Additional food service sites added

Beginning Monday, August 31, five additional food service locations will be added for families to pick up breakfast and/or lunch for CCSD21 students. 

Meals are available on every school day from 11 AM – 1 PM:

• All CCSD21 schools
• School bus mobile sites
  • Willow Trails Park at Burning Bush Ln. and Apple Dr., Prospect Heights
  • Whippletree Playground by the park, Wheeling
  • Walmart parking lot (1455 E. Lake Cook Rd., Wheeling) – far corner near old Sam’s Club building
  • Fairway View Apartments in the circle by the pool, Wheeling
  • Northeast corner of Ridge Ave. & Dundee Rd. (across Ridge Ave. from Portillo’s and Kohl’s), Arlington Heights

Students eligible for free meals:

• Students at schools meeting the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) requirements: Holmes, London, Field, Frost, Kilmer, Tarkington, Twain, and Whitman,
• Students in pre-kindergarten at any CCSD21 school,
• Students who have applied for and received free lunch status, or
• Students who have letters from CCSD21 confirming they are directly certified with the Illinois State Board of Education

Students eligible for reduced-price meals:

• Students who have applied for and received reduced-price lunch status

All students, regardless of their qualification for a free, reduced-price, or paid meal will need to provide their name and student ID number to access meals. The student does not need to be present at the CCSD21 school to pick up a meal(s), but the individual receiving the meal(s) must provide the student’s ID number.

Meal costs

The cost of a full-price breakfast is $1.30 and a reduced-price breakfast is $0.30. The cost of a full-price lunch is $2.85 and a reduced-price lunch is $0.40. Funds can be added to a student’s MyMealtime account online or by bringing cash or a check to any school. Cash, check, or card payments will not be accepted at pick-up sites.

For more information, contact Cindy Kile, at [email protected] or 847-520-2706.