Town Hall · Lindenhurst

Lindenhurst, IL town hall & government

Lindenhurst spent $9.9 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $698 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lindenhurst's money goes

Spent
$9.9 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$698
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$21.2 million
$1,504 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2 million21%
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million15%
Interest on debt
$911,0009%
Administration & buildings
$878,0009%
Other
$4.5 million46%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 34%
  • Utility sales 32%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lindenhurst

Full-time staff
31
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$94,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Antioch Community High School District 117

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

Spending per pupil
$25,012
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,615
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3,000
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $25,012 per pupil, $15,146 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 Lindenhurst: Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24 ($21,001 per pupil) · Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 ($15,598 per pupil) · Grayslake Community High School District 127 ($26,844 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lindenhurst pay

Typical tax bill
$9,402
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
3.20%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$294,100
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Lindenhurst

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

All of Lindenhurst'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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