Illinois › Winnebago County › Pecatonica Fire Protection District Property Tax Limiting Rate Increase
One candidate is tracked for Pecatonica Fire Protection District Property Tax Limiting Rate Increase on the November 3, 2026 ballot: "Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Pecatonica Fire Protection District, Winnebago and Stephenson Counties, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to 0.3739% above the limiting rate for the purpose of fire protection and ambulance services including additional EMS staffing for levy year 2026 and be equal to 0.6500% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2026?". Candidate information follows official Winnebago County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Binding proposition to increase the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law limiting rate for the Pecatonica Fire Protection District (which spans parts of Winnebago and Stephenson counties) by 0.3739 percentage points, to 0.65 percent of equalized assessed value, to fund fire protection, ambulance service and additional EMS staffing for levy year 2026. The county clerk's notice estimates this would raise the district's extendable tax roughly from $480,780 to $1,215,500, adding about $124.63 a year for a $100,000 home. Source: Winnebago County Clerk's official November 3, 2026 referenda questions.
"Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Pecatonica Fire Protection District, Winnebago and Stephenson Counties, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to 0.3739% above the limiting rate for the purpose of fire protection and ambulance services including additional EMS staffing for levy year 2026 and be equal to 0.6500% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2026?" appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Pecatonica Fire Protection District Property Tax Limiting Rate Increase, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for "Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Pecatonica Fire Protection District, Winnebago and Stephenson Counties, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to 0.3739% above the limiting rate for the purpose of fire protection and ambulance services including additional EMS staffing for levy year 2026 and be equal to 0.6500% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2026?".
