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Lake Villa, IL town hall & government

Lake Villa spent $10 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,175 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lake Villa's money goes

Spent
$10 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,175
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
$612 per resident
Police
$3.1 million31%
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million18%
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million14%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million13%
Roads & transportation
$900,0009%
Interest on debt
$233,0002%
Other
$1.3 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 27%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Lake Villa

Full-time staff
34
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$92,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
17
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
18 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
4 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

Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41

Lake Villa's elementary school district, shared with Lake Villa, Round Lake Heights and Lindenhurst. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,598
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,440
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,598 per pupil, $8,800 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 Lake Villa: Antioch Community High School District 117 ($25,012 per pupil) · Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34 ($16,910 per pupil) · Grant Community High School District 124 ($24,586 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lake Villa pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Typical home value
$351,700
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 Lake Villa's government

🏛️ Official websitelake-villa.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lake Villa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lake Villa

Lake Villa is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bradley Scott Schneider. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Lake Villa'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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