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School Districts are eligible to apply for the School Maintenance Project Grant through ISBE. This grant allows school districts to receive up to $50,000 to be used for capital projects. Below is an ISBE link that explains more: https://www.isbe.net/Pages/School-Maintenance-Project-Grant.aspx

The Property Tax Relief Grant allows school districts to abate and give back tax dollars to their specific community. While agreeing to abate tax dollars, the state will give back a specific dollar amount to the Districts through Evidence Based Funding.  Districts would have to apply for the grant through ISBE. If approved, they would need to work with their county assessors office to abate taxes. Below is the link from ISBE that talks about the grant in more detail. https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Property-Tax-Relief-Grant.aspx

On the third try, Illinois House FINALLY approves an education funding bill. This funding bill is a positive, or negative depending on what district you work for. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-house-school-funding-met-0829-20170828-story.html

March 15th, 2017 For those who are interested in learning about the Illinois property tax freeze that MIGHT happen, this is a great article to read! UPDATE: On May 30th, 2017 the Illinois Senate approved a 2-year property freeze. This would impact school district's 2017 and 2018 levies. http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34679285/proposed-property-tax-freeze-could-be-bad-for-schools

The National Weather Service projected that Chicago, IL will have one of the warmest summers on record in 2017. The National Weather Service also projected that most of the Midwest will expect a stormy summer.

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