- Mayor Rahm asked for an extension on making a $634 million contribution to the underfunded Chicago teachers’ pension fund.
- With extra time, the mayor said, he’d have enough property taxes on hand to pay the pension bill and still have money for basics, like regular janitorial service.
- In any event, the extension looked like a sure thing since the state’s three most powerful politicians said they supported it.
- He claims he needs the extension because he’s exhausted all other options for funding the public schools.
- Especially when they’re low-income children of color, like so many of the students in CPS.
Source: Chicago Reader