Not entirely sure if this is the right place to post this but --

Apparently if you work or reside in Chicago / or its district, you can get in-district tuition at the city colleges (which is like half of an out of state or out of district tuition fee). As long as you provide proof that you're living there or a letterhead with your employer stating that you work more than 30 hours in the city of Chicago. At least that's what Admissions told me; I'll have to get my letter and go back there next week to have it confirmed that I'll get that rate.

If it's true, huge relief for me because I came from out of state and as far as I knew, you had to have graduated in an IL high school for the IL Dream Act? I guess this is something different.