Town Hall · Tinley Park

Tinley Park, IL town hall & government

Tinley Park spent $114.4 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $2,107 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Tinley Park's town hall

  • Oct 6Tue · 5:15 pm
    Licensing CommitteeOne Time Event16250 S. Oak Park Avenue Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 5:45 pm
    GeneralOne Time Event16250 S. Oak Park Avenue Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
    GeneralOne Time Event16250 S. Oak Park Avenue Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 20Tue · 5:45 pm
    GeneralOne Time Event16250 S. Oak Park Avenue Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 20Tue · 6:00 pm
    GeneralOne Time Event16250 S. Oak Park Avenue Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 17Tue · 5:45 pm
    Committee of the WholeOne Time Event16250 S. Oak Park Avenue Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Tinley Park'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 Tinley Park's money goes

Spent
$114.4 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,107
typical Illinois cities: $2,513
Long-term debt
$94 million
$1,732 per resident
Water & other utilities
$28.8 million25%
Roads & transportation
$26 million23%
Police
$25.8 million23%
Administration & buildings
$17.2 million15%
Fire
$6.5 million6%
Interest on debt
$3.9 million3%
Other
$6.2 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tinley Park

Full-time staff
254
233 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$96,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
83
and 3 full-time firefighters
Police
114 full-time30 part
Fire
6 full-time110 part
Parks & libraries
33 full-time36 part
Administration & buildings
30 full-time23 part
Water & other utilities
28 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
25 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time6 part
Other
18 full-time25 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Consolidated High School District 230

Tinley 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 Tinley Park: Kirby School District 140 ($19,354 per pupil) · Community Consolidated School District 146 ($22,783 per pupil) · Bremen Community High School District 228 ($25,258 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tinley Park pay

Typical tax bill
$7,455
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.49%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$299,900
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 Tinley Park's government

🏛️ Official websitetinleypark.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tinley Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tinley Park

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

All of Tinley 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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