▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁community . ▁Ru ple y ▁Element ary ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁to ▁be ▁constructed ▁in ▁El k ▁Gro ve ▁Village , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁Cent ex . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁village ▁developed ▁land ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁express way ▁in ▁Sch aum burg ▁Township ▁along ▁with ▁industrial ▁development ▁into ▁Add ison ▁Township . ▁New ▁a partment ▁communities ▁were ▁constructed ▁in ▁El k ▁Gro ve ▁Village ▁along ▁T onne ▁Road ▁and ▁R idge ▁Avenue . ▁These ▁develop ments ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁section ed , ▁and ▁some ▁converted ▁to ▁cond omin ium ▁homes . ▁The ▁village ▁saw ▁continuous ▁resident ial , ▁commercial , ▁and ▁industrial ▁growth ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁However , ▁L ively ▁Junior ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁necessary ▁and ▁saw ▁fast - decl ining ▁en roll ment ▁numbers . ▁It ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁school ▁district , ▁le ased ▁to ▁El k ▁Gro ve ▁Park ▁District , ▁and ▁rem ode led ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Jack ▁E . ▁Cla es ▁Pav il ion ▁Rec re ation ▁Fac ility . ▁School ▁District ▁ 5 9 ▁built ▁administrative ▁offices ▁at ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁the ▁village ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁beaut ification ▁and ▁re development ▁programs ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁a ▁clock ▁tower ▁at ▁Village ▁Hall , ▁installation ▁of ▁brick - p aved