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File #: 25-0353    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/2/2025 In control: FPD Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 10/21/2025 Final action:
Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE ORDINANCE FOR THE LEVY OF TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2025 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County: Section 1. That this Ordinance is and the same is hereby termed the "Ordinance for the Levy of Taxes for the Year 2025." Section 2. That the Committee on Finance of the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois has considered the subject of the Annual Tax Levy for the year 2025 and the several sums necessary to be levied to meet the needs and requirements of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for said year and has recommended that this ordinance for the levy of taxes be adopted. Section 3. That the Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, heretofore having approved and adopted the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for the year commencing January 1, 2025 at its meeting held November 19, 2024, which ordinance wa...
Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President)
Attachments: 1. 2025 Budget, 2. 70 ILCS 810-22
Related files: 24-0420
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE

 

Ordinance for the Levy of Taxes for the Year 2025

 

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County:

 

Section 1. That this Ordinance is and the same is hereby termed the “Ordinance for the Levy of Taxes for the Year 2025.”

 

Section 2. That the Committee on Finance of the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois has considered the subject of the Annual Tax Levy for the year 2025 and the several sums necessary to be levied to meet the needs and requirements of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for said year and has recommended that this ordinance for the levy of taxes be adopted.

 

Section 3. That the Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, heretofore having approved and adopted the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for the year commencing January 1, 2025 at its meeting held November 19, 2024, which ordinance was published by authority of said Board as provided by law and which portion of said Appropriation Ordinance pertaining to Fund and Departmental Appropriations (together with marginal columns captioned “ Payable from the Tax Levy” and “Payable from sources other than the 2025 Tax Levy” where applicable) is set forth hereinafter.

 

Section 4. That the sum of One Hundred and Forty-Five Million, One Hundred and Thirty-One Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty-Eight Dollars and No Cents ($145,131,538), being the sum of Appropriations heretofore legally made which are to be paid from the collection of the Annual Tax Levy of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois for the Levy Year 2025 A.D. for the corporate purposes, for the construction of improvements and development of the forests and lands, for payment for principal and interest on bonded debt, for payment for contributions to Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund, and for the payment of amounts to the Chicago Zoological Society and the Chicago Horticultural Society, all as adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County at its meeting held November 19, 2024 and published by the authority of said Board according to law, is hereby levied on all the taxable property within said Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois for the Levy Year 2025 being composed of the specific amounts for the various purposes herein before named.

 

Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois

 

ANNUAL TAX LEVY ORDINANCE

FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2025

 

SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND SOURCES THEREOF

ALL FUNDS

 

Section 5.  This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.

 

Fund

Amount of Appropriation

Payable From The Tax Levy

Payable From Sources Other Than The 2025 Tax Levy

 

 

 

 

Corporate

89,290,230

77,243,969

12,046,261

Self-Insurance

8,530,000

0

8,530,000

Const. & Development

22,071,272

20,200,000

1,871,272

Bond & Interest

7,985,735

4,422,985

3,562,750

Employee Annuity & Benefit

12,687,782

12,284,768

403,014

Real Estate Acquisition

12,300,000

0

12,300,000

Capital Improvement

5,000,000

0

5,000,000

Resident Watchmen

523,000

0

523,000

Chicago Zoological

19,128,936

19,115,977

12,959

Chicago Horticultural

11,786,390

11,863,840

77,450

 Total

 $189,303,345

 $145,131,538

 $44,171,806

 

                     

                     Effective date:  This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its passage and approval.

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