Chicago Public Schools could take on tens of millions of dollars in new expenses as it transitions to an elected school board, report says

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration keeps pushing Chicago Public Schools to maintain payments to a pension fund for non-teaching school staff. But CPS officials say they have other long-term costs ...

The Chicago Board of Education is poised to vote on an amendment to the district’s 2024-25 budget that accounts for $139 million in new revenue, but leaves ambiguity on how the money will be spent.