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Lockport, IL town hall & government

Lockport spent $39.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,527 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lockport's money goes

Spent
$39.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,527
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$32.5 million
$1,254 per resident
Roads & transportation
$11.3 million29%
Police
$9.6 million24%
Water & other utilities
$7.3 million19%
Sewer & trash
$7.2 million18%
Administration & buildings
$2.5 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.5 million4%
Other
$59,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Utility sales 30%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lockport

Full-time staff
110
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
42
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
47 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
17 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
16 full-time
Sewer & trash
11 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lockport Township High School District 205

Lockport's high school district, shared with Du Page, Homer, Romeoville, Lockport, Homer Glen and Crest Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,557
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,817
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $20,557 per pupil, $11,434 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 Lockport: Will County School District 92 ($26,413 per pupil) · Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C ($18,261 per pupil) · Lockport School District 91 ($18,219 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lockport pay

Typical tax bill
$7,909
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.50%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$316,000
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 Lockport's government

🏛️ Official websitelockport.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lockport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lockport

Lockport is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Jonathan L. Jackson and Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Lockport'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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