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The number of Ill. state senators who voted for -- compared to 11 who voted against -- a bill to give privately-funded scholarships and financial aid to illegal immigrant children. The failed federal DREAM act would have relied on public funding.

The number of Ill. state senators who voted for—compared to 11 who voted against—a bill to give privately-funded scholarships and financial aid to illegal immigrant children. The failed federal DREAM act would have relied on public funding.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.