ILLINOIS -- It's the end of June, and chances are you're not thinking about school.
Just about every administrator, and probably teacher, in the state of Illinois sure are.
Once again this year, funding from the state is way behind for many agencies and schools.
Some of the agencies have been forced to close their doors, but schools can't.
They have to be open and ready to go in August whether the money's there or not.
Just last week, the Chicago Tribune ran an article saying the State Board of Education agreed to cut 300 million dollars from its budget.
That could cancel money for just about every program in every school district.
How that affects local districts still isn't known.
"Our main goal is just tell us what we're going to get. Tell us up front, solid dollars and we'll deal with it. This guessing game and not knowing when it's going to come, that's the frustration," says Lemon.
Lonny Lemon did tell KHQA, plans have been made in case of cuts.
Last year, school districts were blindsided when the state cut funding for early childhood programs in the middle of July.
Funding for early childhood was later restored to 90 percent.
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