CPS budget challenges Springfield to pay up

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know the $9.96 billion budget Chicago Public Schools passed for the coming fiscal year is generating some controversy. OK, so whenever CPS does anything it engenders controversy. But in this case, some legitimate issues are on the table. That’s because in a split vote, the CPS Board passed a budget that includes $150 million in state funding the Illinois General Assembly hasn’t authorized. The board members who voted for the budget noted the speaker…