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Shorewood, IL town hall & government

Shorewood spent $29.2 million in the year to March 31, 2024, about $1,598 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shorewood's money goes

Spent
$29.2 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,598
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$26.3 million
$1,438 per resident
Roads & transportation
$7.1 million24%
Police
$6.4 million22%
Administration & buildings
$5.1 million17%
Water & other utilities
$4.4 million15%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million4%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million4%
Other
$4 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 28%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Shorewood

Full-time staff
67
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
31
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
34 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time20 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
11 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

Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C

Shorewood's elementary school district, shared with Troy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,371
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,973
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$31.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,371 per pupil, $11,261 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 Shorewood: Joliet Township High School District 204 ($20,589 per pupil) · Minooka Community High School District 111 ($18,494 per pupil) · Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 ($16,775 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Shorewood pay

Typical tax bill
$7,463
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.21%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$337,800
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 Shorewood's government

🏛️ Official websitevil.shorewood.il.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Shorewood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shorewood

Shorewood is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Shorewood'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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