Town Hall · Buffalo Grove

Buffalo Grove, IL town hall & government

Buffalo Grove spent $86 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,021 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Buffalo Grove's town hall

  • Oct 5Mon · 6:00 pm
    Board of Fire and Police CommissionersBoard of Fire and Police Commissioners Regular MeetingBeverly Sussman Conference Room, Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 5Mon · 7:00 pm
    Village BoardVillage Board Committee of the Whole MeetingJeffrey S. Braiman Council Chambers, Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 7Wed · 7:30 pm
    Planning & Zoning CommissionPlanning and Zoning Regular MeetingJeffrey S. Braiman Council Chambers, Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 19Mon · 7:00 pm
    Village BoardVillage Board Regular MeetingJeffrey S. Braiman Council Chambers, Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 21Wed · 7:00 pm
    Rick Kahen Commission for Residents with DisabilitiesCommission for Residents with Disabilities Regular Meeting50 Raupp Blvd Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 21Wed · 7:30 pm
    Planning & Zoning CommissionPlanning and Zoning Regular MeetingJeffrey S. Braiman Council Chambers, Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

  • Sep 28Mon · 7:00 pm
    Village BoardVillage Board Special Meeting (Civics Forum)Jeffrey S. Braiman Council Chambers, Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 23Wed · 7:00 pm
    Rick Kahen Commission for Residents with DisabilitiesCommission for Residents with Disabilities Regular Meeting50 Raupp Blvd Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 16Wed · 7:30 pm
    Planning & Zoning CommissionPlanning and Zoning Regular Meeting - CancelledJeffrey S. Braiman Council Chambers, Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 14Mon · 7:00 pm
    Village BoardVillage Board Regular MeetingJeffrey S. Braiman Council Chambers, Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 14Mon · 6:00 pm
    Board of Fire and Police CommissionersBoard of Fire and Police Commissioners Regular MeetingBeverly Sussman Conference Room, Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 2Wed · 7:30 pm
    Planning & Zoning CommissionPlanning and Zoning Regular Meeting - CancelledJeffrey S. Braiman Council Chambers, Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 31Mon · 7:00 pm
    Village BoardVillage Board Special Committee of the Whole MeetingJeffrey S. Braiman Council Chambers, Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 26Wed · 7:00 pm
    Rick Kahen Commission for Residents with DisabilitiesCommission for Residents with Disabilities Regular Meeting50 Raupp Blvd Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗

Official listings from Buffalo Grove's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Buffalo Grove's money goes

Spent
$86 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,021
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$144 million
$3,383 per resident
Administration & buildings
$24.2 million28%
Sewer & trash
$7.5 million9%
Roads & transportation
$6.8 million8%
Interest on debt
$5.5 million6%
Water & other utilities
$4.6 million5%
Parks & libraries
$3.2 million4%
Other
$34.2 million40%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 23%
  • From the state 23%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Buffalo Grove

Full-time staff
221
55 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$122,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
58
and 52 full-time firefighters
Police
70 full-time16 part
Fire
58 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
37 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time31 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Other
26 full-time1 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

Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125

Buffalo Grove's high school district, shared with Ela, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Lincolnshire, Long Grove and Vernon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$31,024
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,614
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$39.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 78%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $31,024 per pupil, $16,901 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 Buffalo Grove: Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District ($22,681 per pupil) · Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 ($23,854 per pupil) · Township High School District 214 ($27,472 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Buffalo Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Typical home value
$412,300
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 Buffalo Grove's government

🏛️ Official websitevbg.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Buffalo Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Buffalo Grove

Buffalo Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Bradley Scott Schneider, Janice D. Schakowsky and Mike Quigley. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Buffalo Grove'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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