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The tension around taking on debt and the pension payment was the crux of a month-long delay of the school system’s budget proposal, which came out Wednesday.
Cuts to staffing and other initiatives are needed to balance the budget this month, CPS officials say. Johnson's plan to close the gap is unclear.
If this budget passes the Board of Education on July 25, another deficit is expected later this year once the school district reaches a contract deal with the Chicago Teachers Union.