Town Hall · Mount Prospect

Mount Prospect, IL town hall & government

Mount Prospect spent $129 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,353 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Mount Prospect's town hall

  • Oct 1Thu · 6:00 pm
    Finance CommissionFinance Commission - Special MeetingPolice Headquarters - Community Room, 911 E. Kensington Rd. Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 5Mon · 5:45 pm
    Board of Fire and Police CommissionersBoard of Fire and Police Commissioners MeetingFire Headquarters | Station 13, 911 E. Kensington Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 5Mon · 7:00 pm
    Special Events CommissionSpecial Events Commission Meeting50 S. Emerson St. Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 7:00 pm
    Village BoardVillage Board Meeting50 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 8Thu · 7:00 pm
    Planning and Zoning CommissionPlanning and Zoning Commission Meeting50 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 12Mon · 7:00 pm
    Transportation Safety CommissionTransportation Safety Commission MeetingEmergency Operations Center 1720 W. Central Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

  • Sep 24Thu · 7:00 pm
    Planning and Zoning CommissionPlanning and Zoning Commission Meeting50 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 24Thu · 6:00 pm
    Finance CommissionCANCELED - Finance CommissionPolice Headquarters - Community Room, 911 E. Kensington Rd. Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 23Wed · 6:00 pm
    GeneralSpecial Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Northwest Suburban Municipal Joint AcTime Event1551 Thoreau Drive, Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 15Tue · 7:00 pm
    Village BoardVillage Board/Committee of the Whole Meeting50 S. Emerson St., Village Hall - 3rd floor Boardrrom Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 14Mon · 7:00 pm
    Transportation Safety CommissionCanceled - Transportation Safety Commission MeetingEmergency Operations Center 1720 W. Central Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 14Mon · 7:00 pm
    GeneralSpecial Events Commission Meeting - Special Meeting50 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 14Mon · 5:45 pm
    GeneralBoard of Fire and Police Commissioners Meeting50 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 12Sat · 9:00 am
    Coffee with Council50 S. Emerson St., Farley Community Room, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗

Official listings from Mount Prospect's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Mount Prospect's money goes

Spent
$129 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,353
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$241.8 million
$4,410 per resident
Police
$22 million17%
Fire
$20.8 million16%
Administration & buildings
$18.3 million14%
Water & other utilities
$14.8 million11%
Roads & transportation
$13.2 million10%
Parks & libraries
$11.1 million9%
Interest on debt
$9.7 million8%
Health & welfare
$7.1 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.3 million1%
Other
$10.6 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 39%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Prospect

Full-time staff
375
105 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$97,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
80
and 75 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
76 full-time73 part
Police
102 full-time3 part
Fire
82 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
24 full-time12 part
Health & welfare
25 full-time
Roads & transportation
14 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Other
34 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Township High School District 214

Mount Prospect's high school district, shared with Wheeling, Wheeling, Elk Grove, Arlington Heights, Prospect Heights and Elk Grove Village. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,472
Illinois: $21,567
Students
12,114
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $27,472 per pupil, $15,756 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 Mount Prospect: Mount Prospect School District 57 ($18,803 per pupil) · Community Consolidated School District 59 ($25,082 per pupil) · River Trails School District 26 ($22,162 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mount Prospect pay

Typical tax bill
$8,425
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.12%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$397,400
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 Mount Prospect's government

🏛️ Official websitemountprospect.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Prospect →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Prospect

Mount Prospect is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Mike Quigley, Janice D. Schakowsky, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Delia C. Ramirez. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Mount Prospect'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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