Village government · Cook County, IL

Willow Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Willow Springs took in $15.3 million and spent $10.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes61%State tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)15%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

18%

of Willow Springs' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes61%

Property tax
43%$6.6 million
Other taxes
18%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$762 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$678 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Sewer$851 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$3.2 million

Fines and other3.4%

Fines
2.1%$328 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$192 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Interest on debt3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

46%

of Willow Springs' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Parking$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$690 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$690 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$415 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Willow Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Willow Springs 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.