Forest Park, IL town hall & government
Forest Park spent $33.2 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $2,456 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Forest Park's government.
Where Forest Park's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 30%
- From the state 27%
- Utility sales 20%
- Fees & charges 9%
- Sales taxes 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- From other local governments 3%
- From the federal government 1%
Who works for Forest Park
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Proviso Township High School District 209
Forest Park's high school district, shared with Bellwood, Berkeley, Hillside, Maywood, Stone Park and Broadview. 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 60%
- State 32%
- Federal 8%
Of the $19,566 per pupil, $8,681 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 Forest Park: Forest Park School District 91 ($33,990 per pupil) · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 ($21,824 per pupil).
Which schools Forest Park kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Forest Park 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 Forest Park's government
Who represents Forest Park
Forest Park is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Danny K. Davis. 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.