More than half of the 616 graduating Illinois students whose applications received special consideration from 2005 to 2009 graduated from just 22 high schools, all but one in the metro area. Meanwhile, at least 668 Illinois high schools had no clouted applicants.This will be how health care will run by government. A sort of "consistent service" model for health care!
Highland Park High School is at the top of the list, with 30 students being designated as "Category I" -- or worthy of special attention in admissions -- in the last five years. Loyola Academy in Wilmette comes in second with 27.
Despite its size, the entire Chicago Public Schools system had only 25 applicants on the lists since 2005.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Elite Schools Had Clout to Get Into University of Illinois
The Chicago Tribune reports on the fallout from Tony Rezko and Blago putting everything for sale in Illinois: