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140,000

The number of college students in Illinois who are eligible for financial aid but likely won't get it because the state ran out of money. This year marks the earliest the state has ever run out of its need-based Monetary Award Program funds.

The number of college students in Illinois who are eligible for financial aid but likely won't get it because the state ran out of money. This year marks the earliest the state has ever run out of its need-based Monetary Award Program funds.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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