Property taxpayers in Waukegan will not see an increase in the portion of their payment that goes to the city when they receive their tax bills from Lake County in the spring.

The Waukegan City Council unanimously approved a 2025 real estate tax levy of just under $37.3 million Monday at City Hall for taxes payable next year, making it the sixth consecutive year without a tax increase.

Mayor Sam Cunningham said after the meeting, the city developed its spending plan for the fiscal year, which started May 1, early enough last spring to be in a position by this fall to make the decision not to increase taxes.

“We identified these things early on, and it has helped us to achieve a zero-levy increase for six years,” Cunningham said. “We review our spending as we go through the rest of the y

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