WITH NO MAP GRANT FUNDING YET APPROVED BY ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS…SOME COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE LEFT WONDERING ABOUT THEIR ACADEMIC FUTURE.

NO STATE BUDGET IN PLACE HAS MEANT NO MONEY FOR COLLEGE GRANTS FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS. MOST SCHOOLS HAVE TAKEN MAP GRANT STUDENTS WITHOUT GETTING PAID, HOPING TO RECOUP THE MONEY LATER…AND SOME SAY THEY WILL TRY AND CONTINUE THAT ONCE THE SECOND SEMESTER STARTS. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS STUDENT TRISHA RODRIQUEZ SAYS SHE NEEDS THESE GRANTS TO GO TO SCHOOL.

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SENATOR SCOTT BENNETT OF CHAMPAIGN SAYS WITH NO FUNDING IN SIGHT…STUDENTS WILL BE WORRIED.

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THERE ARE MORE THAN 130 THOUSAND ILLINOIS STUDENTS WHO RELY ON MAP GRANTS TO ATTEND COLLEGE.