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According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Blue Island has a total area of 4.16 square miles (10.77 km), of which 4.07 square miles (10.54 km) (or 97.93%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km) (or 2.07%) is water.
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was formed in 1909 and in 1912 acquired the property of the late Benjamin Sanders, who was Blue Island's first village president when the village incorporated in 1872 and served as the chairman of the building committee of the
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and as the center of a large brick-making industry beginning in the 1850s, which eventually gave Blue Island the status of brick-making capital of the world. Beginning in 1883, Blue Island was also host to the car shops of the
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History of Cook County, Illinois: Being a General Survey of Cook County History, Including a Condensed History of Chicago and Special Account of Districts Outside the City Limits; from the Earliest Settlement to the Present
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which were acquired with funds that were donated by the community through public subscription. Except for what was in the hands of patrons, this library's collection was destroyed by the Great Blue Island Fire of 1896.
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There are no active private high schools in the Blue Island community, although the Mother of Sorrows High School for Girls operated from 1954 through 1983. It was run by sisters from the order of the Servants of Mary
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at the Glenwood Stage showing the geological formation of Blue Island (middle lower right) protruding above the waters. The city of Blue Island occupies the lower quarter of the island and the surrounding plain in its
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Eisenhower High School) was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (now North Central Association – Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement) in 1899. As president of
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ranked MetroSouth as one among the top 25 percent of hospitals in the Chicago metropolitan region and among the top 15 percent in the state of Illinois. Citing "low patient volume" the hospital was closed in 2019.
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The Blue Island Opera House was built by Blue Island's first mayor John L. Zacharias to replace the Robinson Block, which was destroyed by the Great Blue Island Fire of that year. The opera house was host to
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The oldest portion of Blue Island's city hall was built in 1891 and designed by Edmund R. Krause, a prominent Chicago architect who among other buildings designed the 20-story Majestic Theatre building in
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Blue Island hosted a number of educational conferences during the 1850s, and because of this (and through the influence of Benjamin Sanders, whose tenure with the Cook County Board was during that time)
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Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
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The "Rocket", as the train was called, pulled into the Vermont Street station (the only one in town then) for the first time on October 10, 1852. The Rock Island called the station "Blue Island".
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shown to the right of the church was built in 1871 and was replaced by the present building in 1912. The former schoolhouse has been relocated and currently serves as a two-family residence.
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The Vermont Street station—which is one of the oldest in the Metra network, having been built in 1868—is across the street from the fifth station, which serves as the terminus of a
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was the keynote speaker at the dedication of the new facility on Sacramento Avenue for Blue Island Community High School in 1951, and the building was renamed in his honor in 1962.
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The median income for a household in the city was $ 51,859, and the median income for a family was $ 58,815. Males had a median income of $ 32,453 versus $ 30,785 for females. The
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Broden, Scott (November 19, 1995). "Street of Dreams – Blue Island's Olde Western Avenue Was Once a Bustling Place on Market Day, Now After Harder Times, It's seeing a Rebirth".
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and built in 1914. Wenderoth was associated with the building of many government buildings of the period, including the Senate and House Office Buildings in Washington, D.C.
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covered the surrounding area at the former lake's Glenwood Stage. Early pioneers gave the ridge the name because at a distance it looked like an island set in a trackless
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stadium that seated 1,000 persons (demolished in December 2009). With the closing of Central Park, Memorial Park has become the flagship of the Blue Island park system.
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Blue Island was for many years home to St. Francis Hospital and its successor MetroSouth Medical Center, long nationally recognized as one of the nation's premier
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area. In addition to its broad long-standing industrial base, the city enjoyed notable growth in the 1840s during the construction of the feeder canal (now the
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Blue Island is home to Santos Degollado, a soccer team in the CLASA league, and Club Morelia, another soccer team and the 2017 CLASA Mayor Division Champions.
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Over the years, Blue Island has provided the setting for the works of at least a couple of writers. In 1935, for example, the Chicago playwright and
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to transport troops and supplies wherever in the world their services were required. Of the 550 or so built, 218 were named after American cities.
