A Christian school system in Chicago's Southwest suburbs plans to buy the campus of a recently shuttered Christian college in Palos Heights, Illinois.
The Chicago Tribune reports that Chicago Christian Schools has coordinated an investment effort to acquire the 60-acre campus of Trinity Christian College.
The purchase would take place through Chicago Christian Educational Opportunity LLC, a newly established group of investors. The company will oversee the acquisition and stewardship of the property.
The group is still evaluating potential plans for the campus and working to identify the parts that will help it further its goals.
Mark Hamstra, superintendent of Chicago Christian Schools, said the campus could usher in more vocational training as well as improved arts, science, technology, engineering and math, and athletic facilities.
Chicago Christian Schools has preK-8 campuses in Oak Lawn and Tinley Park and a high school in Palos Heights. The high school is adjacent to the Trinity Christian College campus.
Trinity Christian's board of trustees voted in November to shutter the 66-year-old Christian private college. The college listed the property and its 22 buildings for sale, though there was no listing price and Chicago Christian Schools has not said how much it is paying for the campus
The college's final graduation was held May 8.
