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A mural, titled The Art of Music, was a collaborative effort between Ricardo Gonzalez, an artist and resident of Blue Island, students from Kellar Middle School in Robbins, Metropolitan Family Services, and the Blue Island-Robbins Neighborhood Network.

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“We were trying to think of a way to incorporate and engage youth and as we were progressing and reaching out to the community, Ricardo Gonzalez, who is a Blue Island residents and an artist, reached out to us and said that he really wanted to do something. He really just wanted to figure out a way to be engaged,” said Kentric Benson, Blue Island-Robbins Neighborhood Network project coordinator.