Property tax payment delay costs CPS almost a quarter million dollars a day

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Dec. 19, 2025, 8:02 p.m.
Last Updated Dec. 19, 2025, 8:02 p.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/12/19/property-tax-payment-delay-costs-chicago-public-schools-almost-a-quarter-million-dollars-a-day

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Every day that Chicago Public Schools goes without much-delayed property tax revenue, the school district is paying $220,000 in interest on short-term loans it took out to make payroll — that’s the equivalent of two teachers’ annual salaries. So far, CPS officials say the delay has forced them to t...