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Current Illinois law says up to 60 public charter schools may exist in the state (30 in Chicago; 15 in the city's suburbs; and 15 in the rest of the state). Chicago has maxed out its capacity, with some schools having multiple campuses. There are two public charters in the suburbs and five elsewhere in the state. The Senate has approved, and the House is now considering, two competing plans for school expansion. Senate Bill 2402 would increase the total number of public charters permitted in Illinois from 60 to 100 and abolish geographic restrictions. Senate Bill 1956, would not raise the cap, but would move five of the unused slots from the suburbs and downstate into Chicago.
Source: Rockford Register Star
Date: 04/19/2008
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