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.
Coming up at Wauconda's town hall
- Oct 6Tue · 4:30 pmVillage Services CommitteeSpecial Village Services Committee MeetingVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗
- Oct 6Tue · 4:30 pmVillage Services CommitteeVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗
- Oct 6Tue · 5:00 pm
- Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
- Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
- Oct 6Tue · 6:15 pmCommittee of the WholeVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗
Recent meetings
- Sep 22Tue · 4:00 pm
- Sep 15Tue · 4:30 pmNatural Resources CommitteeRescheduled Natural Resources CommitteeVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗
- Sep 15Tue · 4:30 pmNatural Resources CommitteeRescheduled Natural Resources CommitteeVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗
- Sep 14Mon · 6:00 pm
- Sep 14Mon · 4:30 pmNatural Resources CommitteeRescheduled Natural Resources CommitteeVillage Hall Board Room, 101 N Main St Meeting page ↗
- Sep 8Tue · 4:30 pmEconomic Development CommissionVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗
- Sep 2Wed · 6:00 pmZoning Board of Appeals/Plan CommissionVillage Hall Board Room, 101 North Main Street Meeting page ↗
- Sep 1Tue · 6:15 pmCommittee 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.
Where Wauconda's money goes
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%
Who works for Wauconda
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
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.
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).
Which schools Wauconda kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Wauconda 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 Wauconda's government
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.
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.