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🌱 District 300 school bond trails in unofficial election results

Lake in the Hills, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • District 300 school bond trails in unofficial election results
  • Where local firefighter pension funding stands

Also on today's calendar: Frostmoon Faire.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 54 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mainly cloudy; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 44, low: 30.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, Huntley-area school district bond fails in unofficial count (mchenrytimes.com) — District 300’s $355.5 million school bond proposal trails by 887 votes in unofficial results, putting a proposed property tax increase in doubt for district homeowners, including those in Lake in the Hills. The district estimated an extra $101 annually on a $400,000 home, but results remain unofficial while eligible mail ballots can still arrive.
   

• Algonquin Lake In The Hills FPD Pension Fund paid $2.0 million to 33 retirees and survivors; taxpayers put in $1.8 million (mchenrytimes.com) — Local property taxes contributed $1.8 million to the Algonquin Lake in the Hills firefighter pension fund in 2025, while benefits totaled $2 million. The fund’s latest state valuation, covering 2024, showed it was 89.2% funded, with a $5.5 million shortfall against promised benefits, placing it seventh among McHenry County’s 21 police and fire funds.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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