South Cook News

The recently passed public school funding measure, Senate Bill 1947, is slated to provide targeted property tax relief to certain sections of Illinois, including several school districts in South Cook County.

In South Cook County, researchers have identified as potential property tax savers under SB1947 the following school districts:

Worth School District 127

North Palos School District 117

Dolton School District 148

South Holland School District 151

Lansing School District 158

Matteson Elementary School District 162

Thornton Township High School District 205

Bloom Township High School District 206

Thornton Fractional High School District 215

Argo Community High School District 217

Community High School District 218

Rich Township High School District 227

Bremen Community High School District 228

Homewood Flossmoor Community High School District 233

Politicians took a hard route to the K-12 funding bill, which took shape over months of debate. An original bill, SB1, passed along passed along party lines after being decried by conservatives as a bailout for failing Chicago Public Schools, but was vetoed by Gov. Bruce Rauner. 

Both chambers of the General Assembly approved SB1947 and it was signed into law by Rauner in late August. The law empowers residents of select districts to vote on property tax relief. However, the legislation opens up Cook County taxpayers to a property tax increase of up to $163 million, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.