Mayor Brandon Johnson holds a press conference on March 18, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

As Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration awaits a $175 million pension payment to cover the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) employees in the Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund (MEABF), a group of City Council members issued a letter this week calling for the mayor and his finance team to work with the council on a solution as the end-of-month deadline approaches.