CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago Public School students will return to class on Monday, but the district likely won’t have a budget in place when the school bell rings as work continues to close the gap of more than $730 million.

With less than a week until the CPS new academic year begins, it's still unknown how officials will deal with the approximately $734 million budget shortfall.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said only two choices remain.

"We’re either going to cut or invest," Johnson said. "Those are our options right now."

The Chicago Teachers Union is calling on Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to convene a special session of the General Assembly to address the deficit in state funding. So far, there has been no commitment from the governor or state lawmakers.

Last week, a report

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