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Funding Issues

Infrastructure Projects Pension Payments Teacher Pensions Teacher Layoffs Short-term Loans Budget Management

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

The move avoids nearly 1,600 planned layoffs and leaves the district seeking short-term, tax-backed loans while the state funding remains unsettled.

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