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Johnson to Refinance $525 Million in Bonds to Close Most of Chicago’s $85 Million Budget Gap

The one-time bond savings are meant to plug this year’s shortfall while the city prepares for a larger 2027 budget test.

Chicago Public Schools Open as $732 Million Budget Gap Leaves Many Vacancies

Chicago Board Passes Budget That Counts on $150 Million in Unapproved State Aid

Chicago Public Schools Says Dumpsters Held Supplies for Recycling as Community Finds Thousands in Tossed Materials

Cook County Delays Second Property Tax Bills by Two Months

Susana Mendoza Enters 2027 Chicago Mayoral Race

CPS Keeps May 1 Classes as Parents Bring Legal Concerns to School Board

CPS, Teachers Union Set May 1 ‘Day of Civic Action’ as Parents Weigh Legal Challenge

CPS, CTU Strike Deal to Keep May 1 Classes and Hold Districtwide Civic-Action Day

CPS CEO Says May 1 Will Remain a School Day, Urges Board to Hold Public Vote

CTU Backs May 1 'No School, No Work' Action as Mayor Aims to Preserve Class Time

Report Warns CPS Enrollment Decline Could Become a Crisis Without an Adaptation Plan

Cook County Sends $2.3 Billion in Emergency Property-Tax Funds After System Failure

Chicago Board of Education Approves $17.5 Million Settlement in Little Village Abuse Case

CTU Will Turn Over Five Years of Audits to House Panel by Dec. 22

House Panel Demands CTU Audits by Dec. 8 in Probe of Financial Disclosure Failures

Judge Orders CPS Security Guard Detained on Charges of Sexually Assaulting Two Students

Parents Urge State Probe After ChiArts Board Declines CPS Contract Renewal

Education Department Blocks Magnet Grants to Chicago, NYC and Fairfax Over Civil-Rights Dispute

CPS Enrollment Falls 2.8% to 316,224, Ending Two-Year Uptick