Mayor Brandon Johnson is pictured at a City Council meeting on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) released its proposed 2026 budget on Wednesday, which includes a plan to only reimburse the city for a pension payment the city makes on the district’s behalf to cover non-teacher staff if the state provides additional funding to CPS or if additional funding comes through by other means, such as the city’s declaration of a tax increment financing surplus.