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It was a race that would be decided by milliseconds. The prize? Up to $13,000 in tuition scholarships for each child wishing to attend private school. The competition? 40,000 fellow parents. The challenge? Be of the first to fill out an online application form for a new state tax credit scholarship program. Due to limited funds  and a legally-mandated, first-come first-served policy, the scholarship organization can only award scholarships t

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It didn’t take long. Illinois donors, including many from the Jewish community, generously pledged more than $36 million for private school scholarships in just one day. The pledges were the first step in the implementation of the new $100  million  Illinois Scholarship Tax Credit program. Tuesday was the first day for individuals and corporations to reserve tax credits through the Illinois Department of Revenue. Under the new program, donor

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