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Willow Creek, IL town hall & government

Willow Creek spent $265,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $419 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Willow Creek's money goes

Spent
$265,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$419
typical Illinois towns: $116
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$201,00076%
Administration & buildings
$55,00021%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$8,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 90%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Willow Creek

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 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

Rochelle Township High School District 212

Willow Creek's high school district, shared with Alto, Creston, Dement, Flagg, Hillcrest and Lafayette. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,909
Illinois: $21,567
Students
856
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $20,909 per pupil, $11,254 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 Willow Creek: Indian Creek Community Unit District 425 ($17,266 per pupil) · Paw Paw CUSD 271 ($27,622 per pupil) · Steward Elementary School District 220 ($30,625 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Willow Creek pay

Typical tax bill
$4,889
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
1.96%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$250,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Willow Creek

Willow Creek is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Willow Creek'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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