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radio, and plans of the house and of the other twenty-three prize-winning designs from the competition were the subject of an exhibition at the
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What is now called Greenwood School is not the original (which is located on the corner of 123rd St. and Greenwood Avenue)(Currently inactive)
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At the same time, the post office department in Washington, D.C. changed the name of the post office to "Blue Island". In the 1903 edition of
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Dedication to Benjamin Harrison, Christian gentleman; patriotic citizen; brave soldier; wise statesman and 23d President of the United States
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The campus of the former hospital occupies about 12 acres (49,000 m) in the heart of Blue Island's uptown commercial business district.
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The Blue Island Story – an Historical Review of the First One Hundred and Twenty-Seven Years of our City on the Hill, Blue Island, Illinois
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After it was discovered in the early 1850s that rich deposits of clay surrounded the ridge, Blue Island became the center of a significant
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was enthusiastically received by Chicago society, which was pleased to "...have a chance to see a Chicago play in a Chicago theater..."
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The Bell/Hendriks house was designed and construction in 1947 for the Prize Homes competition which was sponsored and promoted by the
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This sketch was derived from the plat of Portland which was registered by Peter Barton with the state of Illinois on April 13, 1839.
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McCutcheon, John Jr. (June 16, 1946). "Dentist Turns First Spade at his Prize Home – 19 Other War Veterans Are in Tribune Plan".
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someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.56 and the average family size was 2.91.
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magazine in 2007 included as one of the "...100 men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world."
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Some sources state that the city of Blue Island was once officially (or commonly) known as Portland. This claim is erroneous.
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Blue Cap School – 2155 W. Broadway St. The keynote speaker for the dedication of Blue Cap in October 1967 was then-Senator
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and is included in the State of Illinois' Historic Architectural and Archaeology Resources Geographic Information System.
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Private Laws of the State of Illinois passed by the Twenty-fifth General Assembly – Convened January 7, 1867 – Volume II
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Peck, Janet (October 5, 1946). "Women Agree – Tribune Prize Home a 'Honey' – Admire Blend of Beauty and Practicality".
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The Sisters of St. Mary relinquished ownership of the facility to MetroSouth Medical Center on July 30, 2008. In 2014,
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was a type VC 2-S-AP2, which was 455 feet (139 m) long, 62 feet (19 m) wide, and had a 25-foot (7.6 m)
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Album of genealogy and biography, Cook County, Illinois : with portraits – Eighth Edition, Revised and Extended
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neighborhood of Chicago on 10 acres (40,000 m) of land that was donated by L. W. Beck for the purpose in 1868.
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made these breweries illegal in 1919. A large regional hospital and two major clinics are also located in the city.
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sea. The blue color was attributed to atmospheric scattering or to blue flowers growing on the ridge. The Chicago
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Drawing of the American House Hotel, modeled after a sketch that appeared in Ferdinand Schapper's 1917 manuscript
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centers. The hospital was founded as Saint Francis Hospital in 1905 by the Sisters of St. Mary (currently the
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in 1876, Heber Rexford (who first came to the area in 1834 and was Cook County treasurer at the time of the
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in 1902 (demolished). The city also has 22 houses known to have been built with mail-order kits sold by
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One of the oldest buildings in Blue Island, the American House was built in 1839 as the courthouse for
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Trains and Technology: The American Railroad in the Nineteenth Century : Track and Structures
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Illinois Historic Preservation Agency – Historic Architectural/Archeological Resources – HAARGIS.
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selection for September 1947, was published. The book was a runaway best seller, and its author,
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method, evidence of which is still clearly visible in the basement and attic. However, while its
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public meeting rooms and a wide variety of educational programs. The library is a member of the
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Collins, Charles (January 18, 1938). "Miss Skinner Tells a Novel in Monologs – Edna His Wife".
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National Register of Historic Places – Property Information Report – The Joshua P. Young House.
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roots are discernible, the building is much remodeled and serves today as a private residence.
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Gorman, Harry G. (April 16, 1965). "Council Acts on Stadium Sale – City to Receive $ 75,000".
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Seymour School, opened in 1892, was demolished to make room for a new building erected in 1925
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for the city was $ 23,061. About 12.4% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the
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The north-central section of the city of Blue Island is located at the south end of a glacial
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Greenbriar School – 12015 S. Maple Ave. Serving students in alternative placement, grades 1–8
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School District 132. There are no schools from District 132 within the Blue Island boundary.
