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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Tina Sfondeles

Congressional Dems slam private school tax plan as state lawmakers return to Springfield for veto session battle

Lawmakers return to Springfield Tuesday for the veto session. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

A heated battle over tax credits for private school scholarships, lifting a moratorium on new nuclear power plants and an elected school board map for Chicago are among the most pressing issues facing lawmakers as they return to Springfield on Tuesday for the final week of veto session.

As Senate Republicans continue to pressure Democrats and Gov. J.B. Pritzker to extend the Invest in Kids program, seven congressional Democrats on Monday joined the fight against it.

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