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Forest View, IL town hall & government

Forest View spent $8.1 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $12,270 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Forest View's money goes

Spent
$8.1 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$12,270
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$13.2 million
$20,083 per resident
Police
$3.8 million47%
Fire
$2.3 million28%
Administration & buildings
$910,00011%
Roads & transportation
$349,0004%
Water & other utilities
$133,0002%
Sewer & trash
$22,000<1%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%
Other
$629,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 36%
  • Property taxes 31%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Forest View

Full-time staff
18
46 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
13 full-time5 part
Fire
1 full-time28 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

J. Sterling Morton High School District 201

Forest View's high school district, shared with Berwyn, Berwyn, Cicero, Stickney and Lyons. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,103
Illinois: $21,567
Students
8,009
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$66.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $19,103 per pupil, $9,964 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 View: Central Stickney School District 110 ($22,125 per pupil) · Summit School District 104 ($29,461 per pupil) · Reavis Township High School District 220 ($18,645 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Forest View pay

Typical tax bill
$6,307
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.42%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$260,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Forest View's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofforestview.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Forest View →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Forest View

Forest View is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Jesús G. "Chuy" García. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Forest View'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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