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Chicago can't shake pension strains, CPS mess, and state dysfunction as it shows off economic and fiscal strides.
August 15 -
The Democratic majority wants to override the changes Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner made to its school funding package.
August 14 -
CPS needs the city and state to deliver more than $500 million to balance its books for 2017-2018.
August 11 -
A debt issue to reduce its mountain of unpaid bills is stuck in Illinois' political divide.
August 8 -
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of school aid legislation jeopardizes school funding and ratings, Fitch reports.
August 2 -
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner reshaped a school funding bill Tuesday, cutting CPS' piece of the pie.
August 1 -
The rating agency said it doesn’t expect the budget to directly result in any local government rating changes, though school districts remain vulnerable to a possible impasse over funding.
July 28 -
Gov. Bruce Rauner has called the bill a “bailout” for Chicago Public Schools and plans to use his amendatory veto powers to cut funding in half.
July 27 -
Chicago has good news to share as investors return to town, though pension and school woes loom large.
July 25 -
Chicago school officials pledged to open on time after Labor Day.
July 20