The Lynne Thigpen Elementary School

From http://www.kitoko.com/:
On June 11, 2003, the Board of School Inspectors of Joliet Public
Schools District 86 adopted a resolution to name Joliet’s first new
school in 33 years, The Lynne Thigpen Elementary School. The school was
formally dedicated on Tuesday afternoon, August 12, 2003. The
dedication ceremony was attended by over 200 people who listened and
cheered remarks made by city education officials, the mayor, members of
the city council and chamber of commerce, and members of Lynne’s
family.
The Lynne Thigpen Elementary School, located at 207 South Midland
Avenue, is designed to accommodate 650 students in a single-floored,
68,000 square foot, multi-winged building. It’s air conditioned, fully
wired, and incorporates new ideas in educational space usage. Costing
$17,000,000, the facility was brought in on-time and under budget. The
architect is Healy, Snyder, Bender & Associates.
I hope to have an image of the school here soon. Meanwhile, here is a Joliet Herald story about the dedication.