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Wednesday Journal – Support the Irving School playground project
Letter to the editor, by Jim Kelly Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 10:00 PM As a resident of Southeast Oak Park, I enthusiastically support the efforts of the Irving Elementary School community to transform the existing schoolyard into one that our neighborhood’s children deserve. An inviting, functional schoolyard and playground will enhance the appeal of our entire Southeast Oak Park neighborhood. Irving School has a great reputation academically. The Herculean efforts of its phenomenal principal, teaching and administrative staff and the PTO have helped our kids succeed. Yet the schoolyard fails to provide our children the opportunity to combine outdoor play and...
Read MoreTribLocal – Irving School community seeks funds for improvements
By Bridget Doyle TribLocal reporter 1/19/2012 at 7:17 a.m. A blacktop that currently sits behind Washington Irving Elementary School on the southeast side of Oak Park could soon become a sustainable and environmentally friendly green space – if the community can raise the funds. Dozens of community members gathered Wednesday night at Irving School for a community forum for a presentation of the three-part, $3.2 million project to renovate the school’s existing open space, entryway and parking lot from their current asphalt state to a more eco-friendly and interactive area. Read...
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