Blue Island
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Sep 18, 2026
BrandonHOST
Hello everybody, this is Brandon and AP Lindsay and you're listening to the Blue Island radio podcast coming to you from Blue Island, Illinois population 22,200 and bum bum bum bum bum bum bum.
BrandonHOST
Welcome and thank you for listening.
BrandonHOST
You're welcome.
BrandonHOST
Yes, and you're going to learn a lot about the League of Erics today.
BrandonHOST
It's like...
BrandonHOST
I don't want to give too much away, but before they came in, I was thinking if we were going to do a Vinyl Friday episode where we listen to a lot of different bands, that's why this is going to be a regular Blue Island Radio podcast episode because we are going to be listening to vinyl.
BrandonHOST
But we're going to be talking to them like a real, you know, we're going to learn about, we're going to go through, talk about track by track, basically, and kind of learn about their process and their influences, inspirations, how they write songs together individually, blah, blah, blah.
BrandonHOST
You know how, you know, things that go into making a record and writing songs, their inspirations and all that.
Tonya BabichHOST
Parents say their suburban schools are filthy, and now the state might get involved.
Tonya BabichHOST
Schools in Blue Island, Allsip, Robbins, and Crestwood have been without sanitation staff since a janitor's contract was terminated before the start of the school year.
Tonya BabichHOST
The school is switching contractors.
Tonya BabichHOST
Four state lawmakers are calling on the State Board of Education now to step in.
Val WarnerHOST
There are new calls for the state to intervene.
Val WarnerHOST
Schools in Blue Island, Allsip, Robins and Crestwood have been without sanitation staff since a janitor's contract was terminated before the start of the school year.
Val WarnerHOST
That has led to reports of unsanitary conditions, including overflowing trash and mold.
Val WarnerHOST
Four state lawmakers released a joint statement saying, quote, anything less than clean, safe schools is unacceptable.
Terrell BrownHOST
Tonight, there are new calls for the state to intervene.
Terrell BrownHOST
Schools in Blue Island, Allisip, Robins and Crestwood have all been without sanitation staff members.
Terrell BrownHOST
Now, since a janitor's contract was terminated before the start of the school year, that has led to reports of unsanitary conditions, including overflowing trash and mold.
Terrell BrownHOST
Four state lawmakers releasing a joint statement saying, quote, anything less than clean, safe schools is unacceptable.
Terrell BrownHOST
They say that their schools are filthy.
Terrell BrownHOST
Family shared these pictures of conditions inside schools in Crestwood also Blue Island and Robins.
Terrell BrownHOST
They say trash is overflowing.
Terrell BrownHOST
Toilets and sinks are dirty and there's food on the floors.
Terrell BrownHOST
Parents and teachers packed a school board meeting last night.
Terrell BrownHOST
They say conditions have deteriorated at schools in Crestwood, Allsup, Blue Island, and Robins since the layoff of its custodians shortly after the start of the school year.
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The company you hired came the other day in our building to clean up a urine spill on carpeting using a mop.
speaker_13SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I am pleading with you with all seriousness.
Rob ElgasHOST
And now some teachers and parents say the schools have become unsanitary.
Rob ElgasHOST
The district covers Crestwood, Alsop, Blue Island and Robins.
Rob ElgasHOST
ABC 7's Kate Colgarian was in that meeting and shares how the district is responding.
Cate CauguiranCORRESPONDENT
Tonight, teachers and former custodians say conditions inside District 130 schools are getting worse as district leaders say the problems existed before they switched to a new contractor.
Ken Mejia-BealHOST
... will kill you.
Patti VasquezHOST
Well, Blue Island ain't no fun either, either by the way.
Ken Mejia-BealHOST
I've never been to Blue Island.
Ken Mejia-BealHOST
[laughs]
Patti VasquezHOST
There's one on the west side I went to once, uh, not too long ago.
Bobby ArmstrongGUEST
So since I lived on the border, I was like in between Chicago and Indiana all the time.
Bobby ArmstrongGUEST
It was-- It's in Blue Island, Illinois, so it was about 45 minutes from my house.
IkeHOST
And did that cost anything up there? Or was it-
Bobby ArmstrongGUEST
Um
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Rob Lytle, tailback, Fremont, Ohio, LSNAC.
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Jim Smith, wingback, Blue Island, Illinois, Radio and TV.
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Kurt Stevenson, split end, La Jolla, California, physical education.
Kurt GowdySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Michigan, one of the best blocking offensive lines in America.
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