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Palos Park, IL town hall & government

Palos Park spent $7.6 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,614 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Palos Park's money goes

Spent
$7.6 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,614
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
$938 per resident
Police
$2.6 million34%
Water & other utilities
$1.9 million25%
Sewer & trash
$749,00010%
Roads & transportation
$676,0009%
Administration & buildings
$633,0008%
Interest on debt
$300,0004%
Parks & libraries
$283,0004%
Other
$515,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 24%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Palos Park

Full-time staff
33
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
12 full-time19 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time3 part
Housing & development
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 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

Consolidated High School District 230

Palos Park's high school district, shared with Orland Hills, Orland, Palos Hills, Palos, Orland Park and Hickory Hills. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,716
Illinois: $21,567
Students
7,719
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $25,716 per pupil, $15,096 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 Palos Park: Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 ($18,629 per pupil) · Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A ($15,284 per pupil) · Lemont Township High School District 210 ($24,736 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Palos Park pay

Typical tax bill
$9,152
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.97%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$464,700
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 Palos Park's government

🏛️ Official websitepalospark.org ↗
Town hall phone708-671-3700

Town hall & decisions in Palos Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Palos Park

Palos Park is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Sean Casten, Bill Foster and Jonathan L. Jackson. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Palos Park'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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