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The first buildings of Northwest Gas, Light and Coke Company in Blue Island were designed by
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FitzPatrick, Lauren (June 3, 2007). "Time Will Tell - Scientist from Blue Island honored by
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house in Blue Island's "Silk Stocking" district by the architect August Fiedler, circa 1890.
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Greenwood School – 12418 Highland Ave Presently used as a parent education and training site
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The Calumet Region – Indiana's Last Frontier. Indiana Historical Collections, Volume XXXIX
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History of Chicago – From the Earliest Period to the Present Time – Complete in One Volume
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The house was built by Carlton Wadhams (1810–1891), who came to Blue Island in 1839 from
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it was used as a home for retired soldiers. Although it was built after the invention of
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As part of its focus, the park district serves the needs of the community by sponsoring
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served variously as a troop ship and as a cattle transport ship, and saw service in the
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The city is one of eleven incorporated areas in Illinois to have been designated by the
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Blue Island was established in the 1830s as a way station for settlers traveling on the
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Crestwood: Eastside of Central Avenue; 139th Street to the Turnpike (north sides only)
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Blue Island Historic Preservation Commission Landmark Tour – Dr. Aaron Heimbach House
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Paul Revere Intermediate School – 12331 S. Gregory St. Serving students in grades 4–6
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Blue Island Historic Preservation Commission Landmark Tour – The Woolworth Building.
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History of Chicago – From the Earliest Period to the Present Time – In Three Volumes
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Blue Island Community High School → Eisenhower Freshman Campus → Everett Kerr School
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Blue Island: 123rd Street and 119th Streets (south sides only); Westside of Division
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Blue Island Historic Preservation Commission Landmark Tour – Henry Schuemann House.
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Blue Island Historic Preservation Commission Landmark Tour – Walter P. Roche House.
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Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois – Cook County Edition – Illustrated – Volume II
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The First Hundred Years – 1835–1935, an Historical Review of Blue Island, Illinois
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The Illinois State Geological Survey: The Artesian Waters of Northeastern Illinois
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The First Hundred Years – 1835–1935, an Historical Review of Blue Island, Illinois
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at what is now 22 W. Monroe Street (the theater, whose interiors were designed by
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made the following observation regarding the appearance of the young community in
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Memorial Park, the city's next public park, was dedicated on Decoration Day (now
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The Blue Island Market, circa 1915, looking west on Broadway from Western Avenue.
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On October 21, 2010, leaves were plucked from trees and artificial snow fell as
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Sheet music cover for "Blue Island Blues", 1923, featuring Jack Chapman and his
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several time in the last fifty years – most recently in 2015 when it became the
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Spears, Charles (October 30, 1937). "La Julia Rhea Gets Singular Recognition".
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Klein Elevator Co., who used it until c.1990, at which time it was demolished.
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and is host to the Blue Island Historical Society's award-winning Museum Room.
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Lincoln Elementary School – 2140 W. Broadway St. Serving students in grades K–3
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Beginning in the 1870s, the water supply for Blue Island was supplied by three
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The first hundred years, 1835-1935: historical review of Blue Island, Illinois
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The first hundred years, 1835-1935: historical review of Blue Island, Illinois
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The first hundred years, 1835-1935: historical review of Blue Island, Illinois
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The first hundred years, 1835-1935: historical review of Blue Island, Illinois
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The city operates the Meadows Golf Club, a 6,549-yard (5,988 m), 18-hole
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The oldest section of Blue Island's city hall, built in 1891, was designed by
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boundaries of the village when Blue Island incorporated as a village in 1872.
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Views of Blue Island, Index of early Settlers, their Families, etc., Volume 3
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Paul Revere Primary School – 2300 W. 123rd Pl. Serving students in grades K–3
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Roche House on York Street or the Henry Schuemann House on Western Avenue.
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Whittier Elementary School – 13043 S. Maple Serving students in grades 4–6
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On January 10, 1860, the post office name reverted again to "Blue Island".
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Blue Island Historic Preservation Commission – Blue Island Landmark Tour.
