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Many children’s educational future is in limbo following the expiration of the Invest in Kids program, along with the expected closure of at least six Catholic schools across the state.

Many children’s educational future is in limbo following the expiration of the Invest in Kids program, along with the expected closure of at least six Catholic schools across the state.

Many children’s educational future is in limbo following the expiration of the Invest in Kids program, along with the expected closure of at least six Catholic schools across the state.

CHICAGO -- When Cristina Moreno enrolled her daughter, Camila, in kindergarten last year at St. Frances of Rome in Cicero, Illinois, she felt certain the school would provide a well-rounded education and social environment for years to come. Moreno, a single mother of two from Cicero, sends Camila to St. Frances with support from the Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program, which she ...

When Cristina Moreno enrolled her daughter, Camila, in kindergarten last year at St. Frances of Rome in Cicero, she felt certain the school would provide a well-rounded education and social environment for years to come. Moreno, a single mother of two from Cicero, sends Camila to St. Frances with support from the Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program, which she called a “great help” ...

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The ‘Invest in Kids’ scholarship program expired on Dec. 31.

The program made it possible for 5,000 low-income families to send their children to Catholic schools, according to the Archdiocese of Chicago.

St. Frances of Rome School in Cicero and St. Odilo School in Berwyn will shut down at the end of the school year.