Town Hall · Wauconda

Wauconda, IL town hall & government

Wauconda spent $16.7 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,242 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Wauconda's town hall

  • Oct 6Tue · 4:30 pm
    Village Services CommitteeSpecial Village Services Committee MeetingVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 4:30 pm
    Village Services CommitteeVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 5:00 pm
    GeneralCommittee of the Whole101 N. Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
    Village BoardRegular Village Board101 North Main St, 101 North Main St Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
    Village BoardRegular Village Board101 North Main St, 101 North Main St Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 6:15 pm
    Committee of the WholeVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

  • Sep 22Tue · 4:00 pm
    GeneralSpecial Village Board Meeting101 N. Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 15Tue · 4:30 pm
    Natural Resources CommitteeRescheduled Natural Resources CommitteeVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 15Tue · 4:30 pm
    Natural Resources CommitteeRescheduled Natural Resources CommitteeVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 14Mon · 6:00 pm
    Village BoardRescheduled Regular Village BoardVillage Hall Board Room, 101 N Main St Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 14Mon · 4:30 pm
    Natural Resources CommitteeRescheduled Natural Resources CommitteeVillage Hall Board Room, 101 N Main St Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 8Tue · 4:30 pm
    Economic Development CommissionVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 2Wed · 6:00 pm
    Zoning Board of Appeals/Plan CommissionVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 1Tue · 6:15 pm
    Committee of the WholeVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗

Official listings from Wauconda'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 Wauconda's money goes

Spent
$16.7 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,242
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$27 million
$2,012 per resident
Police
$4.7 million28%
Water & other utilities
$4.5 million27%
Administration & buildings
$2.9 million17%
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million11%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million11%
Interest on debt
$793,0005%
Other
$182,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wauconda

Full-time staff
75
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$89,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
41
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
45 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time
Water & other utilities
9 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120

Wauconda's high school district, shared with Mundelein, Fremont, Hawthorn Woods, Indian Creek and Round Lake Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,690
Illinois: $21,567
Students
2,261
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$50.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 70%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $24,690 per pupil, $14,659 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 Wauconda: Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 ($21,475 per pupil) · Fremont School District 79 ($19,615 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wauconda pay

Typical tax bill
$7,525
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.70%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$278,600
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 Wauconda's government

Town hall & decisions in Wauconda →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wauconda

Wauconda is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Bill Foster and Janice D. Schakowsky. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Wauconda'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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