Town Hall · La Grange Park

La Grange Park, IL town hall & government

La Grange Park spent $16.3 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,266 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where La Grange Park's money goes

Spent
$16.3 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,266
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$7.3 million
$568 per resident
Police
$4.9 million30%
Water & other utilities
$4.1 million25%
Fire
$2 million12%
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million12%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million11%
Sewer & trash
$449,0003%
Interest on debt
$376,0002%
Parks & libraries
$157,0001%
Paid to other governments
$21,000<1%
Other
$443,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for La Grange Park

Full-time staff
44
63 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$104,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
23 full-time10 part
Fire
1 full-time48 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

LaGrange School District 102

La Grange Park's elementary school district, shared with La Grange. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,653
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,924
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $20,653 per pupil, $13,312 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 La Grange Park: Lyons Township High School District 204 ($27,424 per pupil) · Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 ($20,777 per pupil) · Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 ($14,607 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in La Grange Park pay

Typical tax bill
$9,103
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.07%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$439,800
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 La Grange Park's government

🏛️ Official websitelagrangepark.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in La Grange Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents La Grange Park

La Grange Park is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Jesús G. "Chuy" García and Danny K. Davis. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of La Grange Park'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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