COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) — Two catholic schools in the Chicago area are closing because of the end of a tax break that funded scholarships, the Chicago Archdiocese said.
The pastors at Saint Frances of Rome School in Cicero and Saint Odilo School in Berwyn will both shut down at the end of the school year.
More than half of the students at those schools relied on the “Invest in Kids” scholarship program. The program provided tuition for low-income students.
People who donated to the program got tax breaks, but the Illinois General Assembly allowed the tax break to expire at the end of 2023.
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St. Leonard School in Berwyn and Our Lady of Charity School in Cicero will continue to operate, the Archdiocese said.
“Catholic schools are doing well academically and interest among families is strong,” Superintendent of Catholic …