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Theo Grant-Funck

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Illinois Lottery Exacerbates Inequities in Chicago

by Theo Grant-Funck February 21, 2017February 28, 2017

very year, the Illinois State Lottery contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to help fund public education in Illinois, but areas with high lottery sales often also have school districts that remain severely underfunded. “We’ve lost too many schools and then we see [existing schools] fighting for more money from Springfield,” said Scotty McBryde, an […]

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