Notice of Proposed Property Tax Levy for Forest Ridge School District Number 142

I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for Forest Ridge School District Number 142, Cook County, Illinois for 2024 will be held on December 17, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at Hille Middle School, 5800 151 st Street, Oak Forest, Illinois, 60452.

Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Heather Rose, Chief School Business Official, at [email protected], 5800 151 st Street, Oak Forest, Illinois
60452, or (708) 687-3334.

II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2023 were $9,695,955. The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2024 are $10,179,061. This represents a 4.98% increase over the previous year.

III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2023 were $914,130. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2024 are
$1,000,000. This represents a 9.39% increase over the previous year.

IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2023 were $10,610,085. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2024 are $11,179,061. This represents a 5.36% increase over the previous year.

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