Town Hall · Glenwood

Glenwood, IL town hall & government

Glenwood spent $22.7 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $2,721 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Glenwood's money goes

Spent
$22.7 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,721
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$19.3 million
$2,314 per resident
Police
$5.7 million25%
Water & other utilities
$4.9 million22%
Administration & buildings
$3.4 million15%
Parks & libraries
$2.1 million9%
Fire
$1.7 million7%
Interest on debt
$759,0003%
Roads & transportation
$429,0002%
Other
$3.7 million16%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 40%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • From the state 17%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Glenwood didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Glenwood

Full-time staff
38
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
and 2 full-time firefighters
Police
20 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Fire
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time5 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

Brookwood School District 167

Glenwood's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,043
Illinois: $21,567
Students
1,025
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $21,043 per pupil, $10,473 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 Glenwood: Bloom Township High School District 206 ($22,240 per pupil) · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 ($27,139 per pupil) · Homewood School District 153 ($19,349 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Glenwood pay

Typical tax bill
$5,843
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.95%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$198,100
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 Glenwood's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofglenwood.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Glenwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glenwood

Glenwood is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Robin L. Kelly. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Glenwood'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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