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.”