New Lenox Township Sets Preliminary Tax Levies; No Public Hearing Required

New Lenox Township Board Meeting | Nov. 13, 2025

Article Summary: The New Lenox Township Board of Trustees determined that the 2025 tax levies for both the township and the road district will remain below the threshold requiring a “Truth in Taxation” public hearing. The proposed levies reflect increases under 5% compared to the previous year.

Tax Levy Key Points:

• Township Levy: The proposed 2025 extended levy is $1,664,697, representing a 4.5% increase over the prior year.

• Road District Levy: The proposed 2025 extended levy is $3,558,019.

• No Hearing Needed: Because the increases do not exceed 105% of the previous year’s extension, no public hearing or publication notice is required.

The New Lenox Township Board of Trustees on Thursday, November 13, 2025, moved forward with setting the property tax levies for the coming year, determining that tax increases will remain low enough to bypass a public Truth in Taxation hearing.

Trustee Martin Boban, who led the meeting in the absence of Supervisor Cass Wennlund, noted the township’s “long history” of keeping levies below the threshold that triggers public notice requirements.

The board determined the Township levy for 2025 will be $1,664,697. This figure represents a 4.5% increase over the 2024 extended levy of $1,593,012. Under Illinois law, taxing bodies must hold a public hearing only if the proposed levy exceeds 105% of the previous year’s extension.

Similarly, the board addressed the Road District levy. The proposed amount for 2025 is $3,558,019, up from the 2024 extension of $3,413,297. Trustee Boban noted that 35% of the road district levy is shared with the municipalities.

Motions to approve the determinations for both the Township and Road District were passed unanimously by Trustees Boban, Barbara Kaupas, Patty Deiters, and Annette Vogt.