Prospect Heights, IL town hall & government
Prospect Heights spent $11.4 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $725 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Prospect Heights's government.
Coming up at Prospect Heights's town hall
- Sep 28Mon · 6:30 pmCity CouncilCity Council Regular MeetingProspect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst Rd Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 30Wed · 4:00 pmFire & Police CommissionFire & Police Commission Regular MeetingProspect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst Rd Meeting page ↗
- Oct 8Thu · 7:00 pmNatural Resources CommissionNatural Resources Commission Regular MeetingProspect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst Rd Meeting page ↗
- Oct 12Mon · 6:30 pm
- Oct 13Tue · 9:00 amPolice Pension BoardPolice Pension Board Regular MeetingProspect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst Rd Meeting page ↗
- Oct 26Mon · 6:30 pm
Recent meetings
- Sep 23Wed · 7:00 pmPlanning & Zoning Board of AppealsPlanning & Zoning Board of Appeals Regular MeetingProspect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst Road Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 16Wed · 7:00 pm
- Sep 14Mon · 6:30 pmCity CouncilCity Council Regular MeetingProspect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst Rd Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 10Thu · 10:00 amPlanning & Zoning Board of AppealsBuilding Regulations Board of AppealsProspect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst Rd Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 3Thu · 9:00 amTourism District BoardTourism District Board Regular MeetingProspect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst Rd Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Aug 26Wed · 7:00 pmPlanning & Zoning Board of AppealsPlanning & Zoning Board of Appeals Regular MeetingProspect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst Road Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Aug 26Wed · 4:00 pmFire & Police CommissionFire & Police Commission Regular MeetingProspect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst Rd Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Aug 24Mon · 6:30 pmCity CouncilCity Council Regular MeetingProspect Heights City Hall, 8 N Elmhurst Rd Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
Official listings from Prospect Heights's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.
Where Prospect Heights's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 29%
- Sales taxes 20%
- Fees & charges 14%
- Property taxes 12%
- From the federal government 10%
- Utility sales 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Prospect Heights
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Township High School District 214
Prospect Heights's high school district, shared with Mount Prospect, Wheeling, Wheeling, Elk Grove, Arlington Heights and Elk Grove Village. 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 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 Prospect Heights: Prospect Heights School District 23 ($21,494 per pupil) · Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 ($23,618 per pupil) · River Trails School District 26 ($22,162 per pupil).
Which schools Prospect Heights kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Prospect Heights 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 Prospect Heights's government
Who represents Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Janice D. Schakowsky, Bradley Scott Schneider and Mike Quigley. 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.