Mayor Brandon Johnson tells Chicago Public Schools, or CPS, CEO Pedro Martinez he wants him to resign as head of district: sources [Video]

CHICAGO (WLS) — Multiple sources told ABC7 Chicago Friday that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has told Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez he no longer wants him as head of the school district.

The sources said Mayor Johnson asked Martinez to resign Thursday night.

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Both men were set to attend a gala for the City Council’s Latino Caucus Friday night in Bridgeport, but that was before Friday’s news broke. They were no-shows at an event that is typically a who’s who of Chicago politics.

The CPS CEO wrote a letter to CPS families Friday, saying in part, “me and my leadership team are 100 percent focused on building on the positive momentum of the new school year,” defying, what multiple sources tell ABC7, is the mayor’s call for his resignation, with only the school board able to fire him.

“They’ve supported the budget that he put forward and overwhelmingly supported it seven …