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Operated by the Chicago Public Schools, Austin opened in 1876 [5] and was named in honor of Henry W. Austin, a Chicago real estate developer. [6] Austin shared its campus with two smaller schools; Austin Business & Entrepreneurship Academy High and V.O.I.S.E. Academy High School.
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La Shawn K. Ford, member of the Illinois House of Representatives, resides in Austin. [2] Bud Freeman and the Austin High School Gang [63] Sam Giancana (1908–1975), member of the Chicago Outfit, lived in The Island before moving to the suburbs. [21] Deborah Graham was a member of the Chicago City Council from the 29th ward from 2010 to 2015. [64]
Dodge Elementary School - Now served as Chicago Public Schools, Garfield Park Office. Ana Roque De Duprey School - located at 2620 W Hirsch St.; voted to be closed in 2013. The Board of Education approved a sale to IFF Von Humboldt on Jul 22, 2015 for $3,100,000. Main building slated to become mixed-use community for teachers.
U.S. News & World Report Education ranked Chicago Academy High School in the top ten best public high schools in the city of Chicago. [5] Morton School of Excellence has maintained Level 1 status since school year 2010-11. In 2012, Morton School of Excellence surpassed the district ISAT average, the first school to achieve this milestone. [6 ...
Ogden International School of Chicago is a public K-12 school in Chicago, Illinois. It is a part of Chicago Public Schools (CPS). It maintains three campuses: East Campus with elementary grades, Jenner Campus with middle school and preschool grades, and West Campus with high school grades. [ 1 ]
The tallest building in the city is the 110-story Willis Tower (also known as the Sears Tower), which rises 1,451 feet (442 m) in the Chicago Loop and was completed in 1974. [2] [3] Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world upon its completion, and remained the tallest building in the United States until May 10, 2013. [4]
The Austin Historic District is a residential historic district in central Austin, Chicago, Illinois. The district, which includes 336 buildings, has a large number of Victorian homes, with many examples of the Queen Anne, Stick, and Shingle styles. Henry Austin, for whom Austin is named, began development in the district in the late 1860s.