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CPS budget plan hedges on city pension payment

Mayor Brandon Johnson-aligned school board members balk at CPS budget plan that sidesteps city pension payment, borrowing

The Chicago Board of Education is divided on a balanced budget that avoids Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to borrow and cover a pension payment.

Yahoo · 2d

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago Public Schools chief resists City Hall borrowing plan, pension payment as budget deadline looms

Chicago Public Schools interim chief Macquline King is resisting pressure from Mayor Brandon Johnson to make a controversial pension payment and borrow millions of dollars to settle the district’s budget,

Chicago Sun-Times · 17h

CPS board rebuffs budget plan from school district leaders

A pension payment and loan must be in this year’s budget, 11 of 21 board members stated in a letter sent to the interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools. They were not in the CEO’s budget released Wednesday.

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The Mayor Of Chicago Fired Back At Donald Trump Calling Him "Incompetent," And His Response Is Going Viral For Being The "Bar Of The Year"

"Love how all the black leaders in the states destroy trump with extremely well articulated calculation. Keep it up." ...

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Past his term's midpoint, Mayor Johnson's job approval rating stands at 26%, survey shows

Chicagoans are disenchanted with Brandon Johnson no matter where they live, how old they are, what race they are or how much ...

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Ask The Mayor, August 2025: Mayor Brandon Johnson answers Chicago’s questions

From the city’s billion-dollar budget gap to Trump’s threat to send the National Guard to Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson asks ...

Mayors of Democratic cities beyond D.C. decry Trump's takeover threats

When Trump announced his law enforcement actions in D.C., he also singled out a slew of other Democratic cities. The mayors ...

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Mayor Brandon Johnson says Chicago finances have reached "point of no return"

The mayor's statement came in response to a question about a pension bill signed into law by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker last ...

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighs cuts, tax hikes to fill $1B budget hole

Mayor Brandon Johnson is warning that Chicago has reached an economic "point of no return" with multiple agencies facing ...

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Brandon Johnson says city and state finances are at a 'point of no return'

The Chicago mayor announced a quest for new "progressive" revenue to address structural budget problems, mounting pension ...

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins teamsters picket line at Mauser plant

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined more than 100 Mauser workers on the picket line Wednesday morning. Mauser manufactures ...

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Mayor Johnson: Chicago finances have ‘reached the point of no return'

Comments from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are raising concerns about the state of city finances ahead of contentious budget ...

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Rejects Trump's National Guard Deployment Plan, Cites Success in Crime Reduction

Chicago's Mayor Johnson opposes Trump's plan to send National Guard to Chicago, citing progress in reducing crime.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson weighing corporate head tax, social media ad tax to balance Chicago budget

The city of Chicago has a massive $1.1 billion budget gap to fill for 2026, and with Mayor Brandon Johnson promising not to once again pitch a property tax hike, the mayor said Tuesday he's looking at ...

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