GARDEN PRAIRIE, Ill. (WTVO) — Belvidere School District leaders will consider a resolution Monday that could move the long‑discussed sale of the former Kishwaukee Elementary School into a new phase after the district failed to attract any buyers through its initial sealed‑bid process.
The Belvidere School District Board of Education is slated to vote on whether to authorize the district to hire a licensed real estate broker to market the property, located at 7133 Garden Prairie Road in Garden Prairie, after receiving no responsive bids to its previously advertised minimum sale price of $750,000, according to board documents.
Under the Illinois School Code, districts may turn to a real estate broker or auction firm once a sealed‑bid process has been completed without a successful offer…