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    Illinois Democratic legislators introduce bill to extend controversial private school tax credit program

    by Jeremy Gorner and Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune Oct 24, 2023 3 minutes
    Francis de Sales Catholic High School students in class at the Southeast Side school on June 7, 2023, in Chicago.

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois House Democrats introduced a bill Tuesday that would extend a controversial private school tax credit for another five years, which supporters say could prevent thousands of children whose tuitions are funded through the program from having to leave their schools.

    Originally signed into law by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2017, the “Invest in Kids” program touches on the divisive issue of school vouchers and is one of the most hotly contested issues confronting Illinois lawmakers as they returned to Springfield this week for their final days of legislative session of 2023.

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