Blue Island, IL Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
300 mi
Quincy, IL
Quickest Drive
4h 39m
York, IL
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Blue Island, IL by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
23,416
Median Income
$60,965
Median Home Value
$169,800
Median Age
36.7
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Blue Island, IL at a Glance
Founded
1836
Elevation
640 ft
Area
2 mi²
Notable People from Blue Island, IL
A sampling of people born in Blue Island, IL.
Gary Sinise
1955
American actor
Marcheline Bertrand
1950–2007
American actress and producer (1950-2007)
Anthony E. Zuiker
1968
American television producer
Christopher Denham
1985
American actor
John Franklin
1959
American actor
Curtis Granderson
1981
American baseball player
Eugene Rousseau
1932–2024
American musician (1932–2024)
Christian Picciolini
1973
Peace advocate, American television producer, music executive, entrepreneur, visual artist, writer, and musician
Tony Lovato
1980
American musician
City data from Wikidata (Q577829), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Blue Island, IL
Blue Island is in Chicagoland, located on South Western Avenue between 119th St and 135th Street.
The biggest attraction for people who make their way out to Blue Island is to railfan. The major railroad junction along Broadway is very popular among the railfanning community, as the location can see upwards of 100 freight trains in a single day.
Blue Island has a variety of Mexican food. Great pizza at Beggars Pizza (127th & Western).
Accessible by the Rock Island and Electric Metra lines. 1 Blue Island–Vermont Street railway station, 2300 Grove St. (updated Nov 2021)
Travel tips adapted from Blue Island on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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