🌱 David Bowie Tribute: SpaceFace - Sat., 8/8, Doors open 6:30 p.m., Show at 7:30 p.m. and 11 more events
Blue Island, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readHey hey Blue Island! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- 2026 APP Vlasic Classic Chicago Benefiting Shriners Children's at Danny Cunniff Park
- Love Walk: A Walk to Benefit Breast Cancer at Memorial Park
- David Bowie Tribute: SpaceFace - Sat., 8/8, Doors open 6:30 p.m., Show at 7:30 p.m. at The Lyric Theater Blue Island
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a shower, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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★ Featured events ★
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2026 APP Vlasic Classic Chicago Benefiting Shriners Children's →
Danny Cunniff Park, 2700 Trail Way, Highland Park
9:00 am -
Love Walk: A Walk to Benefit Breast Cancer →
Memorial Park, W 103rd St, Oak Lawn
9:00 am
Saturday August 8
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Other local events
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David Bowie Tribute: SpaceFace - Sat., 8/8, Doors open 6:30 p.m., Show at 7:30 p.m. →
The Lyric Theater Blue Island, 12952 Western Ave, Blue Island
7:30 pm -
Teacher Institute Day
Cook County SD 130 Blue Island, IL 60406 -
First Day of Classes K-8
Cook County SD 130 Blue Island, IL 60406 -
Luther Vandross Tribute, Sat., 8/22, Doors open 6:30 p.m., Show at 7:30 p.m. →
The Lyric Theater Blue Island, 12952 Western Ave, Blue Island
7:30 pm -
7th Annual Developmental Disability Awareness Night with the Chicago White Sox →
Rate Field, 333 W 35th St, Chicago
5:30 pm -
Lindsey Devereaux & Friends →
The Lyric Theater Blue Island, 12952 Western Ave, Blue Island
8:00 pm -
The Cure Tribute- LOVESONG - Fri., 9/4, Doors open 6:30 p.m., Show at 7:30 p.m. →
The Lyric Theater Blue Island, 12952 Western Ave, Blue Island
7:30 pm
Saturday August 8
Friday August 14
Monday August 17
Saturday August 22
Tuesday August 25
Friday August 28
Friday September 4
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Farmers Market →
Evergreen Park, IL Calendar, 89th St and Kedzie Ave, Evergreen Park
8:00 am -
Toddler Crafts →
Midlothian Public Library, 14701 Kenton Ave, Midlothian
10:30 am -
Book Sale Volunteer: 18 and Older →
Evergreen Park Public Library, 9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park
3:00 pm -
Teen Grab and Go Kits
Scottsdale Branch Library 4101 West 79th Street, Chicago, IL 60652
3:30 pm -
Music Through the Decades Listening Party
Evergreen Park Public Library 9400 S. Troy Ave., Evergreen Park, IL, 60805, US
3:30 pm
Thursday August 6
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- FOUND CAT
please dm me with proof is she is yours or you know who she belongs to she showed up at my bavk door in near 135th and western (Nextdoor South Side Blue Islanders)
- The Reserves Network, Inc. posted a job opening for Batch Maker 1st Shift in Alsip. Apply here.
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Dolton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blue Island here.
🗞 Nearby News
Alsip
- Southland crime: Armed robbery in Oak Lawn, sexual assault in Alsip, and more (chicagotribune.com)
Harvey
- Prysmian buys Atkore in $3.8 billion US cable deal (prismnews.com)
- Seven Salukis earn Phil Steele Preseason All-MVFC honors (wjpf.com)
- UChicago Medicine creates first-ever presidency for Comer Children's Hospital, names Emily Chase as inaugural president (einpresswire.com)
Oak Forest
- Tickets On Sale For Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest 2026 (patch.com)
- Lansing Man, 24, Arrested After Stolen Gun Found During Midlothian Traffic Stop: Sheriff (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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