After being sworn in for a second term, Gov. J. B. Pritzker boldly promised to make college tuition free for working-class families and expand preschool to all Illinois families.
Hope Chicago stunned families at Benito Juarez H.S. with the announcement Tuesday, and officials say more schools benefitting from the program will be revealed soon. Eventually 24,000 students and 6,000 parents will get scholarships.