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OCT 22, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot in her budget proposal plans to shift $55 million in costs to Chicago Public Schools (Photo credit: Stacey Rupolo/Chalkbeat)
In Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s efforts to close a $1.2 billion gap in the city budget, City Hall will shift more costs onto Chicago Public Schools.
In a budget plan detailed Wednesday, which includes a property tax hike and job cuts, the mayor proposed shifting about $55 million in costs onto schools. But she offered a sweetener: additional funds from a tax surplus account, which would ostensibly cover the costs for this year and then some.
City Hall to shift $55 million in costs onto Chicago Public Schools
Mayor Lori Lightfoot in her budget proposal plans to shift $55 million in costs to Chicago Publi...
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External Editor @wbez. Past @chalkbeatCHI @crainschicago @chicagomag. Strollerpusher. @chipubschools parent. AL to GA to CHI. [email protected]
