CHANCE THE RAPPER DONATES $1M TO CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
After meeting with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner last week to discuss funding options, Chance the Rapper announced Monday he is donating $1 million to the Chicago Public Schools Foundation.
A Monday memo first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times outlines two options for the nation's third-largest school district to receive $215 million in pension relief Rauner vetoed last year. The cash-strapped district had factored the funding into its annual budget. Rauner says it should've been tied to larger pension reforms.
The Chicago-native rapper, whose name is Chancelor Bennett, planned a news conference Monday at a school. He posted a preview on Instagram Monday morning.