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Flossmoor SD 161 board adopts 2025 property tax levy after public hearing; resident says posting rules were not followed
Summary
After a public hearing and brief public comment alleging Illinois school-code posting errors, the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education voted to adopt the district's 2025 property tax levy, approved related levy-reduction and abatement resolutions, and accepted several residency determinations.
Flossmoor School District 161's Board of Education voted Dec. 15 to adopt its 2025 property tax levy after a public hearing at which a community member urged the board to follow Illinois school-code posting requirements before adopting taxes.
At the start of the meeting, a resident who identified herself as Agnes told the board she had not seen required budget documents on the district website and said the district cannot lawfully pass a levy without a 30-day public posting and inspection. "How do you ask children to follow rules when you as a school board and superintendent do not follow school code?" she asked.
District staff presented the levy framework to the board at the hearing, saying the proposal reflects a 2.9% consumer-price-index adjustment and includes recapture and use of about $1 million from an expiring property-tax-relief grant. The staff member also stated that the Truth in Taxation notice was published in the newspaper and that supporting materials are available in BoardDocs; questions from the public about whether the levy document itself appeared on the district website were raised during the hearing.
Following the hearing, the board held a formal vote and approved the 2025 property tax levy by roll call. The board also approved a companion resolution authorizing the reduction of certain fund levies for the 2025 levy year and a resolution providing for abatement of the 2025 levy adjustment; both measures passed on separate roll-call votes.
In related action, the board accepted hearing officers' reports in two residency cases and declared the students nonresidents for the 2025-26 school year; the families were charged 110% of the per-capita tuition rate for days of attendance, as recorded in the motions.
The board did not vote to alter the levy after the public comment; several board members said they wanted to ensure the finance committee and administration follow up on posting and documentation questions raised by commenters.
What happens next: The levy and related resolutions are now part of the district's fiscal record for 2025; the board directed staff to continue publishing required documents and to return with any clarifications if additional action is needed.
