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Glencoe, IL town hall & government

Glencoe spent $34.7 million in the year to February 28, 2024, about $4,034 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Glencoe's money goes

Spent
$34.7 million
fiscal year to February 28, 2024
Per resident
$4,034
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$27.4 million
$3,187 per resident
Police
$9.9 million29%
Administration & buildings
$6.4 million18%
Parks & libraries
$4.7 million14%
Water & other utilities
$3 million9%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million3%
Interest on debt
$845,0002%
Fire
$503,0001%
Other
$8.2 million24%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 45%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Glencoe

Full-time staff
125
35 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$100,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
and 24 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
23 full-time28 part
Fire
24 full-time
Police
21 full-time
Administration & buildings
14 full-time
Roads & transportation
9 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time1 part
Housing & development
3 full-time
Other
19 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

New Trier Township High School District 203

Glencoe's high school district, shared with Kenilworth, New Trier, Wilmette, Winnetka and Northfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$38,898
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,740
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$134.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 78%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $38,898 per pupil, $22,667 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 Glencoe: Glencoe School District 35 ($31,024 per pupil) · Sunset Ridge School District 29 ($36,152 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Glencoe pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Typical home value
$1,432,500
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.

Local

Contact Glencoe's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofglencoe.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Glencoe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glencoe

Glencoe is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Bradley Scott Schneider and Janice D. Schakowsky. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Glencoe'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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