"We really don't have insight into how Chicago Public Schools came up with the money to pay this tonight," pension fund Executive Director Charles Burbridge said during an appearance on WTTW-TV on Tuesday night. "We want to make sure the checks don't bounce."The great moments of Blue America.
In the same email containing the Ruiz statement, CPS officials said 1,400 positions "will be impacted beginning Wednesday." They declined to answer questions about what that meant.
Earlier, Emanuel had refused to say whether he'd make the payment during an afternoon news conference at City Hall, where he reiterated his frequent complaint that it's unfair for Chicago taxpayers to contribute to the rest of the state's teachers pensions through their income taxes while also having to pick up the CPS teacher pension costs through their property taxes.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
1400 Jobs Will Probably Be Cut By Chicago Public School System
The Chicago Tribune reports:
