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County Treasurer Makes Final Distribution November 25, 2020 Christine J. Johnson, DeKalb County Treasurer, reports that the final distribution of DeKalb County real estate tax money was made recently. This year the Treasurer’s Office collected and distributed $228,131,388.51 to DeKalb County taxing bodies. The final distribution also includes $24,967.60 in interest that was earned by the Treasurer’s Office for the benefit of the taxing bodies while the funds were in the Treasurer’s custody. Taxpayers also took advantage of the opportunity to pay their taxes online. “This year more than $20 million in taxes were paid on-line. This has been our most successful year yet for this program”, said Johnson. A breakdown of the total taxes distributed is: DeKalb County $23,422,342.09 10.27 percent DeKalb County Forest Preserve $1,632,269.32 .72 percent Townships & Road & Bridge Districts $9,239,395.72 4.05 percent School Districts $137,015,532.20 60.06 percent Community College Districts $13,733,648.49 6.02 percent Cities and Villages $16,243,906.03 7.12 percent Park Districts $8,928,718.81 3.91 percent Library Districts $5,154,070.21 2.26 percent Fire Districts $4,861,352.55 2.13 percent TIF Districts $7,692,951.32 3.37 percent Drainage Districts $207,201.77 .09 percent