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  • For these Chicago moms, college scholarships for their kids meant a scholarship for them too

    May 14, 2024 1:45 pm by Chicago TribuneIllinois in the News
    April Kilgore-Wooden and her daughter Lauryn Kilgore-Wooden, shown on May 9, 2024, are attending college simultaneously. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

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    • April Kilgore-Wooden and her daughter Lauryn Kilgore-Wooden, shown on May 9, 2024, are attending college simultaneously. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

    Chicago Tribune (May 12) U of I student Salvatore Romero and his mom are both attending college at the same time as Hope Chicago scholars. Hope Chicago provides debt-free higher education to CPS grads and their parents.