Public Building Commission of Chicago

PBC Home

About the PBC

2007 Press Releases

City Council Authorizes Acquisition Of Land For New Brighton Park II Elementary School

PBC Chairman
Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago

PBC Commissioners


PBC Executive Director
Erin Lavin Cabonargi

Official Notices
2008 Board Meetings 2008 Audit Committee Meetings 2008 Administrative Operations Committee Meetings 2007 Board Calendar 2007 Board Meetings 2007 Audit Committee Meetings 2007 Administrative Operations Committee Meetings 2006 Board Meetings 2006 Administrative Operations Committee Meetings

PBC Board Actions
General Contractors Named Architects Named Construction Manager Named Owner's Representative Named Change Orders Prof Service Contracts Awarded Contract Amendments Other Actions

Annual Reports
2006 Annual Report
2005 Annual Report
2004 Annual Report
2003 Annual Report
2002 Annual Report
2001 Annual Report
2000 Annual Report
1999 Annual Report

Financial Reports
2006 Financial Statement
2005 Financial Statement
2004 Financial Statement
2003 Financial Statement
2002 Financial Statement
2001 Financial Statement
2000 Financial Statement

PBC Press Releases
2008 Press Releases 2007 Press Releases 2006 Press Releases 2005 Press Releases 2004 Press Releases 2003 Press Releases 2002 Press Releases 2001 Press Releases 2000 Press Releases

City Council Authorizes Acquisition Of Land For New Brighton Park II Elementary School

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 23, 2007

Mayor’s Press Office, (312) 744-3334
CPS Office of Communications, (773) 553-1620
Public Building Commission: Bennie Currie, (312) 744-9277

The City Council today approved an ordinance authorizing the Public Building Commission of Chicago (PBC) to acquire property that would become the site for the new Brighton Park II Elementary School. The PBC will manage construction of the school.

The construction project is part of Mayor Richard M. Daley’s “Modern Schools Across Chicago” program. The site, near Rockwell and 48th streets, was approved by the PBC at its April board meeting. The location was chosen by the Chicago Board of Education based on the need to relieve overcrowding in this area of the city, officials said.

“The new Brighton Park II school will provide a modern, spacious, environmentally friendly facility that will serve the educational needs of the community for many years to come,” Mayor Daley said.

Mayor Daley’s “Modern Schools Across Chicago” program will bring 24 new schools and three major high school renovations to the city over the next several years. The program is a partnership with the Chicago Public Schools, primarily funded by city Tax Increment Financing (TIF) dollars and CPS bonds.