School bus companies got pandemic aid from CPS, along with PPP loans, but still laid off drivers: district watchdog – Chicago Tribune*

The inspector general’s office said it alerted CPS to the overlapping government funding in a September 2020 memo that led to written agreements for bus vendors to repay CPS about $3 million. The district has since recouped just over $2 million, according to the inspector general report, which summarized alleged CPS fraud, employee misconduct and financial mismanagement in the last fiscal year.