In three years, she paid down $27,000 in student debt. Just $10,000 to go.
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
October 17, 20234m 27s
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Show Notes
More than 1.6 million people in Illinois have student loan balances.
And this month they have to make payments for the first time in three years.
Advocates say the pandemic-era pause allowed people to buy homes and start families.
One Brookfield woman says it allowed her to avoid becoming a statistic.
WBEZ’s Lisa Philip reports.
Host: Mary Dixon