CULTURETECHLENSBlue Island
VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)
Combined Graph record U-02986 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-PL-0196. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
CMAP Local Housing Profile, Municipality series (April 2025; developed with the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University), profiles Blue Island as one of the 285 municipalities of northeastern Illinois, tabulating it against Cook County and the CMAP region (8,662 occupied households, 2019-2023 ACS). Establishes existence, municipal status in the Chicago region (consistent with stored place_type 'suburb'), and Cook County location. Does NOT cover: name origin (Norman Rexford / blue haze / Portland / 1838 post office). (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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CMAP Local Housing Profile, Municipality series (April 2025; developed with the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University), profiles Blue Island as one of the 285 municipalities of northeastern Illinois, tabulating it against Cook County and the CMAP region (8,662 occupied households, 2019-2023 ACS). Establishes existence, municipal status in the Chicago region (consistent with stored place_type 'suburb'), and Cook County location. Does NOT cover: name origin (Norman Rexford / blue haze / Portland / 1838 post office).
Referenced by
- Norman Rexford — founded → this record
Sources
- https://cmap.illinois.gov/download/18681/?tmstv=1789863477 (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
CMAP Local Housing Profile, Municipality series (April 2025; developed with the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University), profiles Blue Island as one of the 285 municipalities of northeastern Illinois, tabulating it against Cook County and the CMAP region (8,662 occupied households, 2019-2023 ACS). Establishes existence, municipal status in the Chicago region (consistent with stored place_type 'suburb'), and Cook County location. Does NOT cover: name origin (Norman Rexford / blue haze / Portland / 1838 post office). (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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