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Chicago’s Own Lil Rel Howery Visits Aspire!
September 22, 2026Morris was recently featured in Austin Weekly News in an article highlighting the Aspire Center, the history of the former Robert Emmet Elementary School, and the importance of preserving and reinvesting in community assets.
The Aspire Center's exterior before construction | LJC Design and Engineering
The Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation in Austin has received the 2026 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award for Rehabilitation for transforming the former and long vacant Robert Emmet Elementary School into a workforce development and community services hub.
The awards ceremony will take place Nov. 6 at the Art Institute of Chicago. The award recognizes the center’s rehabilitation of the vacant school building and its new role providing job training, financial coaching, legal aid and other services to Austin residents.