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The Rock Island Depot at Vermont Street during the riots of June 29, 1894
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Sanborn Map Company – Insurance Maps of Chicago, Illinois, Volume Eleven
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The Economist: A Weekly Financial, Commercial, and Real-estate Newspaper
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Veteran's Memorial Middle School – 12320 S. Greenwood Serving grades 6–8
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Greenwood School → Blue Island Community High School Freshman Building →
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Blue Island Post Office, built at a cost of $ 52,285 by N.H. Shields of
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latter part of the mid-20th century. The larger ones for a while become
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outside of Chicago. The late-nineteenth-century historian and publisher
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue island
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Everett F. Kerr Middle School – 12915 S. Maple Ave. Serving grades 6–8
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The Organization of American Historians – The Pullman Strike of 1894.
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Dedication - First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Blue Island, Illinois
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in 1840. In 1844, the building was disassembled, sent by raft up the
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Southern Cook County and History of Blue Island before the Civil War
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Southern Cook County and History of Blue Island before the Civil War
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Images of America – Chicago's Beverly Hills/Morgan Park neighborhood
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Southern Cook County and History of Blue Island before the Civil War
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Chicago, Blue Island and Indiana Railroad Company (now part of the
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shows until 1913, when it became the Grand Theater and a venue for
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This is a tribute to Peter Brown, THE Artist, Writer and Producer
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Lohse, Martin, Chairman of the Dedication Book committee (1954).
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Chicago's Highways, Old and New – From Indian Trail to Motor Road
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Because of its picturesque nature, Blue Island has been used for
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On December 28, 1944, 91 days after her keel was laid, the USS
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inaugurated service to the community in 1852. From the Chicago
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On April 13, 1839, Peter Barton and his partners (who included
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Blue Island, Illinois: The History of a Working Class Suburb
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Library of Congress – National Jukebox – "Blue Island Blues"
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Curt Teich & Co.; North Suburban Library System (1921).
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Curt Teich & Co.; North Suburban Library System (1904).
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Curt Teich & Co.; North Suburban Library System (1921).
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Curt Teich & Co.; North Suburban Library System (1951).
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Stevens, R.R. (June 25, 1877). "Circuit Court – New Suits".
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Curt Teich & Co.; North Suburban Library System (1921).
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Blue Island, Illinois: The History of a Working-Class Suburb
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Carnegie Library in Blue Island, built 1903, demolished 1969
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Majority-minority cities and towns in Cook County, Illinois
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The Encyclopedia of Chicago – Blue Island Opera House, 1908
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Blue Island also appeared regularly in the television show
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that was designed by J. Porter Gibson and opened in 1994.
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Memorial Park Field House, dedicated on Memorial Day, 1938
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Blue Island city, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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Oswald, Joseph C.; The Ridge Historical Society (2003).
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Horace Mann – 2975 W. Broadway Serving students in pre-K
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On April 20, 1850, the post office name was changed to "
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Bureau of Land Management – General Land Office Records
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was launched from the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard in
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tradition, the works of notable architects, including
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Because of the wide popularity of performers such as
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Lullaby of Birdland: Blues Alley Jazz/On a Clear Day
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Able Program, Garfield School – 13801 S. Chatham St.
