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Homewood SD 153 board approves payments, preliminary 2025 tax levy and life‑safety survey submission
Summary
The Homewood SD 153 board authorized routine bill payments (Oct/Nov), approved a preliminary 2025 tax levy estimated near $26.8 million and voted to submit a ten‑year life‑safety survey for three buildings, removing roughly $13M of lower‑priority items to meet state timing and bond‑sale requirements.
The Homewood School District 153 Board of Education on Nov. 10 authorized routine bill payments, approved a preliminary 2025 tax levy and approved submission of a ten‑year life‑safety survey to the Illinois State Board of Education, actions the district said are needed to preserve the option to issue bonds without increasing the debt levy.
On routine payments, the board, acting on the chief school business official’s recommendation, authorized the second payment of October 2025 bills and the first payment of November 2025 bills in an amount not to exceed $2,734,579.31. The motion was moved, seconded, roll call recorded and the chair announced the motion carries.
Chip Murphy, the district’s chief school business official, presented a draft preliminary 2025 tax levy and explained county timing issues for Cook…
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