But the mayor was forced to cast another tie-breaking vote to avoid having the decision on his bond issue put off even longer.

Aldermen approved the plan in a 26 to 23 vote a day after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration proposed a version with clearer spending guardrails.

Rosa Escareno, a longtime City Hall veteran, will exit her post after four years of helming the top job at the Park District.

The district said the campuses are underutilized but are still fully staffed and maintained, and closing the schools could save the district roughly $32 million.