Village government · Cook County, IL

Justice's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Justice took in $13.0 million and spent $12.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes34%State tax money32%County and local tax money17%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)11%Fines and other6.8%

What stands out

17%

of Justice's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

Village taxes34%

Property tax
21%$2.7 million
Other taxes
13%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$865 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$522 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$315 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$702 thousand
  • Garbage collection$578 thousand
  • Other service charges$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
32%$4.2 million

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$2.1 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$538 thousand
Fines
2.7%$350 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Interest on debt5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%

What stands out

40%

of Justice's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$219 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$260 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
5.8%$706 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$616 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$616 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Justice. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Justice itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.