The Blue Island City Council on Oct. 28 approved routine financial business including two accounts-payable listings, a package of ordinances authorizing tax anticipation warrants through Cook County, and acceptance of bids for several vacant city-owned parcels on Sacramento Avenue.

Council approved an accounts-payable listing dated Oct. 24, 2025, in the amount of $503,464.05 by voice vote and a second accounts-payable listing dated Oct. 29, 2025, in the amount of $433,942.15 on a roll call moved by Alderman McGee; the roll call on the Oct. 29 list recorded seven ayes.

The council also read and approved a series of ordinances authorizing the issuance and sale of tax anticipation warrants (short-term bridge borrowing through Cook County) for the 2024 tax year to cover corporate purposes and separately for police protection, fire protection and library purposes. Staff explained the offers from Cook County are zero-interest bridge loans that supply cash until property-tax receipts are collected; the amounts are derived as a percentage of the levy. Council members asked how the borrowing amounts were calculated and staff responded that Cook County provides the calculation and that amounts are tied to a percentage of the cash levy.

Separately, multiple bids were presented for three adjoining vacant parcels on Sacramento Avenue (addresses in the meeting packet included 13701, 13713 and 13741 Sacramento). Bidders stated they intend to use parcels for commercial storage of construction equipment; council asked the city attorney to review the bids and reminded bidders that winning a bid is only the first step and that use and building permits must be obtained from the city before occupancy or equipment storage may begin.

All motions on the warrants and the two accounts-payable items carried on roll calls with unanimous ayes recorded at the meeting.