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Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 Celebrates Junior High Expansion, Improvements

11 months ago5 mins

Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 in Buffalo Grove, Ill., recently celebrated the ribbon cutting of a new gymnasium and interior renovations at Aptakisic Junior High School.

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Philip J. Rock Center and School exterior view, entrance
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New School Facility, Campus Upgrades Empower Illinois’ Deafblind Students

11 months ago6 mins

Gov. JB Pritzker joined local, state, and community leaders Nov. 3 to celebrate the opening of a new facility at the Philip J. Rock Center and School, the nation’s only publicly funded residential school for deaf-blind children.

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Ground is Broken in Cahokia Heights School District

2 years ago2 years ago3 mins

On Oct. 18, the Cahokia Heights School District in St. Louis broke ground on the town’s newest high school.

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$14.5M Expansion Planned for Illinois Elementary School

6 years ago6 years ago4 mins

Construction is set to begin in June 2022 on expanding Culver School, a PreK-8 elementary school located in Niles, a city located 14 miles northwest of Chicago.

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Illinois School District Tags DLR Group for Improvement Project

6 years ago6 years ago4 mins

DLR Group is partnering with Barrington 220 School District in Illinois to update learning environments and improve safety and security measures at its 12 school facilities.

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Illinois School Expansion Strengthens Learning Opportunities

7 years ago4 mins

A recent expansion at Winnebago Elementary School in Bloomingdale has allowed Marquardt School District 15 to triple its early childhood enrollment capacity.

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$4.5 Million Approved for Illinois School Projects

7 years ago7 years ago3 mins

School board members for Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park recently approved $4.5 million worth of capital improvement projects, which will take place this summer.

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Poettker Construction Opens New Illinois HQ

7 years ago7 years ago5 mins

Poettker Construction Company, a second-generation family-owned construction company and one of the top 75 largest general contractors in the Midwest, recently announced the opening of its new, 40,000-square-foot headquarters, located at 400 S. Germantown Rd. in Breese.

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Illinois High School Addition Completed

7 years ago7 years ago4 mins

The approximately $27 million addition to Stevenson High School’s East Building in Lincolnshire, Illinois—approximately 33 miles from Chicago— was completed in time for the start of the 2019-20 term in September.

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Illinois High School Unveils New Performing Arts Center

7 years ago7 mins

Moline High School’s 62-year-old auditorium has a new look and name—the Bartlett Performing Arts Center.

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