Mayor Emanuel on Springfield Gridlock, CPS, Police Reform
via WTTW
“Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined “Chicago Tonight” for a one-on-one interview with Paris Schutz.
There’s no shortage of topics to cover with the mayor: The new year so far has seen an increasingly bitter budget standoff in Springfield that has prevented state lawmakers from taking action on ballooning public employee pension debts and the financial collapse of Chicago Public Schools, which laid off 227 central office employees last week and could begin sending pink slips to thousands of teachers.
The Chicago Teachers Union, which is currently in contract negotiations with CPS, has threatened to go on strike over the layoffs and concessions sought by the district but announced Thursday evening that a “serious offer” had been made by CPS.”
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