Residents of Blue Island gain direct Metra Electric District service from the Blue Island station, with trains running north to Chicago’s Millennium Station in about 35 minutes and connections to the broader Metra network. The station sits at the intersection of Vermont Street and the rail line, placing most addresses within a half-mile walk and linking to Pace bus routes 348 and 349 for local travel. Downtown Blue Island’s shops, restaurants, and municipal services lie immediately south of the platform, while the line’s express schedule offers weekday rush-hour options to the Loop and South Loop employment centers.
Blue Island currently has 26 single family homes for sale, 1 townhouse for sale, 3 condos for sale, 3 lots for sale, and 1 manufactured home for sale. There is 1 foreclosure for sale that are within a mile.