Blue Island, Illinois

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Population in July 2007: 22,395. Population change since 2000: -4.1%

Males: 10,962	(48.9%)
Females: 11,433	(51.1%)

Median resident age:	30.4 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 60406.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,802 (it was $36,520 in 2000)

Blue Island:	$41,802
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $186,649 (it was $102,200 in 2000)

Blue Island:	$186,649
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $187,337; Detached houses: $191,337; Townhouses or other attached units: $196,497; In 2-unit structures: $245,665; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $258,200; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $161,686; Mobile homes: $36,449
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Races in Blue Island:

Hispanic (37.9%)
White Non-Hispanic (36.2%)
Black (24.1%)
Other race (17.7%)
Two or more races (3.6%)
American Indian (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Blue Island: 105.4 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (11.7%), Irish (10.4%), Polish (6.7%), Italian (6.6%), English (2.3%), Swedish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 09/05/1894

Elevation: 635 feet

Land area: 4.03 square miles.

Population density: 5557 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Blue Island

High school or higher: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
Unemployed: 8.0%
Mean travel time to work: 32.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blue Island city

Never married: 35.5%
Now married: 45.9%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 6.2%
Divorced: 9.9%

5,159 residents are foreign born (20.2% Latin America).

This city:	22.0%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 29 registered sex offenders living in Blue Island, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blue Island to the number of sex offenders is 772 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Blue Island:	1.5% ($1,516)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Oak Lawn, IL (5.5 miles , pop. 55,245).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (12.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Calumet Park, IL (1.1 miles ), Robbins, IL (1.4 miles ), Merrionette Park, IL (1.4 miles ), Dixmoor, IL (1.4 miles ), Posen, IL (1.5 miles ), Riverdale, IL (1.7 miles ), Alsip, IL (1.7 miles ), Midlothian, IL (1.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 67 buildings, average cost: $59,600
1997: 18 buildings, average cost: $70,500
1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $96,600
1999: 1 building, cost: $70,000
2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $83,900
2001: 30 buildings, average cost: $92,000
2002: 51 buildings, average cost: $84,100
2003: 27 buildings, average cost: $85,700
2004: 22 buildings, average cost: $130,700
2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $122,200
2006: 32 buildings, average cost: $124,500
2007: 49 buildings, average cost: $155,700

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Latitude: 41.66 N, Longitude: 87.68 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,507 (-6.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,849 (19.2%)

Area code: 708

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Blue Island, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +2,290 (+10.8%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)
Food (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Blue Island by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	9.7	8.5	0.0	0.0	4.3	0.0	4.3	0.0	0.0
Rapes	4	8	9	6	15	17	7	16	7
per 100,000	19.5	34.1	38.4	25.6	64.3	73.4	30.4	70.2	31.0
Robberies	28	41	29	43	32	33	61	52	50
per 100,000	136.3	174.7	123.6	183.3	137.1	142.4	265.1	228.2	221.8
Assaults	41	48	44	27	171	201	271	175	48
per 100,000	199.5	204.6	187.5	115.1	732.6	867.3	1177.7	767.9	212.9
Burglaries	184	181	240	270	255	225	247	243	238
per 100,000	895.5	771.4	1022.9	1150.7	1092.4	970.9	1073.4	1066.4	1055.6
Thefts	652	653	623	581	510	556	590	446	293
per 100,000	3173.2	2783.1	2655.2	2476.2	2184.8	2399.1	2564.1	1957.2	1299.5
Auto thefts	193	182	134	178	153	174	197	174	137
per 100,000	939.3	775.7	571.1	758.6	655.4	750.8	856.1	763.6	607.6
Arson	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	4.9	0.0	4.3	0.0	8.6	0.0	4.3	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	380.6	365.0	328.8	338.7	463.9	498.9	594.3	492.2	308.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 58 (40 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.79
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Blue Island, Illinois

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Blue Island-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 117% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the Blue Island city center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.8 miles away from the city center killed 33 people and injured 500 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Curtis Granderson - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Detroit Tigers, born: Mar 16, 1981), Danny Clark - 2005 NFL player (Oakland Raiders, born: May 9, 1977), Gary Sinise - (born 1955), actor, Bobby Frasor - College basketball player (North Carolina Tar Heels), Chris Hobson - College basketball player (Bowling Green Falcons).

