Saturday, August 13, 2011
Renovated area to become Pleasant District in an effort to connect to local history.
After the $5.4 million facelift on South Marion Drive is finished, the area will also boast a brand new name: Pleasant District. An association board decided to rename the South Marion District to connect it with historic Pleasant Home, as well as give the area a more cohesive feel. “This initiative, essentially we wanted to create a more connected and distinctive district,” Carli Gini of Serenity Partners told TribLocal. Earlier: South Marion to Get $5.4 Million Facelift The Pleasant District board, formerly the South Marion Association, will launch a marketing plan to generate name recognition. The decision to rebrand came after the group hired an outside consultant. A ceremony will be held sometime in November for the relaunch of the …
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Addition of two floors to give students and teachers more room.
When Lincoln Elementary School reopens in the fall, students will find their school grew considerably over the summer. A two-floor addition, which will allow for two regular education and two special education classes, is nearing completion. Lincoln has been feeling the stress of a growing student population for years, said Oak Park Elementary District 97 Assistant Superintendent Therese O’Neill, noting this past year there were five kindergarten classes at the school. Lincoln's enrollment has risen from 500 in 2007-2008 to 577 last year. That's the highest it has been since Lincoln has been a K-5 school. Although the district as a whole has seen increased enrollment, Lincoln —with its two mobile classrooms housing fourth and fifth grade …
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Abraham Lincoln School
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Friday, January 7, 2011
High school pool reopens following construction, inspection problems.
Huskies swim coach Peter Quinn said members of the Oak Park-River Forest High School boys swim team were about to board a bus Wednesday for another long slog to Morton East, where the team was forced to practice during renovations to their home pool. Then the longtime swim coach learned of a surprise — ORPF's pools had finally passed a state health inspection. "It came as sort of a surprise and a shock," Quinn said. "My intial reaction was that I wasn't really sure what to do." While the news startled Quinn, it energized the 30-plus boys who "started high-fiving and ran into the locker room and you just heard this huge eruption," he said. Naturally, the team then took about a 20-minute dip. Thursday the swim team held its first after-…
Monday, September 6, 2010
Officials pledge $8.3 million to give corridor a makeover.
Roosevelt Road is getting a makeover, courtesy of Uncle Sam, IDOT and west suburban local governments. The reconstruction is expected to revitalize the corridor between Austin Boulevard and Harlem Avenue, a 1.5 mile stretch that touches parts of Oak Park, Berwyn and Cicero. On Sept. 3, officials from those three towns, as well as Gov. Pat Quinn, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL), leaders from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and workers from International Operating Engineers Local 150 were on hand to announce the renovation project, which carries a nearly $8.3 million price tag. IDOT Secretary Gary Hannig offered the following cost breakdown: Renovations will include repairing curbs, widening sidewalks and repaving the roadway…
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Segreti Pharmacy
6144 Roosevelt Rd, Oak Park, IL
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