Thursday, September 25, 2008

School ordered to return $1M mistakenly given by state

According to the Sun-Times a dormant private school, Loop Lab School, has 30-days to return state money that was supposed to have gone to Pilgrim Baptist Church in Bronzeville. The governor planned to let the school keep the money because they broke the grant deal agreement:
The state said the school failed to disclose that its director, Chandra Gill, had a felony conviction even the governor later granted her a pardon; didn’t open classes in a high-rise at 318 W. Adams, as promised, because it didn’t obtain necessary city permits; and didn’t disclose a Human Rights Commission sexual harassment judgment against it, as required.
If you didn't already know the school was leasing space at the church.

ADDITION: More from the Tribune...
The school used the money to buy the second floor in a downtown office building near the Sears Tower and renovate the space for classrooms.
This was pointed out by Rich Miller.

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