Hospital/medical center in Blue Island:

ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER (12935 S GREGORY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Blue Island:

INGALLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; HARVEY, IL)
ROSELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; CHICAGO, IL)
PALOS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PALOS HEIGHTS, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Blue Island, IL

Amtrak stations near Blue Island:

7 miles: HOMEWOOD (181 1ST ST. & PARK AVE.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, public transit connection.
10 miles: HAMMOND-WHITING (HAMMOND, 1135 CALUMET AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
12 miles: SUMMIT (ARCHER & CENTER AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.blueisland.org

Colleges/Universities in Blue Island:

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 130; Location: 13010 S DIVISION ST; Private, for-profit; Website: eticampus.com)
CANNELLA SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN (FT enrollment: 16; Location: 12840 S WESTERN AVE; Private, for-profit)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blue Island:

CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,836)
CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 4,004)
SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 6 miles; SOUTH HOLLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 3,599)
CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-RICHARD J DALEY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,536)
MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; PALOS HILLS, IL; FT enrollment: 7,610)
CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 3,942)
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (about 10 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 11,188)

Public high schools in Blue Island:

Dd Eisenhower High (campus) School (Location: 12700 SACRAMENTO AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Pace Primary - Garfield School (Location: 13801 S CHATHAM; Grades: KG - 12)
Academy For Learning School (Location: 13813 WESTERN AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Blue Island:

Lincoln Elementary School (Location: 2140 BROADWAY ST; Grades: K - 3)
Paul Revere Primary School (Location: 2300 W 123RD PL; Grades: K - 3)
Everett F Kerr Middle School (Location: 12915 MAPLE AVE; Grades: 6 - 8)
Veterans Memorial Middle School (Location: 12320 S GREENWOOD; Grades: 6 - 8)
Paul Revere Intermediate School (Location: 12331 S GREGORY ST; Grades: 4 - 5)
Whittier Elementary School (Location: 13043 MAPLE AVE; Grades: 4 - 5)
Horace Mann School (Location: 2975 BROADWAY ST; Grades: PK - PK)

Private elementary/middle schools in Blue Island:

ST BENEDICT ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 301; Location: 2324 WEST NEW STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
ST ISIDORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 177; Location: 12731 S WOOD STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
SALEM LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 107; Location: 12951 S MAPLE AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
SMALL FRY DAY CARE & KTGN (Students: 61; Location: 2000 YORK STREET; Grades: PK - KG)

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Library in Blue Island:

BLUE ISLAND P.L. (Operating income: $678,715; Location: 2433 YORK STREET; 84,295 books; 4,545 audio materials; 2,114 video materials; 393 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

TLC Learning Center is a private pre school and kindergarten student population is 155
WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 is now WWME (ME-TV). WFBT is now Channel 48 W54AP no longer broadcasts
Orchard Street Christian Church is now Family of Hope Christian Church! For more information, please see www.familyofhopechristianchurch.com.

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Notable locations in Blue Island: Blue Island Water Works (A), Blue Island Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Blue Island include: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Saint Philip Evangelical Lutheran Church (B), Saint Peter and Saint Paul Slovak Lutheran Church (C), First Church of Christ Scientist (D), First Congregational Church (E), First Evangelical Lutheran Church (F), Church of Christ (G), Orchard Street Christian Church (H), Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Blue Island include: Central Park (1), Centennial Park (2), Hart Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Blue Island Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Budget Lodge (11840 Cicero Avenue).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Blue Island and their reported violations in the past:

BLUE ISLAND (Address: 13051 S GREENWOOD AVE, Population served: 23463, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

OCCT Study Recommendation - Between DEC-07-1992 and FEB-07-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from FEB-07-1994 to FEB-07-1994)

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.3%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	13.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	6.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blue Island, IL

People in group quarters in Blue Island

22 people in nursing homes
22 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
3 people in religious group quarters

Blue Island compared to Illinois state average:

Blue Island, Illinois environmental map by EPA

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Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Blue Island (2009 data):

