Des Plaines, IL town hall & government
Des Plaines spent $153.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,617 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Des Plaines's government.
Coming up at Des Plaines's town hall
- Oct 5Mon · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Meeting page ↗
- Oct 19Mon · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Meeting page ↗
- Nov 2Mon · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Meeting page ↗
- Nov 16Mon · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Meeting page ↗
- Dec 7Mon · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Meeting page ↗
- Dec 21Mon · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Meeting page ↗
Recent meetings
- Sep 21Mon · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Meeting page ↗
- Sep 8Tue · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Meeting page ↗
- Aug 17Mon · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Meeting page ↗
- Aug 3Mon · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Meeting page ↗
- Jul 20Mon · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
- Jul 6Mon · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Meeting page ↗
- Jun 15Mon · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Meeting page ↗
- Jun 1Mon · 7:00 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingBertha Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Room, Civic Center, Room 102, 1420 Miner Street Meeting page ↗
Official listings from Des Plaines's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.
Where Des Plaines's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 40%
- Property taxes 22%
- Sales taxes 15%
- Utility sales 10%
- Fees & charges 4%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From the federal government 1%
- From other local governments 1%
Who works for Des Plaines
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Maine Township High School District 207
Des Plaines's high school district, shared with Park Ridge, Maine, Niles, Chicago, Norwood Park and Harwood Heights. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 69%
- State 26%
- Federal 4%
Of the $29,333 per pupil, $18,636 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 Des Plaines: Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 ($26,014 per pupil) · Township High School District 214 ($27,472 per pupil) · Community Consolidated School District 59 ($25,082 per pupil).
Which schools Des Plaines kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Des Plaines pay
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.
Contact Des Plaines's government
Who represents Des Plaines
Des Plaines is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi, Mike Quigley and Delia C. Ramirez. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
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.