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Blue Island: The First 100 Years by John Henry Volp
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Maher, architect 5998:The Early settlers and their Families, Volume 2 5672:"Guide to the Helen Lois Koch Papers 1919–1972" 5046:"Hall of Fame Sports Banquet set for April 3". 4969: 4967: 4946: 4944: 4923: 3733:"Historic Landmark & District Requirements" 2889:'s 2009 NCAA champions, was born in Blue Island 2726:, which in Blue Island is part of the historic 2494:Private elementary and middle schools include: 2439:Robbins/Blue Island: North side of 135th Street 649:neighborhood. The population was 22,558 at the 496:0.09 sq mi (0.22 km)  2.16% 5308: 5306: 5012: 2915:; three-time All-Star, was born in Blue Island 2329:City Hall, 1891 (left) and annex, 1925 (right) 1340:were armed cargo ships that were built during 7210: 7196: 6065: 5560:"St. Francis Hospital, Blue Island, Illinois" 4671:"Wartime Remembrances" – Don Buelow interview 4449:http://www.blueislandhistory.org/tour/01.html 4399:: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 3377:prepared to film exterior shots for the film 2861:, NFL linebacker 2000–10; born in Blue Island 1450:that once was an island when the waters from 1328:, Maryland. Dubbed "the Ugly Duckling of the 181: 148: 4964: 4941: 4803:. Blue Island, Illinois. pp. 15, 22–23. 4055:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 3911:. greatchicagorealestate.com. Archived from 2847:, singer-songwriter and performer, co-wrote 2666:after an appearance by the president of the 2558:Academy for Learning – 13813 S. Western Ave. 1218: 5918:. 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No. September 2. 1899. p. 9. 4767:The American Architect and Building News 4740: 4652:Shipbuilding History.com – Victory Ships 4003: 3859:Louis Sullivan – Prophet of Architecture 3854: 3292: 3246:. It is not surprising, then, that when 3221: 3154: 3069:, televangelist, former minister on the 3039:, Major League Baseball commentator for 2782: 2741: 2639:The Rock Island District line splits at 2607: 2591: 2583: 2372: 2242: 1433: 1415: 1222: 1203:, the building is constructed using the 1162: 1043: 1035: 881: 877: 839: 731: 723: 5817: 5299:The Encyclopedia of Chicago – Englewood 5277: 4898: 4541:Old Tippecanoe Club of Chicago (1899). 4528:South Bend and the Men Who Have Made It 4378: 3983: 3892: 3824: 3503: 2771:Reaching Across Illinois Library System 2701: 2410:A portion of Blue Island is within the 2238: 824:Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 14: 7740: 5960:The Lions Club of Blue Island (1962). 5866: 5466: 5147: 5132: 5099:. Blue Island Publishing. p. 231. 4866:. Blue Island Publishing. p. 197. 4749: 4617:HISTORY – the City of Harvey 1890–1962 4192:. bertrandgoldberg.org. Archived from 3840:"The Clifton Brickyard, Blue Island". 3773: 3668:"Metropolitan Planning Council – Home" 3527: 3478: 3288: 3063:, saxophonist, was born in Blue Island 2933:, Major League Baseball infielder for 1612: 832:operates a satellite facility uptown. 7184: 6053: 6020:. Blue Island: Blue Island Publishing 5768: 5751:The Crystal Cathedral – Hour of Power 5601:"Health – Best Hospitals in Illinois" 5599:U.S. News & World Report (2012). 5391: 5112:"Central Park, Blue Island, Illinois" 4798: 4432: 4417: 4374:. Blue Island Publishing. p. 75. 4287:"Public Service Co., Blue Island, IL" 3878:Bateman, Newton; Selby, Paul (1905). 3806:. Blue Island: Blue Island Publishing 3715: 3564:. preserveamerica.gov. Archived from 3145: 3103:, NFL player, was born in Blue Island 2498:St. Benedict School – 2324 W. 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It is located a half mile west of 2602:Historic American Engineering Record 2546: 2218:Blue Island Area Sports Hall of Fame 1481: 1307:National Register of Historic Places 1142:National Register of Historic Places 740:Norman Rexford came to Chicago from 488:4.07 sq mi (10.54 km) 480:4.16 sq mi (10.77 km) 5867:Wilson, John S. (August 21, 1981). 5505:. New York: Monacelli. p. 92. 5050:. March 14, 1974. Section IV Page1. 