Great Lakes Bank, National Association: at 13057 South Western Avenue, branch established on 1896-06-01; Great Lakes Trust Branch at 13057 South Western Avenue, branch established on 2000-07-01. Info updated 2007-12-05: Bank assets: $692.4 mil, Deposits: $501.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Great Lakes Financial Resources, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
RBS Citizens, National Association: Blue Island at 11960 South Western Avenue, branch established on 1887-01-01. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
First Midwest Bank: Blue Island Branch at 12015 South Western Avenue, branch established on 1912-09-12. Info updated 2006-06-15: Bank assets: $8,489.3 mil, Deposits: $5,797.9 mil, headquarters in Itasca, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 103 total offices, Holding Company: First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
TCF National Bank: Blue Island Jewel Branch #2204 at 2320 Burr Oak, branch established on 1996-09-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $16,703.1 mil, Deposits: $10,292.3 mil, headquarters in Wayzata, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 455 total offices, Holding Company: Tcf Financial Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Blue Island mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cook County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Neighborhoods in Blue Island:

Religon statistics for Blue Island

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Muslim Estimate	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents	69.3%	3.1%	2.1%	2.0%	2.0%
Congregations	15.8%	2.0%	5.8%	6.8%	6.4%

Name	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Other religions
Adherents	1.7%	1.4%	1.2%	0.9%	16.3%
Congregations	4.7%	6.1%	4.3%	0.8%	47.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	2	$5,597	$33,582	4	$1,831
Other Government Administration	6	$33,799	$67,598	15	$5,652
Police Protection - Officers	40	$231,987	$69,596	15	$10,353
Police - Other	0	$0		15	$6,994
Firefighters	22	$113,301	$61,801	8	$1,561
Streets and Highways	19	$67,518	$42,643	4	$3,793
Sewerage	9	$35,037	$46,716	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$4,222	$50,664	6	$4,738
Local Libraries	15	$42,673	$34,138	14	$14,437
Other and Unallocable	32	$101,581	$38,093	57	$26,526
Totals for Government	146	$635,715	$52,251	138	$75,885

Blue Island government finances in 2006:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,088,000
Parks and Recreation: $990,000

All Other: $928,000

Sewerage: $555,000

Parking Facilities: $247,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $4,466,000
Financial Administration: $3,361,000

Water Utilities: $2,546,000

Regular Highways: $2,040,000

General - Other: $1,732,000

Local Fire Protection: $1,595,000

Libraries: $1,116,000

Parks and Recreation: $1,113,000

Solid Waste Management: $830,000

Central Staff Services: $576,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $257,000

General Public Buildings: $208,000

Parking Facilities: $75,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000
General - Interest on Debt: $970,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,366,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $752,000
Fines and Forfeits: $508,000

Interest Earnings: $483,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,531,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,515,000

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $350,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $36,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,634,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,948,000
State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,904,000
Highways: $1,150,000

Public Welfare: $93,000

All Other: $33,000
Tax - Property: $6,180,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,884,000

Other License: $681,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $7,696,000

3.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,589 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.97%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($887 average AGI)
Cook County: 0.27%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from DuPage County, IL	0.48% ($52,869 average AGI)
from Lake County, IL	0.25% ($62,810)
from Will County, IL	0.24% ($42,313)

4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.98%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($743 average AGI)
Cook County: 0.09%
Illinois average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to DuPage County, IL	0.65% ($54,553 average AGI)
to Will County, IL	0.56% ($54,095)
to Lake County, IL	0.38% ($69,774)

Strongest AM radio stations in Blue Island:

WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WNWI (1080 AM; 3 kW; OAK LAWN, IL; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WRDZ (1300 AM; 5 kW; LA GRANGE, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WGCI (1390 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WNTD (950 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF CHICAGO LICENSE CORP.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBEE (1570 AM; 1 kW; HARVEY, IL)
WIND (560 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))

Strongest FM radio stations in Blue Island:

WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKSC-FM (103.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WFMT (98.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS)
WZZN (94.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC CHICAGO FM RADIO,INC.)
WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WDRV (97.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WBEZ (91.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE WBEZ ALLIANCE, INC.)
WKQX (101.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLUP-FM (97.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WNND (100.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WOJO (105.1 FM; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
WUSN (99.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF CHICAGO)
WVAZ (102.7 FM; OAK PARK, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WPWX (92.3 FM; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
WXRT-FM (93.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Blue Island:

WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
WFLD (Channel 32; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W68DO (Channel 68; PALATINE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJYS (Channel 62; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
WOCH-LP (Channel 28; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-28, L.L.C.)
WYCC (Channel 20; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: COLLEGE DIST. #508, COUNTY OF COOK)
WOCK-CA (Channel 13; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-13, L.L.C.)
WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
W54AP (Channel 54; BLUE ISLAND, IL; Owner: CATHOLIC VIEWS BROADCASTS, INC.)
W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Blue Island fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 30
Total length: 535 meters (1,755ft)
Total costs: $64,360,000
Total average daily traffic: 558,127
Total average daily truck traffic: 37,781

