Jesse White Foundation Aids 500 Students with College Supplies

Jesse White Foundation aids 500 students with college supplies

CHICAGO (WGN) - Five-hundred students are heading to college with an extra boost from the Jesse White Foundation. Inside a community center gym on the city's Near North Side were heartfelt "congrats" to the college-bound students. "I'm going to Marquette University and I'm studying exercise physiology," Zaria Douglas said. "I'm excited. I'm really excited. This is a new chapter in my life. Not really that nervous, I'm ready to move forward." The…

Former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White hosts 11th annual 'Off to College Trunk Party'

Former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White said this is his opportunity to pour into the city's next generation of college students, helping alleviate some of the financial burden that comes with higher education.