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When Chad Meeuse heard about the pending closure of his alma mater, Trinity Christian College, earlier this month, he said he experienced “kind of a devastating feeling.”

“Rumors started spreading before the official word came out, about a day before,” Meeuse said Wednesday. “My phone was blowing up and we’re just trying to figure out what’s going on — and then, all of a sudden, we hear it’s closing.”

Meeuse said his shock turned to anger and eventually, “wanting to do something about it.” He and a small group of other Trinity alumni are searching for answers about what caused the school’s financial decline and closure announcement, leading a few of them to a Palos Heights City Council meeting Tuesday night.

While Meeuse, who lives in Cali

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