Aurora Cruz, nee Rodriguez, August 22, beloved wife of Manuel; loving mother of Beatriz (Ronald) Bradley; cherished grandmother of Jennifer and Melissa; dear sister of Josefa (Carlos) Rodriguez. Funeral Saturday, 10:15 a.m. from Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 6150 N. Cicero Ave., to St. Margaret Mary Church for Mass at 11 a.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery. Visitation Friday from 3 to 8:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer Society, 820 Davis St., Suite 206A, Evanston, IL 60201-4445 of Hospice of The North Shore, 2821 Central St., Evanston, IL 60201 would be appreciated. 773-736-3833
![Chicago Public Schools vows to keep budget cuts from classrooms after pleas for increased state funding go unmet. But some schools face cuts. Chicago Public Schools leaders’ hopes of averting an approximately $400 million deficit were dashed over the weekend, when the Illinois Senate approved a state spending plan without additional funds that the state’s largest school district, alongside Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Teachers Union, has sought over the past year. But despite a “challenging financial year” ahead, CEO Pedro Martinez said at a media briefing Tuesday that CPS will maintain, if not increase, the total amount […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CTC-L-CPS-parent-workers-Johnson-26_187884845.jpg?w=525 "Chicago Public Schools vows to keep budget cuts from classrooms after pleas for increased state funding go unmet. But some schools face cuts. Chicago Public Schools leaders’ hopes of averting an approximately $400 million deficit were dashed over the weekend, when the Illinois Senate approved a state spending plan without additional funds that the state’s largest school district, alongside Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Teachers Union, has sought over the past year. But despite a “challenging financial year” ahead, CEO Pedro Martinez said at a media briefing Tuesday that CPS will maintain, if not increase, the total amount […]")
