![](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-Johnson-James03.jpg?w=1024&h=683)
At odds with CPS over staffing cuts, Mayor Johnson signals ‘increased costs’ above $9.9B proposed budget
With two weeks remaining before a planned vote on Chicago Public Schools’ $9.9 billion budget proposal, Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he won’t accept staff cuts or forgo CPS’ $175 million obligation to contribute to the Municipal Employees Annuity and …