CPS, CTU converge on Springfield to ask lawmakers about more money for schools

CTU members took buses to the state capital and split into groups to meet with legislators and make their case for additional funding as CPS faces a nearly $400 million budget deficit for next school year and some schools are reporting cuts.

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