Overview
- St. Hubert in Hoffman Estates closed at the end of the 2025–26 school year after the Archdiocese of Chicago included it among six schools slated for shutdown because of falling enrollment and budget deficits.
- Parents filed a canonical petition called a petition for hierarchical recourse asking Rome to overturn Cardinal Blase Cupich's decision, and the Vatican's Dicastery has acknowledged it has begun studying the case.
- Families raised about $282,000 and commissioned an independent financial analysis that they say shows the school could be viable with modest budget changes such as salary adjustments.
- The Archdiocese says it is aware of the petition and points questions to the Vatican while its Office of Catholic Schools defends its decisions as necessary to keep remaining schools on solid footing.
- Local reporting says the Vatican review is unlikely to reopen St. Hubert in time for the 2026–27 year, and parents warn the closure has forced teachers and staff to seek other work and could influence future closure policy for the archdiocese.