Reavis High School is a public high school located in Burbank, Illinois. It is named for Dr. William Claude Reavis (1881 - 1955), a professor at the University of Chicago who played a major role in guaranteeing its completion.
Reavis is the only school in Cook County High School District 220, making the school and the district one and the same.
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