School choice or a drain on public education? Backers aim to save controversial private school tax credit left out of new Illinois budget – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

Gov. JB Pritzker has deferred to legislators on whether they want to keep the program — in part as a negotiating chip with Republicans in an effort to get GOP votes on a budget. But he has said the program should be modified to allow a federal as well as state income tax deduction for donations, which is currently not allowed. That would share its costs between federal and state taxpayers.