A second Lake County school district has found itself in a multi-million dollar budget crisis this year, with Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 attempting to cover a $4.2 million deficit that originated in last year’s spending plan.

An online petition criticizing the district garnered more than 1,200 signatures, and over 100 people attended Thursday’s Board of Education meeting. The board was scheduled to vote on the proposed budget, but that was postponed until a meeting on Jan. 15.

Earlier this year, Round Lake Area District 116 found itself with an $11 million shortfall in its budget, which was blamed on its former chief financial officer and required the district to cut administrative positions and halve salary increases for all staff for the next two fiscal years, with t

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