Waukegan Schools Face Budget Crunch | Chicago News

Waukegan School District 60 is in tight financial straits after losing over $28 million in reserves, forcing leaders to slash $11.5 million from next year’s budget without compromising education or safety. Years of refusing to raise property taxes and a recent 20% teacher pay bump have strained funds, while pandemic relief money is now gone. To avoid layoffs, they’re delaying hiring for non-essential roles—especially security and support staff—while targeting payroll cuts to stay afloat. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a272d99d8c74210c