After a five-year wait, Jewish students at an Illinois college will become the first in America to have their own official Jewish living quarters.
The first university-affiliated Jewish living space in the U.S. will open next school year at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Started in 2017, the Chabad property, will have 32 two-bedroom dorms. Each suite will include furniture, Smart TVs, and Wi-Fi, which will be building-wide. Also included will be housekeeping, a drink and snack bar and study cubicles.
The property will be set up as private certified housing affiliated with the university. The program allows privately-owned buildings to be open to students in need of a room.