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Arlington Heights District 25 outlines tentative $90.3 million levy as Cook County tax timetable shifts
Summary
District 25 staff presented a proposed 2025 tentative levy and warned that delayed Cook County tax bills could squeeze cash flow this winter. Finance staff proposed levying up to $90.3 million to preserve future capacity and described contingency options if County billing is delayed into 2026.
Stacy, the district's finance presenter, told the Board of Education on Nov. 11 that the tentative tax levy for 2025 will be set to capture available CPI adjustment and anticipated new growth, and proposed a levy of $90,300,000 as the board’s maximum levy request for the limited funds. "I am proposing the levy of $90,300,000," Stacy said, explaining that the figure was intended to protect the district's cumulative taxing capacity even if part of the levy is later abated.
Stacy reviewed how the levy process and tax-cap formula interact: the levy amount requested by the district is converted into each taxpayer's bill through equalized assessed value and the state's tax-cap calculation. She emphasized that asking for the full levy amount preserves the district's ability…
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