News you can't get anywhere else. # District 161 faces $50,000 loss in property tax appeals. ### More in Education:. * District 161 reviews learning priorities October 20, 2026. * Homewood school board OKs levy at $23.3 million October 20, 2026. * Students begin hands-on learning internships through Pathways Program October 14, 2026. Flossmoor School District 161 could lose approximately $50,000 in property tax revenue from two pending property assessment appeals, prompting district officials to prepare legal intervention under new requirements. Associate Superintendent for Business Frances LaBella told the Board of Education during its Oct. 13 meeting that the district plans to seek authorization to intervene in appeals filed by Franciscan Alliance Inc. and Brent Seiler, both of whom have challenged their property assessments multiple times in previous…. ### Newsletter. ### Tornado Tour – Butterfield Park. ### Tornado Tour – Leavitt Park.