3763:. Moraine Valley Community College. 3461: 2718:, one and a half miles east of the 2710:and 12.5 miles (20.1 km) from 2691:(127th Street) and Lincoln Avenue. 2533: 2207: 987:Blue Book for the State of Illinois 711:as a "Preserve America" community. 24: 6249: 6080:Municipalities and communities of 5934: 5394:"Rock Island Vermont Street Depot" 4699:– Photosig.com. Accessed 9/15/2008 4178:. November 11, 1956. pp. SW5. 4043:Blue Book of the State of Illinois 3909:"Blue Island Illinois Real Estate" 3350:The Express: The Ernie Davis Story 2841:Champion, was born in Blue Island. 2412:Posen-Robbins School District 143½ 1602: 1187:, and reassembled in Blue Island. 795:Center for Neighborhood Technology 689:. Blue Island was home to several 25: 7789: 6034: 5284:. Chicago: A.T. Andreas. p.  4878:The Geographic Society of Chicago 3513:. Chicago: A.T. Andreas. p.  3177:Edna, His Wife, an American Idyll 2818: 2737: 2579: 2574: 1149:Libby, McNeill and Libby Building 1062:Because of its long history, the 1032:Historic buildings and structures 765:Through the 1970s, Blue Island's 525:5,541.14/sq mi (2,139.34/km) 332:Fred Bilotto (United Blue Island) 7236: 5908: 5893: 5879: 5860: 5848: 5826: 5811: 5802: 5777: 5762: 5744: 5712: 5689: 5664: 5642: 5630: 5618: 5592: 5574: 5551: 5533: 5519: 5494: 5460: 5442: 5423: 5400: 5385: 5351: 5329: 5315: 5292: 5271: 5200:"Obituary – Norman B. Rexford". 5167:"Obituary – Norman B. Rexford". 3670:. Metropolitan Planning Council. 3646:"Western Ave., Blue Island, Ill" 3528:Jebsen, Harry A. A. Jr. (1971). 2596:The bridges shown here span the 2540:Moraine Valley Community College 2515:Dwight D. Eisenhower High School 2353:Nearly all of Blue Island is in 2336: 2322: 1565: 1560: 1555: 1539: 1531: 1511: 1506: 1501: 974:Laws of Illinois – 1842 and 1843 830:Moraine Valley Community College 180: 173: 147: 140: 123: 92: 78: 68: 56: 7773:1836 establishments in Illinois 7768:Cities in Cook County, Illinois 5916:"Movie Filming in Blue Island!" 5281:History of Cook County Illinois 5241: 5222: 5208: 5193: 5175: 5160: 5141: 5126: 5103: 5088: 5069: 5054: 5039: 4987: 4883: 4870: 4855: 4840: 4825: 4792: 4773: 4758: 4725: 4702: 4683: 4664: 4645: 4631: 4608: 4584: 4559: 4534: 4519: 4507: 4495: 4483: 4441: 4426: 4411: 4363: 4351: 4339: 4313: 4301: 4278: 4252: 4230: 4215: 4200: 4182: 4167: 4153: 4127: 4108: 4100:. landmarks.org. 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Young House 767:central business district 719: 651:2020 United States Census 612: 602: 590: 578: 557: 540: 529: 521: 513: 508: 500: 492: 484: 476: 471: 430: 412: 394: 337: • City Council 336: 328: 318: 313: 303: 295: 275: 263: 251: 241: 206: 134: 122: 114: 106: 64: 55: 48: 41: 5545:January 3, 2014, at the 5231:The Improvement Bulletin 4676:October 3, 2006, at the 4657:August 20, 2008, at the 3361:, were also filmed here. 3217: 3107:George "Babe" Tuffanelli 3043:, grew up in Blue Island 2885:, basketball player for 2839:USAC Silver Crown Series 2600:and are included in the 2551:Public schools include: 2388:Chicago State University 1153:Libby, McNeill and Libby 1115:Art Institute of Chicago 1057:Dr. Aaron Heimbach House 1048:Dr. Aaron Heimbach House 504:640 ft (195 m) 323:Mayor-council government 5869:"Jazz: George Shearing" 5771:"Robert Seyfarth House" 4832:"Building Department". 4734:The Cincinnati Enquirer 4568:Chicago and its Suburbs 3855:Morrison, Hugh (1935). 3449:. zipdatamaps.com. 2023 3125:, creator of TV series 3007:, jurist and legislator 2542:– 12940 S. Western Ave. 1233:Chicago and Its Suburbs 1126:Bank of America Theatre 736:Blue Island Opera House 6255: 5773:. City of Blue Island. 5473:. Arcadia Publishing. 5396:. City of Blue Island. 4695:June 15, 2009, at the 4615:Kerr, Alec C. (1962). 4422:. City of Blue Island. 4420:"American House Hotel" 4163:. winnetkahistory.org. 4124:. Retrieved 10/30/2009 4087:. Retrieved 10/30/2009 3984:Andreas, A.T. (1984). 3825:Andreas, A.T. (1986). 3735:. City of Blue Island. 3720:. City of Blue Island. 3601:. 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