Crain’s politics reporter Justin Laurence talks with host Amy Guth on Pedro Martinez, who's locked in a power struggle with Mayor Brandon Johnson, and his strategy banking on a TIF surplus to balance the CPS budget, which has drawn skepticism from the City Council.

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