November 2, 2022 Vol. 43, No. 14
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Mt. Carmel’s mark in history Residents recalled the Black church at Saturday plaque dedication STORY ON PAGE 14
Next phase in OPRF re-do comes in at $100 million
Project 2 would replace current athletic facilities By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter
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Christian Harris, left, and Juanta Griffin speak at the Oct. 29 dedication ceremony for a historic marker at 1100 W. Westgate in Oak Park honoring Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, an early Black institution.
Nearly $100 million. That’s the projected price tag based on a detailed schematic design for the construction of a new physical education wing in the southeast portion of the current building at Oak Park and River Forest High School that is called Project 2. “The cost is jaw dropping,” said Tom Cofsky, OPRF District 200 school board president, in a telephone interview a few days after the meeting. Officials from Oak Park based architectural firm FGM Architects presented their long awaited schematic See PROJECT 2 on page 8
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