More real estate taxes distributed

By Northern Star Staff

The DeKalb County Treasurer’s Office made its fifth real estate tax distribution Friday, according to a news release from Treasurer Christine Johnson.

This was the final distribution before the Oct. 27 tax sale, when the remaining taxes will be collected.

About 93.1 percent of the about $204,990,512 to be collected has been gathered and disbursed to government districts, schools and services.

Of the about $190,808,452 collected so far, funds have been distributed to:

• School districts: $113,695,188

• DeKalb County and Forest Preserve District: $21,454,604

• Cities and villages:

$12,670,256

• Community colleges::

$11,712,187

• TIF districts: $8,153,643

• Townships and township road and bridge districts: $8,036,590

• Park districts: $6,822,283

• Libraries: $4,196,527

• Fire districts: $3,945,047

• Drainage districts: $122,124