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Skokie SD 68 board adopts 2025 tax levy allocating $20.953M to education
Summary
The board approved the 2025 tax levy resolution with specified allocations: $20,953,000 for educational purposes; $16,500,000 for operations and maintenance; $2,300,000 for transportation; plus other line items. Roll call recorded unanimous 'yes' votes for members called on the record.
The Skokie School District 68 Board of Education voted to adopt its 2025 tax levy, with the motion read into the record by a committee member who moved the resolution. The levy detailed allocations for multiple purposes: $20,953,000 for educational purposes; $16,500,000 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.
"Be and resolved by the Board of Education of School District number 68, Cook County, Illinois, adopt a tax levy resolution as follows. The sum of $20,953,000 for educational purposes and the sum of $16,500,000 for operations and maintenance purposes..." the committee member read during the motion. The board then conducted a roll call: the members recorded in the transcript—Ralph, Sheer, Servants and Bill Jordan—each responded "Yes" when called, producing an affirmative vote tally for those on the record. The motion referenced the equalized assessed valuation for all taxable property in School District 68 for 2025 and included a December 2025 date in the levy paperwork.
