Bright Futures Preschool in Galesburg has been named an Award of Merit by the Illinois Association of School Boards. The award recognizes outstanding design and planning of school buildings.

The Galesburg Community Unit School District #205 turned a department store-turned church into a preschool and an administration building. The $10 million, 47,000-sf project includes 10 air-conditioned classrooms with pre-school scaled restrooms, a cafeteria, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, and administrative offices. It opened in August 2023.

IMEG provided structural engineering for the project, as a subconsultant to Legat Architects.

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