Free college ride awarded to 1,700 Chicago high school students at Benito Juarez in Pilsen

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Hope Chicago surprised students at a Benito Juarez Community Academy with a free ride to college on Tuesday.

CHICAGO -- It's been a a life-changing Tuesday morning for some students at Benito Juarez Community Academy on Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Hope Chicago, a non-profit that raises funding for college tuition for Chicago Public School graduates made the announcement at Benito Juarez Community Academy. This is the first in a series of surprise events. Four other CPS schools will hear the same news this week.Governor Pritzker was on hand for the event and joined in on the excitement.

 

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