🌱 How much of your Sauk Village tax bill funds police and fire pensions?
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- How much of your Sauk Village tax bill funds police and fire pensions?
Today's riddle: I went into the woods and found it. Once I'd found it, I searched for it. The harder I searched, the less I wanted it. When at last I couldn't find it, I carried it home in my hand. What is it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: Warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 82, low: 56.
- Thursday: Breezy and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• How much did Sauk Village households pay in property taxes for police and fire pensions in FY 2024? (southcooknews.com) — Sauk Village homeowners paid an average of $824 per household in 2024 property taxes specifically for police and fire pensions, far below the Illinois average. Yet the village’s pension funds are only 41.1% funded, leaving over $21 million in promised benefits uncovered and raising long-term questions about how future taxpayers may be affected. 
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Serena Hills Musical Performance
Parker Junior High School, 2810 School St, Flossmoor
6:00 pm -
Parker Junior High School Graduation
Homewood Flossmoor High School
6:00 pm
Thursday May 28
Tuesday June 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Preschool Story Time
Chicago Bee Branch Library, 3647 South State Street, Chicago
11:00 am -
Ribbon Cutting at Mosaic Counseling & Wellness
Mosaic Counseling & Wellness, 810 North Boulevard, Oak Park
12:00 pm -
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee Branch Library, 3647 South State Street, Chicago
12:00 pm -
Coloring for Adults
Chicago Bee Branch Library, 3647 South State Street, Chicago
1:30 pm -
Come Play Chess with Us
Chicago Bee Branch Library, 3647 South State Street, Chicago
2:00 pm -
Tech Tuesday
Sherman Park Branch Library, 5440 South Racine Avenue, Chicago
3:00 pm -
Tuesday Craft Corner
Gage Park Branch Library, 2807 West 55th Street, Chicago
4:00 pm -
Puzzlemania
Chicago Bee Branch Library, 3647 South State Street, Chicago
4:30 pm -
Adult Craft Club: Sip, Sit & Paint
Gage Park Branch Library, 2807 West 55th Street, Chicago
5:00 pm -
Sesiones de GED con UIC Center for Literacy
Back of the Yards Branch Library, 4650 South Damen Avenue, Chicago
5:00 pm
Tuesday May 26
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🗞 Nearby News
Flossmoor
- Flossmoor proclaims May as Jewish American Heritage Month (hfchronicle.com)
- May 24: Memorial Day ceremonies, Dixie viaduct project update, Flossmoor library repair issue, Homewood Pride flag question, D161 revisits Wold contract, Homewood geothermal system (hfchronicle.com)
- Tony nominated ‘Clyde's' presented by Drama Group in June (hfchronicle.com)
South Holland
- The Bulls' NBA draft history with the fourth pick is frail and primed for change (pippenainteasy.com)
Alsip
- South Suburban Death Notices, Week Of May 25 (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A splinter. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!)
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