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Blue Island

City in northeastern Illinois, on the Calumet Sag Channel, a residential and industrial suburb of Chicago, 24 km/15 mi southwest of the Loop (the central business district of Chicago); population (1990) 21,200. The local economy is largely based on train yards and repair workshops. Manufacturing includes iron and steel products, wire, tile, brick, lumber, and barrels.

It was settled in 1835 and has long served as an important rail terminal.



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1938–2000) was 1/4 mile stock car race track located in Blue Island, Illinois, on 130th Street between Western Avenue and Halsted Avenue, used for stock car races from the mid 1930's until the year 2000.
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Chicago State University opened on 2 September 1867 in Blue island, Illinois as a teacher training school.
 
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