Old St. Pat's parish plans to open school

A new Catholic preschool and kindergarten that eventually willgrow into a full elementary school will open this September in theWest Loop, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin announced Sunday.

Old St. Patrick's School, the first new school in thearchdiocese in 20 years, will begin with a 1989-90 enrollment ofabout 40 children, Bernardin said at a news conference at Old St.Patrick's Church, 700 W. Adams St., in the growing West Loop area.

"Today the West Loop needs a new school. . . . We want toprovide Catholic education wherever there is a need for Catholiceducation," Bernardin said.

Word of the school's opening was first reported …