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Illini Hall Replacement and Altgeld Hall Renovation Project FAQs

Renovation work continues on Altgeld Hall as workers tuckpoint to restore mortar joints and make structural repairs to prepare for an exterior chemical powerwash to restore the color of the stone. Altgeld Hall was built in 1896 and has served as the university library, the college of Law and most recently the Department of Mathematics and the Mathematics Library

What is the timeline for the work?

When will the exterior work end? What is the work schedule for this phase?

When will construction start on the new facility (Phase III) or Altgeld’s interior (Phase IV)?

Did the cost estimates for Altgeld interior renovations initially come in over projections?

What will be the name of the new building?

Why are updates about the status of the project sometimes infrequent?

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