Jared Rutecki<p>Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates vehemently rejected the notion there isn’t extra money lying around in Springfield in an interview on WTTW News’ “<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> Tonight: Black Voices.” <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/20/ctu-president-rejects-pritzker-s-assertion-no-more-money-be-found-springfield-schools" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.wttw.com/2025/08/20/ctu-p</span><span class="invisible">resident-rejects-pritzker-s-assertion-no-more-money-be-found-springfield-schools</span></a></p>