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1900-1909: 2
1910-1919: 0
1920-1929: 0
1930-1939: 2
1940-1949: 1
1950-1959: 1
1960-1969: 19
1970-1979: 2
1980-1989: 1

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Blue Island, IL

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Christopher B Page, 3131 W 144th Street (Midlothian Il1, Il # 304317), Type: Pole, Structure height: 15.8 m, Overall height: 15.8 m
Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc. Through American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive Ste 700, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:
Kenneth Jason, 135th & Ashland Ave. - Nw Corner Of Cook County Highway Dept Yard, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.1 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Cook County Sheriff Police Radio Communications, 1401 Maybrook Drive, Maywood, IL 60153, Phone: (708) 865-4808, Email:
Kenneth Jason, 135th & Roll Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 74.1 m, Overall height: 74.1 m
Registrant: Cook County Sheriff Electronic Communications, 2700 South California Avenue / Attn, Chicago, IL 60608, Phone: (773) 869-6863, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Blue Island, IL)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5

BLUE ISLAND, Vicennes Ave At High St, Type: Bant, Structure height: 28 m, Overall height: 29 m, Call Sign: WNEK641
Assigned Frequencies : 11621.2 MHz, 2147.60 MHz
Grant Date: 01/19/2002, Expiration Date: 01/19/2012
Registrant: Southwest Central Dispatch, 7611 W College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463-2071, Phone: (708) 448-6180, Fax: (708) 448-9823
BLUE ISLAND, 123rd & Vincennes, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WNEP752
Assigned Frequencies : 6111.98 MHz
Grant Date: 03/11/2008, Expiration Date: 05/18/2018
Registrant: Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, 547 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60661-5717, Phone: (312) 322-6949, Fax: (312) 322-6919
BLUE ISLAND, 2067 W 123rd St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WPOR853
Assigned Frequencies : 11405.0 MHz, 11445.0 MHz
Grant Date: 11/07/2008, Expiration Date: 02/01/2019
Registrant: Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, 547 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60661, Phone: (312) 322-6949
CHI1018, 13837 Harrison, Type: Pole, Structure height: 40.8 m, Call Sign: WQFF647
Assigned Frequencies : 11245.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz
Grant Date: 07/05/2006, Expiration Date: 07/05/2016, Certifier: Eric M Botto
Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:
STATION, Grand Trunk Railroad Yd Off At 139th St & Gtw Tracks, Overall height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: KNN96
Assigned Frequencies : 6825.00 MHz, 6865.00 MHz
Grant Date: 12/04/2008, Expiration Date: 12/16/2018
Registrant: Grand Trunk Western Railroad, 17641 S Ashland, Homewood, IL 60430, Phone: (708) 332-6739, Fax: (708) 332-6669

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

St. Francis Hospital, 12935 Gregory, Call Sign: KNKG864
Assigned Frequencies : 931.912 MHz
Grant Date: 04/27/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 08/08/2001
Registrant: Joyce & Jacobs, 1019 19th Street, N.W., 14th Fl., Ph-2, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-0100

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 26 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Blue Island)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 12 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Blue Island)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 2 full and 5 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	13	$191,937	160	$140,660	305	$132,054	55	$60,173	14	$343,409	65	$128,709	1	$44,200
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$295,000	28	$147,510	78	$135,263	9	$65,016	0	$0	12	$126,913	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	8	$145,375	79	$146,525	282	$141,660	75	$55,078	2	$253,000	67	$132,185	3	$22,707
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	1	$317,690	21	$181,101	113	$140,854	6	$121,927	3	$364,560	10	$157,247	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	1	$182,710	11	$156,065	50	$143,970	1	$82,100	0	$0	3	$96,180	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 8212.00 , 8213.00, 8234.00, 8235.00, 8236.03, 8243.00, 8268.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 2 full and 5 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	77	$168,146	44	$158,072	11	$133,736	1	$152,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	18	$164,484	11	$174,076	2	$146,770	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	4	$149,155	1	$220,360	3	$101,203	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	4	$125,745	2	$123,760	1	$146,000	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 8212.00 , 8213.00, 8234.00, 8235.00, 8236.03, 8243.00, 8268.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 78
Hazardous Condition: 61

Incident types - Blue Island

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Blue Island, IL

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