Forrest Claypool

CPS has schools on increased safety alert, but parents say walk-ins are a show of support, not protest.

Principal Carlos Patiño said the school could handle mid-year CPS cuts, "but it leaves us very thin."

The school's principal said he was prepared for the cuts.

Ten area CPS elementary schools will get their budgets cut by more than 3 percent.

UNO Rogers Park saw the biggest decrease, but had the largest budget increase in the fall.

Nine Lakeview schools will lose $884,625 as CPS announced $120 million in citywide cuts Tuesday.

CPS revealed $120 million in classroom cuts Tuesday, a figure far higher than had been announced.

Union leaders had called the cuts a negotiating tactic, but CPS officials say they have no options left.

Principals will learn how $100 million in district cuts will affect their schools Tuesday afternoon.

"We're gonna do our very best to avoid teacher layoffs," said CPS CEO Forrest Claypool.

President Karen Lewis dared CPS to impose layoffs, saying upped class sizes would cause a public outcry.

Union negotiators are mulling over a proposal CPS CEO Forrest Claypool called a "true compromise."

CPS is cracking down on students who list fake addresses to get spots at selective enrollment schools. 

Schools chief Forrest Claypool readied "painful layoffs to the Central Office and administrative staff."

Gov. Bruce Rauner insisted his plan to take over CPS is not "dead on arrival" and has support downstate.