College scholarships will be awarded to all students at 5 Chicago high schools

Hope Chicago is providing students with a full scholarship to one of 20 Illinois colleges or training programs.

Juarez High School was the first of five high schools where freshmen through seniors–and some of their parents–learned this Week that they would all get a full scholarship to college.

Hope Chicago is providing all 1,671 students at Juarez with a full scholarship to one of 20 Illinois colleges or training programs of their choosing.

And in an unusual twist, one of their parents also will get the opportunity to go to college or a vocational training program for free.

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