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Bourbonnais, IL town hall & government

Bourbonnais spent $20.2 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,041 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bourbonnais's government.

Town budget

Where Bourbonnais's money goes

Spent
$20.2 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,041
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$8.4 million
$431 per resident
Police
$5.4 million27%
Roads & transportation
$3.8 million19%
Sewer & trash
$3.7 million18%
Administration & buildings
$3.6 million18%
Interest on debt
$1.9 million9%
Parks & libraries
$129,0001%
Other
$1.7 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Interest, fines & other 29%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bourbonnais

Full-time staff
60
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$96,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
27
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
29 full-time
Roads & transportation
17 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307

Bourbonnais's high school district, shared with Bourbonnais, Bradley, Ganeer and Kankakee. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,238
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,913
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 48%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,238 per pupil, $10,370 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Bourbonnais: Bourbonnais School District 53 ($15,591 per pupil) · Manteno Community Unit School District 5 ($16,332 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bourbonnais pay

Typical tax bill
$5,568
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.20%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$253,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Bourbonnais's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofbourbonnais.com ↗
Town hall hoursMonday-Friday: 7:00am-3:30pm
Town hall phone(815) 937-3570

Town hall & decisions in Bourbonnais →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bourbonnais

Bourbonnais is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Jonathan L. Jackson and Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Bourbonnais's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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