Town Hall · Willow Springs

Willow Springs, IL town hall & government

Willow Springs spent $10.9 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,965 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Willow Springs's money goes

Spent
$10.9 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,965
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$7.2 million
$1,294 per resident
Police
$5.1 million46%
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million22%
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million21%
Sewer & trash
$690,0006%
Interest on debt
$415,0004%
Parks & libraries
$82,0001%
Other
$6,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • From the state 21%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Willow Springs

Full-time staff
19
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time15 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time11 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

Willow Springs School District 108

Willow Springs's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,951
Illinois: $21,567
Students
410
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$280,000
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $20,951 per pupil, $11,295 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 Springs: Argo Community High School District 217 ($26,897 per pupil) · Lyons Township High School District 204 ($27,424 per pupil) · Pleasantdale School District 107 ($23,159 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Willow Springs pay

Typical tax bill
$7,756
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.05%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$378,300
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 Willow Springs's government

🏛️ Official websitewillowsprings-il.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Willow Springs →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Willow Springs

Willow Springs is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Sean Casten and Bill Foster. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Willow Springs'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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