Town Hall · Kankakee

Kankakee, IL town hall & government

Kankakee spent $1.2 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $49 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kankakee's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$49
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$557,00045%
Roads & transportation
$440,00035%
Health & welfare
$160,00013%
Other
$88,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 83%
  • From the state 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Kankakee collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Kankakee

Full-time staff
14
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
10 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Kankakee didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kankakee School District 111

Kankakee's K–12 school district, shared with Aroma Park, Kankakee and Aroma. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,298
Illinois: $21,567
Students
4,655
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $19,298 per pupil, $9,603 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 Kankakee: Herscher Community Unit School District 2 ($19,611 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kankakee pay

Typical tax bill
$3,198
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.74%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$116,600
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 Kankakee's government

🏛️ Official websitecitykankakee-il.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kankakee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kankakee

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

All of Kankakee'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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