Last week, voucher supporters, including Empower IL—the largest of the middlemen orgs that process vouchers and skim millions of taxpayer dollars off the top as they do so—launched a public relations campaign to “save” the Invest in Kids voucher program from sunsetting. Unfortunately, their PR push is rife with misinformation. 

Here’s some facts you need to know about the program that voucher cheerleaders aren’t sharing:

Below is a map of Invest in Kids voucher recipients by zip code for the 2021-2022 school year. Original data via the IL Department of Revenue. Spreadsheet of data available here. Mapping courtesy of Anthony Moser. 

To 15 zip codes by number of students:

Key: No. of recipients within zip code area

Click here for a detailed map of Chicago area.