Shuttered Blue Island Hospital To Reopen For COVID-19 Patients
"I'm just grateful I can be part of it and help."
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"I'm just grateful I can be part of it and help."
The mayor of Blue Island will explain his decision today to shut down the entire police department after an officer tests positive for COVID-19.
Among those who have tested positive for the coronavirus recently in Illinois is a police officer in south suburban Blue Island.
"Because of social distancing, Chicago shelters are facing new challenges related to space, Lightfoot said. "Not only to we have a plan, we are executing that plan."
It's unclear how much the developer spent to purchase the property or how it will utilize the space.
Police have identified the man who was shot and killed at a Blue Island gas station earlier in the week, and have also identified the suspect.
A man was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon at a gas station in Blue Island.
Could a white sport-utility vehicle be the link to a string of thefts and carjackings targeting gas station customers in the southwest suburbs?
It could happen to anyone – you slip out of your car to pump your gas and the thieves slide right in and steal your stuff.
A contractor found human skeletal remains in an underground electrical vault near Blue Island on Thursday, police said.
A junk yard in Blue Island caught fire, burning more than 50 vehicles early Saturday morning.
The battle to save south suburban Metro South Hospital is getting ugly. One doctor says his group wants to buy the hospital, but some hospital supporters say they would rather the hospital close than sell it to them.
Railroad CSX said Wednesday that it is solving a dangerous situation at a crossing in Blue Island, after CBS 2 highlighted the problem.
Drivers zoom right past the flashing gates at a railroad crossing in Blue Island – and they know it's dangerous.
A community hospital in Blue Island might shut down, and people who live in the suburb are worried.
Two family-owned south suburban restaurants are trying to recover after they were both burglarized early Wednesday morning.
When one Blue Island high schooler started posting what was being served in her school, it made stomachs turn.
The new site is at 130th and Western, in Blue Island. The historic restaurant has been honored for its Cajun and creole cuisine.
Police tried to pull over Yuree Henderson, 26, in the stolen car when he took off and hit another vehicle.
Before the shooting occurred, the suspect allegedly stated the victim had burglarized his truck.
"It's like a nightmare I wish I'd wake up from."
After a devastating fire ravaged their historic restaurant in Blue Island, the owners of the Maple Tree Inn plan to rebuild.
Foul play was suspected in the death of a cab driver whose body was found in his car Sunday morning in south suburban Blue Island.
Nancy Merritt, 73, was last seen about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday when she was dropped off in front of her assisted living facility, Prairie Green at Fay's Point, 1546 W. Water St., according to Blue Island police.
Charles A. Hopkins, 59, and Marinda Y. Hicks, 38, both face multiple charges of abuse and neglect of the nine children.
