Kankakee, IL town hall & government
Kankakee spent $70.8 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $3,000 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Kankakee's government.
Where Kankakee's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 30%
- From the state 25%
- Property taxes 20%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- Other taxes & licenses 7%
- Sales taxes 4%
- From the federal government 4%
- From other local governments 2%
Who works for Kankakee
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307
Kankakee's high school district, shared with Bourbonnais, Bourbonnais, Bradley and Ganeer. 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 48%
- State 47%
- Federal 5%
Of the $17,238 per pupil, $10,370 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: Kankakee School District 111 ($19,298 per pupil) · Central Community Unit School District 4 ($15,874 per pupil) · Bradley School District 61 ($19,981 per pupil).
Which schools Kankakee kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Kankakee 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 Kankakee's government
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.
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.