Frontenac Grants Provisional Use Permit to Al Manara Academy at B'Nai El Congregation
Retired Alderman Susan Durbin Honored for her years of service to Frontenac.
On Tuesday night, the Board of Aldermen for the City of Frontenac approved a conditional use permit to allow the fledgling Al Manara Academy to be located at B’Nai El Jewish Congregation at 11411 North 40 Drive. Al Manara’s mission is to uphold the Islamic concept of ilm that integrates the pursuit of knowledge with the values and promotes an outlook of balance and genuine synthesis. This will be a new school for children for students grades 8 and below and will have a maximum enrollment of 100. The school supports early exploration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). At the regular monthly meeting, the city honored retiring board member Susan Durbin who served on the board since 2005. She stepped down from her role…
