Blue Island revoked a mobile home park's licence and 66 households had no statutory safety net
Blue Island revoked a mobile home park's licence and 66 households had no statutory safety net
2026-09-10 · Illinois · Regulation
What happened. The City of Blue Island revoked the business licence of Forest View Mobile Home Park effective immediately, reported July 1, 2025. The city had spent two years trying to force management to address violations before revoking over years of unpaid water bills and code violations.1
Notice letters went to residents that week, and the owners were given a Thursday deadline to submit a shutdown plan. About 66 trailers were still inhabited, many by long-term residents.
Mayor Fred Bilotto urged the owners to pay $5,000 per household in relocation assistance — though ABC7 reported it was unclear whether the owners could be compelled to pay.
The residents, in their own words
Joseph Cervantes: “I live with my dad and my stepmom. My dad has lived here for over 25 years.” Lee Scheidel, a 27-year resident: “The letter says we are a blight…Well, I don't care. This is my home.” Angelica Lule: “I spent all my money buying this home…Where am I going to go?”
Secondary reporting indicates most residents vacated by May 2026 with home demolitions beginning May 12, 2026, and that the management company owed nearly $4 million in unpaid water bills. We could not open a primary source for the 2026 phase, and treat those specifics as unverified.
The jurisdictional gap this exposes
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