Chicago awarded $600M grant for early childhood education

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Chicago a $600 million grant for early childhood education.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected announce the federal grant on Tuesday.

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The money will go toward programming over the next five years, which includes tripling the number of full-day pre-kindergarten programs from 100 to 300 by 2019.