Critics say the reform effort has only touched the surface of a troubled system.

Resolving the HFC issue would be a good down-payment for a troubled system to make, he said.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the city's leaders needed to take immediate action to overhaul a troubled system.

The financially troubled system, which serves 400,000 students, faces a prospective $1.1 billion deficit.

Advocates of adoption say same-sex couples can provide loving homes for children who might otherwise founder in Russia's troubled system of orphanages.

After the vote, CPS asserted the CTU vote could embolden Governor Bruce Rauner in his push to take over the financially troubled system.