Wall Street Journal:

Chicago can’t afford anything close to that. Rather than disappoint his union buddies, Mayor Johnson wants the school district to take out a $300 million loan to cover higher teacher salaries and pension costs next year. CPS has a junk credit rating, so Mr. Johnson’s loan would end up costing the school district around $700 million.

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“Martinez has argued that such demands could bankrupt the (Chicago k-12) system”