County board members narrowly voted to hike the county’s property tax levy by nearly 12 percent to make up for a $500,000 shortfall.

Citing public safety pension costs, the city is expected to approve another increase to its property tax levy.

The city of Geneseo hiked its property tax levy by nearly 10 percent to pay for police pensions.

Pressured by police pension costs, Norridge trustees voted to hike the village’s property tax levy by more than 35 percent.

Voters in Maine Township High School District 207 will consider Nov. 6 whether to approve a $195 million bond referendum to update its three high schools in northern Cook County.

Duplicative school districts and an excess of publicly funded six-figure salaries have educated Norridge-Harwood Heights taxpayers on the benefits of consolidation.