County shorts Chicago Public Schools $250M due to property tax collection issues

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date July 23, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Last Updated July 23, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/county-shorts-chicago-public-schools-250m-due-to-property-tax-collection-issues/3965541/

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Chicago Public Schools’ financial woes might be worse than originally thought as the school district says it is a quarter billion dollars short on what it is owed from Cook County – and that’s on top of a $730 million budget gap for next year. It all stems from ongoing troubles the county has had m...