CPS employs about 600 crossing guards, and close to 90 are getting pink slips. In addition, about 20 guard vacancies are not being filled. It is a cost-cutting move to help close a $730 million ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Top Chicago Public Schools officials, including its interim CEO, met with Mayor Brandon Johnson's office one day before they are set to present a balanced budget to the school board.

Chicago Public Schools is so cash-strapped that its new interim CEO and board president are scrambling to find a way to send out back pay owed to teachers and staff that was negotiated in the Chicago ...

With a shortfall of $734 million in the next budget for the Chicago Public Schools, district leaders on Monday started to brainstorm on solutions with parents, teachers, students, and others. This ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – An important deadline is looming around Chicago Public Schools and City Hall. The first draft of the CPS Budget is due for public review in less than 10 days, but the school district ...

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