Loves Park, IL town hall & government
Loves Park spent $37.6 million in the year to April 30, 2023, about $1,614 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Loves Park's government.
Who runs Loves Park
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Loves Park's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 52%
- Sales taxes 18%
- Utility sales 12%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- Fees & charges 6%
- Property taxes 1%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for Loves Park
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Loves Park didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Harlem Unit School District 122
Loves Park's K–12 school district, shared with Machesney Park and Harlem. 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 37%
- State 50%
- Federal 13%
Of the $20,344 per pupil, $12,212 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 Loves Park: Rockford School District 205 ($20,357 per pupil) · Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 ($20,291 per pupil).
Which schools Loves Park kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Loves Park 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 Loves Park's government
Who represents Loves Park
Loves Park is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Darin LaHood and Eric Sorensen. 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.