Archbishop of Chicago Catholics urges Pritzker to allow Illinois to join new federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program

Archbishop of Chicago Catholics urges Pritzker to allow Illinois to join new federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program

Over the past week, Catholic parishes began circulating a letter by Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, urging members to encourage Gov. JB Pritzker to opt Illinois into the new federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program. The letter is linked here Beginning in 2027, taxpayers can receive a 100% federal tax credit on contributions of up to $1,700 to qualifying scholarship-granting organizations. The program would benefit students in public,…