# @nbcchicago on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNjYKezvvRh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33492645-nbcchicago-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-19T22:10:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) — https://gondola.cc/nbcchicago

## Caption

At a Tuesday press conference, Mayor Brandon Johnson promised there would be no stalemate or school closures as Chicago Public Schools faces a $734 million budget deficit. ⁠
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He emphasized that he “dropped my [his] kids off to a public school.” The shortfall is driven by rising costs, the expiration of federal pandemic aid, and a disputed $175 million pension payment the city wants CPS to cover. ⁠
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Johnson says that the state of Illinois owes CPS $1.6 billion under its own funding formula—money that could close the gap and prevent painful cuts. ⁠
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#cps #johnson #budgetcuts #publicschool #mayorjohnson #chicago

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chicago, johnson, publicschool, mayorjohnson, cps, budgetcuts

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