Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado announced that more than 25 four-year colleges and universities have now signed on to provide Chicago Star Scholars scholarships to complete their bachelor’s degree, with the addition of Northern Illinois University, during a cording ceremony recognizing Star Scholars graduating from City Colleges this year.  To ensure more students can access a pathway to college regardless of financial means, Mayor Rahm Emanuel created the Star Scholarship in 2014, rewarding hard-working CPS students with an opportunity to pursue a degree or certificate at City Colleges at no cost.  Students are eligible for the Star Scholarship if they have graduated from a Chicago Public Schools (CPS) high school with a 3.0 GPA and test nearly college-ready in math and English, and enroll in a city Colleges structured, relevant pathway.  The program is open to undocumented students as well as to students attending CPS charter public schools.  To learn more about the Star Scholarship, go to www.ccc.edu/starscholarship. To learn more about NIU, visit www.niu.edu.