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Skokie SD 68 board adopts $33.85 million tax levy for 2025
Summary
The Skokie School District 68 Board approved a 2025 tax levy on Dec. 18 that allocates specific line items for education, operations, transportation and special education totaling $33,853,000, with a unanimous recorded roll call in favor.
The Skokie School District 68 Board of Education adopted its 2025 tax levy during the Dec. 18 regular meeting. Dr. Katrina Bell-Jordan moved to adopt the levy and Mr. Jeremy Glickman seconded.
The levy text submitted to the board specified line items including $20,953,000 for educational purposes; $6,500,000 for operations and maintenance; $2,300,000 for transportation; $500,000 for working cash; $200,000 for Illinois Municipal Retirement; $500,000 for social security and Medicare; $0 for fire prevention and life safety; $400,000 for tort immunity; and $2,500,000 for special education. The motion included the formal resolution language, beginning "BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Education of School District Number 68, Cook County, Illinois, adopt a tax levy resolution as follows:" and enumerating the sums above. The amounts add to $33,853,000.
The roll call recorded AYEs from Bell-Jordan, Lonigro, Roth, Scheer, Strebence and Warshaw; Nays: none; Absent: Glickman. The meeting minutes reflect the motion carried. The levy is adopted on the equalized assessed valuation of taxable property in the district for 2025 and was dated Dec. 18, 2025 in the resolution language.
The board did not discuss additional amendments to the levy at the meeting; next procedural steps typically include filing the levy with county officials according to statutory timelines.
