The Archdiocese of Chicago denied an 11th-hour appeal to save St. Thomas of Villanova school in Palatine. Last week, attendees at an open forum held at the parish church urged the pastor, the Rev.

St. Thomas will assist its 145 students in finding another Catholic school, while teachers and staff will receive priority for open positions within the Archdiocese of Chicago, Janczak wrote.

The Archdiocese said it was left with no choice but to close St. Thomas of Villanova as enrollment numbers were just not where they needed to be. It's devastating news for many in the community ...

The pastor of St. Thomas of Villanova parish in Palatine dangled a possible lifeline to supporters of the parish’s Catholic school, which the Archdiocese of Chicago agreed to close at the end of ...

PALATINE (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A northwest suburban Catholic school will be shutting for good this spring after decades of educating elementary school children. Sixty-four years after opening its ...