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Layoffs could be just the start of Chicago Public Schools' budget cuts as the district tries to close a $734 million deficit.
Chicago Public Schools officials on Friday announced more than 160 layoffs, and the elimination of more than 200 vacant ...
DuSable High School, which had declining enrollment, costs almost $50,000 per student, according to the report. DuSable is ...
The interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools said the district's budget deficit is $734 million, more than $200 million more ...
Chicago Public Schools’ crossing guard staff were cut by 15% Friday as the district announced sweeping layoffs in an effort ...
Chicago officials held the first of four “budget engagement roundtables” designed to gather feedback about the city’s 2026 ...
In all, Chicago owes $35.9 billion to its four employee pension funds representing police officers, firefighters, municipal ...
Chicago had a $161 million deficit in fiscal year 2024, according to the annual comprehensive financial report the city ...
Chicago ended 2024 with no unassigned fund balance after CPS skipped a key pension payment, leaving Mayor Johnson with less ...
The Chicago Teachers Union president declared during a Monday speech that children belong to the city school system as it ...
The new figure, announced Thursday by the CEO, includes a $175 million pension payment that Mayor Brandon Johnson needs to ...
State lawmakers failed to pass a proposal that would have restricted the use of cellphones in classrooms by 2026-27, but they ...