Expired school choice program blamed for Illinois schools closing

Published January 22, 2024 7:47am ET



(The Center Square) – The fallout has begun in Illinois from the expired Invest in Kids school choice scholarship program as schools are announcing they will close. 

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced this week the closing of two west suburban Catholic schools at the end of the school year. St. Frances of Rome in Cicero had 104 students on scholarship and St. Odilo in Berwyn had 60 students on scholarship. 

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