As high school seniors start to receive their college acceptance letters, many are wondering how they will be able to pay for it. In 2021, a scholarship program called Hope Chicago set out to alleviate that stress. After raising more than $75 million, the organization promised to send students from five Chicago public high schools to college tuition free. Correspondent Jessica Gomez returned to Chicago to see how the program is changing the futures of those students and their parents.
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