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Waukegan school board approves $340 million budget thanks in part to COVID-related funding; ‘that’s why we were able to do more things’

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 | by Steve Sadin | CHICAGO TRIBUNE

By Steve Sadin, includes “A projected spending plan 18.2% larger than last school year has Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 planning to spend approximately $62 million more than it did a year ago, primarily because of the coronavirus pandemic. … Polk said the increased revenue comes from added government funding, much of if COVID-related. The majority was generated from the federal government, but there was also a grant from the state for early childhood development.”

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