In Cook County, 75% of police, fire property taxes go to pensions
Outside Chicago, only a fourth of municipal property taxes collected this year for police and fire are going to services.
FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students
Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...
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