Forest Preserves slated to get $40M a year boost after voters overwhelmingly back property tax hike

Midlothian Meadows Forest Preserve located at 15300 Pulaski Road. (Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Cook County voters overwhelmingly supported a property tax hike to help the forest preserves Tuesday.

In a referendum, voters were asked to contribute on average about $1.50 more in property taxes per month to the forest preserves, about $20 a year. About $3 to $4 of a homeowner’s current property tax already goes to the forest preserves each month.