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Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located approximately 16 miles (26 km) south of Chicago's Loop. Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with that city's Morgan Park neighborhood. The population was 22,558 at the 2020 United States Census.
- United States
- 60.4K
- 640 ft (195 m)
- Illinois
- Downtown Blue Island. Blue Island’s commercial core resonates with some 150 years of history. Along Western Avenue, and its old section on the south side of the Cal-Sag Channel, there’s an inviting array of locally owned businesses.
- Memorial Park (Blue Island Park District) The Blue Island Park District’s premier park is a short way northwest of downtown and has an entrance commanded by a LTV A-7 Corsair II light attack aircraft.
- Cal-Sag Trail. When we put this list together, Blue Island was in the process of being connected to a walking and biking trail, stretching through the Chicago Southland, from Lemont, Illinois to the Chicago Lakefront and Indiana border.
- Blue Island Beer Company. On the historic Old Western Avenue, south of downtown Blue Island, there’s a thriving craft brewery with 12 different beers on tap.
Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located approximately 16 miles south of Chicago's Loop. Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with that city's Morgan Park neighborhood. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. blueisland.org. Wikivoyage. Wikipedia.
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Blue Island, IL. Cook County, 16 miles S of the Loop. Blue Island stands on the southern end of an ancient glacial ridge five miles long, extending northward along Western Avenue and Vincennes Road from 131st Street to 87th Street. The ridge stood as an island in glacial Lake Chicago, the predecessor of Lake Michigan .
YearTotal (and By Category)6,110White (99.9%)1Negro (0.0%)3Chinese (0.0%)16,216White (98.1%)- Blue Island, IL
Set on the southern edge of an ancient glacial ridge, Blue Island was settled in 1835, making it one of the oldest communities in Cook County. In 1834, the Chicago Democrat observed “the ridge, when viewed from a distance, appears standing in an azure mist of vapor, hence the appellation, Blue Island.”
Location Details. State: Illinois. County: Cook County. Metro Area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area. City: Blue Island. Zip Codes: 60406. Cost of Living: 5.7% higher. Time zone: Central Standard Time (CST) Elevation: 623 ft above sea level. Buying or selling a home? Find top real estate agents in Blue Island. Find A Top Agent.