Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union have reached a tentative contract agreement after several months of negotiations.

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) say they’re close to a contract deal, but are still working out the final details.

For over a decade, the Chicago Teachers Union has settled contracts through strikes, but not this time. CTU said it has received a set of proposals for a new contract for CPS teachers that it will present to its big bargaining team on Monday.

Mayor Brandon Johnson — who campaigned on promises to transform CPS into a school district that offers a well-rounded education to every Chicago child and security to its employees — is caught in another bruising political battle that has,

CPS made it clear Friday morning that a tentative agreement had not yet been reached, but leadership from them and the Chicago Teachers Union bargained late into the night Thursday.

A controversial $175 million pension payment for non-teaching Chicago Public Schools staff has created tension between the district and Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Johnson's team will consult, but not commit to asking for approval, from the City Council on how to respond to a loss of $175 million in revenue.

Seven of 20 school board members say they oppose reimbursing the city for the payment. The mayor has until March 31 to settle the city's books.