School District 55 officials thought they were heading into the new year with the only cuts due to declining enrollment, but after hearing the latest state funding projections last week, they learned they’ll have to cut the district’s budget for 2010-11 by 9 percent €“ $1.1 million.
The projection last week was $576 million less than the projection in March, including a $14 million shortage in cigarette tax revenue. The state projects the district will…