Iversen’s Bakery
(Update: Iversen’s Bakery closed its business on July 16, 2022.) The small quaint bakery has been in business for 62 years at 12948 S. Western Avenue and ...
Category: Blue Island Chronicles
Mysteries from The Vault
A recent report by CBS news showed a video of hundreds of people gathered outside of The Vault located at 13057 S. Western Avenue in Blue Island. Social distanc...
Old-Fashioned Lawyer Shares Memories
Ronald Babb had a law office in Blue Island’s historical Masonic Temple from 1993 until 2018 when the Temple was sold. The thought of retirement crossed his min...
Future Income & Past Injustice(?)
February 25, 2020 Resident Kimberly Byrne brought up more concerns regarding recreational cannabis. As she listened to pros and cons at a recent meeting, the te...
The Water Bill Glitch
City Council, February 11, 2020 Longtime resident and activist Rachell Orozco addressed the board to honor fellow citizen Barbara Ennis who passed from this lif...
The Sinking Lot
City Council, January 28, 2020 An interesting issue that will get attention was presented by Ald. Bilotto regarding a sinking parking lot at 13101 S. Western Av...
Residents Weed Through Cannabis Concerns
First, thank you to the residents who supported me for my last (and first) city council coverage (11-12-19). My goal was to maintain your interest and it went b...
First Lutheran Church
Several years ago, our editor (now emeritus), Sandy May, proudly stated that the First Lutheran Church was our oldest loyal church supporter. It was not simply ...
Legal Battle Dominates City Council
In early November, I was asked to cover the Forum’s City Council column for Lynne Ingersoll. I cannot compare to the detail she writes regarding all the committ...
A Fateful Hour at MetroSouth
On Friday evening, September 20th, during the 7:00 hour, MetroSouth Hospital dropped another bomb. I just came from a business meeting with a friend and we were...