DeKalb District 428 OKs $31.8M plan to turn NIU building into new elementary school by 2025

Plan will include $1.8M in acquisition costs and $28.5M in renovation costs for new school

“Families here have been asking for decades to be heard about their desire to have a neighborhood school that helps remove barriers to learning, increases the ability of families to be more present in their children’s school and activities, and paves the way fo a more successful education experience overall.”

—  Minerva Garcia-Sanchez, DeKalb School District 428 superintendent
The former Northern Illinois University School of Nursing building Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023, on the corner of Ridge Drive and Normal Road in DeKalb.
The former Northern Illinois University School of Nursing building Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023, on the corner of Ridge Drive and Normal Road in DeKalb.