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Hawthorn School District 73 officials this week cut the ribbon on a new $13.5 million kindergarten learning center earlier this week, culminating more than two years worth of work. The new facility will be occupied by almost all of the district’s kindergartners, but will be operated remotely for at least the start of its inaugural […]
The $5 million revamp of the Panton Mill Park in downtown South Elgin is almost complete and will reopen in early September, officials said. Work continues at the riverfront park, with some of the key amenities like the sound stage and pavilion already visible to drivers and other passersby along State Street or La Fox […]
South Elgin and Countryside Fire Protection District firefighters have left their nearly 70-year-old downtown fire station digs for two newly completed firehouses funded through a $10 million tax referendum. The 20,000-square-foot station at 1090 W. Spring St., which also houses the district’s administrative staff, and a 12,000 square-foot facility at 498 South Elgin Blvd. became […]
Work on the next stage of a $48.7 million building program in Hawthorn Elementary District 73 is set to begin in earnest. With only finishing touches left for a $13.5 million kindergarten center on Aspen Drive south of Route 60, the next big project involves additions and renovations at Hawthorn Middle School North. School officials […]
The McHenry High School District 156 construction on the 70,000-square-foot extension at West Campus has continued without delay, Superintendent Ryan McTague said. The new Center for Science, Technology, and Industry that broke ground in September is scheduled to open in January 2021. Transition to a freshmen campus at East and 10th-12th grade campus at West […]
The $13.5 million kindergarten center on Aspen Drive in Vernon Hills is on schedule and on budget, according to Hawthorn Elementary District 73. Most of the electrical, mechanical and plumbing work is substantially complete, and ceilings will be closed starting May 11 at the Hawthorn School for Young Learners, district officials say. “We’re ordering furniture […]
DATE: March 19, 2020 TO: All Project Team Members RE: COVID-19(Coronavirus) Lamp Incorporated is following the current precautionary guidelines set forth by government agencies and is continually monitoring the situation for updates. Construction site operations will continue as normal, except as previously communicated and outlined below: Elgin Office: Employees may be working from home or […]
The contractors hired to supervise construction of South Elgin’s two new fire stations have been tapped to oversee work to be done at Panton Mill Park on the village’s riverfront. South Elgin Village Board trustees approved a $413,470 contract Monday with Elgin-based Lamp Construction Co. to assist village officials with the daily operations of the […]
McHenry High School District 156 school board members joined with more than 75 local McHenry officials, business leaders, teachers, students and staff Sept. 19 to officially mark the start of construction for the planned 70,000-square-foot Center for Science, Technology and Industry building extension at McHenry High School – West Campus. For District 156 officials, the […]
About 150 people attended a ribbon cutting and open house Saturday for the new Pingree Grove municipal center, and the verdict was unanimous: It was a much-needed upgrade from the two trailers that used to house village hall. “It’s such an improvement,” resident Bob Nelson said. The new building also got major thumbs-up from village […]
