The Blue Island–Vermont Street station provides Metra Rock Island District riders with direct, all-day service to LaSalle Street Station in the Loop, eliminating transfers for downtown commuters and placing the city’s major employment centers within a roughly 30-minute ride. Riders can walk or bike from the station to the Blue Island Public Library, several restaurants along Western Avenue, and the city’s municipal offices, while the adjacent Pace bus routes extend connections to nearby retail corridors and industrial parks without a car. The station’s location also supports reverse-commute trips to manufacturing and logistics employers south and west of the city.
Blue Island - Vermont St. currently has 22 single family homes for sale, 1 townhouse for sale, 3 condos for sale, 4 lots for sale, and 1 manufactured home for sale. There is 1 foreclosure for sale that are within a mile.