Chicago Heights, IL·D206
Homes in the
Bloom HS district.
Bloom High School is the Chicago Southland's historic Art Deco landmark, anchoring Lynwood and Chicago Heights with an easy I-394 run toward the city.
- Homes for sale
- 74
- Typical list
- $270,700
- Most expensive
- $640,000
- Most affordable
- $39,000
2236 Bilstone Drive →
2728 Jackson Avenue →
Blazing Trojans · Blue & White · 1,823 students · Southland Athletic Conference
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74 homes on the market
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Market snapshot
The Bloom HS area, by the numbers
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Homes for sale now
79
Typical list price
$259,900
Avg time on market
28 days
Sold in the last year
52
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$203,000
What it's like to live here
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@chicagoland_explorerLiving near Bloom HS
The area, not just the school
Lynwood is a friendly, established village on the far southeast edge of Cook County, bordered by Lansing, Glenwood, Sauk Village, and the Indiana state line. It blends roomy suburban neighborhoods with stretches of open land, which gives buyers more yard and breathing space than you find closer to the city. The village skews toward owner-occupied single-family homes and a quiet, family-friendly feel.
Commuting works well here for a Southland address. Interstate 394 runs just to the west, giving a clean shot north toward I-80/94 and on toward downtown Chicago, while Pace bus routes connect the village across the region. Neighboring Chicago Heights adds Metra Electric District service for riders who prefer the train.
Neighboring Chicago Heights anchors the area with its history and civic core, including the landmark Art Deco Bloom High School campus, a National Register building famous for its 1935 WPA frescoes. Together Lynwood and Chicago Heights offer character, value, and connectivity, a good fit for buyers who want a real neighborhood feel, an affordable footprint, and quick access to jobs across both Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
🏫Opened 1900
The historic Art Deco building dates to 1931.
🎓About 1,823 students
Grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
🏛️District 206
Bloom Township High School District 206.
⚔️Blazing Trojans
Blue and white, Southland Athletic Conference.
🏆IHSA titles
State championships in boys track, cross country, and wrestling.
🚗Near I-394
I-394 west of the village plus Metra Electric service from Chicago Heights.
The school
About Bloom High School
Bloom High School opened in 1900 and is the flagship campus of Bloom Township High School District 206 in Chicago Heights. The present building, an Art Deco structure designed by the firm of Royer, Danley, and Smith, was erected in 1931 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is known for six WPA-era frescoes painted by Edgar Britton in 1935. In 2018 the school was named one of the Illinois 200 Great Places by AIA Illinois.
Bloom High School serves grades 9 through 12 with about 1,823 students and a student-to-teacher ratio near 18 to 1. The school offers Advanced Placement coursework, and detailed annual performance metrics are published on the Illinois Report Card.
Bloom and Bloom Trail have run a cooperative athletic program since 1995 as the Bloom Township Blazing Trojans, and have been members of the Southland Athletic Conference since 2020. Bloom owns a deep championship tradition in boys cross country, boys track and field, and wrestling, and reached the Illinois state boys basketball title game in both 1974 and 1975.
- District
- D206
- Founded
- 1900
- Conference
- Southland Athletic Conference
- Address
- 101 W. 10th Street, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Trophy case
- 🏆 Boys Cross Country · 1951
- 🏆 Boys Cross Country · 1975
- 🏆 Boys Cross Country · 1976
- 🏆 Boys Track & Field · 1956
- 🏆 Boys Track & Field · 1957
- 🏆 Boys Track & Field · 1958
- 🏆 Boys Track & Field · 1959
- 🏆 Wrestling · 1975
- 🏆 Wrestling · 1976
Notable alumni
- Jim Bouton. MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees and author of the book Ball Four.
- Bryant Young. Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers.
- Jerry Colangelo. Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame executive and longtime USA Basketball director.
- David S. Broder. Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The Washington Post.
- Carol Mann. LPGA golfer and World Golf Hall of Fame inductee.
- Debbie Halvorson. Former U.S. Congresswoman who represented Illinois's 11th district.
Facts on this page sourced from Wikipedia and the District D206 website. Last verified 2026-06-28.
Other schools in D206
More in the district
Listings filtered by the school the MRED listing agent assigned. Roughly 7 in 10 active listings have this field populated; the remaining listings will surface once the school-district boundary pipeline ships. School assignment is not a guarantee. Always verify with the district before writing an offer.
The questions buyers actually ask
Bloom HS FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping the Bloom HS district. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- Is Bloom High School the same as Bloom Trail High School?
- No. They are two separate campuses in the same district, Bloom Township High School District 206. This page is for Bloom High School, the historic campus in Chicago Heights that opened in 1900. The two schools share a cooperative athletic program called the Bloom Township Blazing Trojans.
- What district serves homes near Bloom High School?
- Homes in this area feed into Bloom Township High School District 206, which operates Bloom High School in Chicago Heights. Learn more at the district website, sd206.org.
- How is the commute from Lynwood to Chicago?
- Lynwood sits just east of Interstate 394, which connects north to I-80/94 and on toward downtown Chicago. Pace bus routes link the village across the Southland, and Metra Electric service is available from nearby Chicago Heights.
- What kind of homes will I find in Lynwood?
- Lynwood is mostly owner-occupied single-family homes set in roomy suburban neighborhoods. It tends to offer more space and value than communities closer to the city, which makes it popular with families.
- What is Bloom High School known for historically?
- The 1931 Bloom High School building is an Art Deco landmark on the National Register of Historic Places, celebrated for six WPA frescoes painted by Edgar Britton in 1935. In 2018 it was named one of the Illinois 200 Great Places by AIA Illinois.
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This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period July 16, 2025 through July 16, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.