SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate unanimously approved legislation Wednesday that would make some changes to the legislature’s controversial scholarship program but keep it intact. The program has been under fire in recent months after stories by ChicagoTalks, The Chicago Tribune and the Associated Press.
Senate Bill 365 – sponsored by Senate President John J. Cullerton...
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Illinois Senate Approves Changes to Legislative Scholarship Program
State Government Requires Schools to Waive Millions
Illinois public universities gave away a record $13.5 million last year in free tuition to more than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students through a controversial legislative scholarship program, according to the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s annual tuition and fee waivers report.
The 164 members of the Illinois General Assembly who participate in the program...
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