Putting the finishing touches on the new Forrestal Elementary School and a thoroughly renovated kitchen at North Chicago Community High School, benefiting students at all grade levels, are highlights of the 2025-2026 school year for North Chicago School District 187.

“They prepare meals for all our students,” Superintendent John Price said, referring to a district educating youngsters from preschool through high school. “They prepare 6,000 meals a day. There will be a wider variety of meals and higher quality food for all our kids.”

Students from kindergarten through high school start classes Monday at District 187’s three elementary schools, middle school and high school in North Chicago, continuing their education after summer break. Preschool begins Tuesday.

Academically, Price said

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