Officials of a northern Illinois school district say controversial bleachers built in violation of local zoning laws will be coming down this month.
Homeowners who live near the Crystal Lake South High School football field sued Community High School District 155 after 55-foot-tall bleachers were built two years ago. They claimed the bleachers were erected without proper permits from the city, were too close to property lines and invaded their privacy.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled last month the bleachers must come down.
The district's board voted on a conceptual plan late Tuesday. It would cut seating capacity on the west side of the field from about 25-hundred to less than half of that.
However, new seating would be built on the east side of the field.
A McHenry County judge must approve the plan.
