CPS could rely more on local taxes as state funding falls short

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The Chicago Reporter analyzed CPS’s 2026 approved budget and found that local revenues are expected to grow more than state revenues despite pressure from advocates and board members to get more help from Springfield. Still, in both FY2025 and FY2026, the total local operating revenue for CPS was more than double the total state revenue, according to the released budget. The 2026 projection includes $5,425.5 million in local revenues and $2,299.8 million in state revenues, among other sources. Republican State Rep. Dan Ugaste supports that Illinois schools rely more on state revenues than on local ones. Lori Turner, Chief of Political Affairs at the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, called for increased state funding during the CPS monthly board meeting on July 24.