Homewood-Flossmoor Election Guide 2022: Polls Open Tuesday

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR, IL — Voters in Homewood-Flossmoor will take to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 8 to decide several key races.

On the ballot is a limiting rate increase for Homewood District 153, which is proposed as a way for the district to cover a $2 million deficit.

If you aren't yet registered to vote, you can still do so today at your polling place.

What’s On The Nov. 8 Ballot

From the governor’s race to secretary of state to attorney general, here’s a look at what’s on the ballot across Illinois.

• Homewood voters will also consider a referendum that will impact Homewood District 153. Specifically, the referendum asks:
  • Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Homewood School District Number 153, Cook County, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to 1.20% above the limiting rate for the purpose of funding increased educational and other school district expenses for levy year 2020 and be equal to 5.610% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2022? (1) The approximate amount of taxes extendable at the most recently extended limiting rate is $15,356,687 and the approximate amount of taxes extendable if the proposition is approved is $19,535,377. (2) For the 2022 levy year the approximate amount of the additional tax extendable against property containing a single family residence and having a fair market value at the time of the referendum of $100,000 is estimated to be $386.81. (3) If the proposition is approved, the aggregate extension for 2022 will be determined by the limiting rate set forth in the proposition, rather than the otherwise applicable limiting rate calculated under the provisions of the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (commonly known as the Property Tax Cap Law).

In Cook County, voters will also decide:

• County Board President
  • Democrat Toni Preckwinkle
  • Republican Bob Fioretti
  • Libertarian Thea Tsatsos
• County Clerk
  • Democrat Karen Yarbrough
  • Republican Tony Peraica
  • Libertarian Joseph Schreiner
• Sheriff
  • Democrat Thomas J. Dart
  • Republican Lupe Aguirre
  • Libertarian Brad Sandefur
• County Treasurer
  • Democrat Maria Pappas
  • Republican Peter Kopsaftis
  • Libertarian Michael Murphy
• County Assessor
  • Democrat Fritz Kaegi
  • Libertarian Nico Tsatsoulis

Illinois voters are also asked to weigh in on an amendment to the state constitution allowing workers the right to organize and bargain collectively.

The bill, which was drafted by the Illinois General Assembly in 2021, provides that “employees shall have the fundamental right to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours and working conditions and to “protect their economic welfare and safety at work.”