ZIP 60018 · Chicago, IL

12 governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 60018: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Illinois governments, the Illinois Office of the Comptroller, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 60018?
60018 is served by the State of Illinois, Cook County, the City of Chicago, the City of Chicago School District 299, the City of Des Plaines, Des Plaines School District 62, Maine Township High School District 207, Maine Township, Township High School District 214, Community Consolidated School District 59, the Village of Rosemont and Elk Grove Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Illinois spent $119.6 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Cook County spent $7.62 billion (fiscal year ended November 30, 2024), City of Chicago spent $15.6 billion (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), City of Chicago School District 299 spent $9.35 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of Des Plaines spent $139 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Des Plaines School District 62 spent $127 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Maine Township High School District 207 spent $214 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Maine Township spent $7.5 million (fiscal year ended February 28, 2025), Township High School District 214 spent $391 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Community Consolidated School District 59 spent $157 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Village of Rosemont spent $232 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) and Elk Grove Township spent $3.9 million (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 60018?
Of the governments serving 60018, City of Chicago School District 299 collected $3.73 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of Chicago collected $1.76 billion (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Cook County collected $961 million (fiscal year ended November 30, 2024), Township High School District 214 collected $269 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Maine Township High School District 207 collected $157 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Community Consolidated School District 59 collected $107 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Des Plaines School District 62 collected $86.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), State of Illinois collected $73.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Village of Rosemont collected $46.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), City of Des Plaines collected $36.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Maine Township collected $6.9 million (fiscal year ended February 28, 2025) and Elk Grove Township collected $3.2 million (fiscal year ended March 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 60018.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Cook County, Chicago, Des Plaines and Maine Township

Why not this year? Illinois governments with newer filings show figures from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller (for 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 60018

City of Chicago School District 299$3.73 billion

43% of its $8.77 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

City of Chicago$1.76 billion

12% of its $15.2 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Cook County$961 million

11% of its $9.09 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended November 30, 2024

Township High School District 214$269 million

81% of its $333 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Maine Township High School District 207$157 million

79% of its $198 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Community Consolidated School District 59$107 million

73% of its $146 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Des Plaines School District 62$86.4 million

74% of its $116 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

State of Illinois$73.3 million

<0.1% of its $118.2 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Village of Rosemont$46.8 million

20% of its $229 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

City of Des Plaines$36.4 million

22% of its $167 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Maine Township$6.9 million

85% of its $8.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended February 28, 2025

Elk Grove Township$3.2 million

76% of its $4.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended March 31, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Cook County

$7.62 billion budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended November 30, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money50%County taxes31%Fees for services9.0%State tax money7.2%Fines and other2.6%Local tax money1.0%
Full Cook County breakdown

County taxes31%

Sales tax
13%$1.17 billion
Property tax
11%$961 million
Other taxes
7.1%$647 million

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$817 million

Federal tax money50%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
50%$4.51 billion

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$657 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$91.3 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$239 million
Cook County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals54%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs16%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.7%Roads, transit and parking2.5%All other spending2.4%
Full Cook County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
54%$4.14 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.51 billion
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.24 billion
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.7%$356 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$192 million
Social services
2.2%$164 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$22.5 million
Cook County page →

Your cities and towns

City of Chicago

$15.6 billion budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 47% of this ZIP is in Chicago.

Where the money comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services20%Fines and other19%Federal tax money9.4%State tax money9.0%
Full Chicago breakdown

City taxes43%

Other taxes
28%$4.24 billion
Property tax
12%$1.76 billion
Sales tax
3.5%$528 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$3.01 billion

Federal tax money9.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
9.4%$1.42 billion

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$1.36 billion

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
16%$2.47 billion
Fines
2.4%$363 million
Chicago page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Pension contributions18%Debt payments (principal and interest)14%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending5.3%
Full Chicago breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$4.60 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$3.13 billion
Pension contributions
18%$2.79 billion
Money paid out of the government's own pension fund (for example its IMRF or police and fire pension fund). Pension payments made from other funds are counted with the departments that pay them.
Debt payments (principal and interest)
14%$2.20 billion
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.03 billion
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$427 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$262 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$135 million
Chicago page →

City of Des Plaines

$139 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 36% of this ZIP is in Des Plaines.

Where the money comes from

City taxes56%State tax money20%Fees for services17%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.7%
Full Des Plaines breakdown

City taxes56%

Other taxes
31%$52.3 million
Property tax
22%$36.4 million
Sales tax
2.9%$4.9 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$28.7 million

Federal tax money0.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.8%$1.3 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$33.4 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$1.2 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$7.1 million
Fines
0.7%$1.2 million
Des Plaines page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Debt payments (principal and interest)1.5%
Full Des Plaines breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$52.4 million
Running the government and other costs
36%$49.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$15.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$11.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$7.2 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.5%$2.1 million
Des Plaines page →

Maine Township

$7.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended February 28, 2025), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 33% of this ZIP is in Maine Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes85%Fees for services7.9%Fines and other3.7%State tax money3.2%County and local tax money0.6%
Full Maine Township breakdown

Township taxes85%

Property tax
85%$6.9 million

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$643 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$260 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$52 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$301 thousand
Maine Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs61%Social services28%Roads, transit and parking11%
Full Maine Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$4.5 million
Social services
28%$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$834 thousand
Maine Township page →

Village of Rosemont

$232 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Rosemont.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services48%Village taxes40%Fines and other4.5%State tax money4.0%County and local tax money2.9%Federal tax money0.4%
Full Rosemont breakdown

Village taxes40%

Property tax
20%$46.8 million
Other taxes
15%$34.1 million
Sales tax
4.3%$9.7 million

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$111 million

Federal tax money0.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.4%$1.0 million

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$9.2 million

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$6.6 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$8.5 million
Fines
0.8%$1.9 million
Rosemont page →

Where the money goes

Parks, recreation and libraries35%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Debt payments (principal and interest)11%Roads, transit and parking7.6%All other spending3.1%
Full Rosemont breakdown

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
35%$80.5 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$73.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$28.6 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
11%$24.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$17.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$3.7 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$3.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$310 thousand
Rosemont page →

Elk Grove Township

$3.9 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended March 31, 2025), from the Illinois Office of the Comptroller.

About 10% of this ZIP is in Elk Grove Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes76%State tax money10%Fines and other7.6%Fees for services5.8%
Full Elk Grove Township breakdown

Township taxes76%

Property tax
76%$3.2 million

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$244 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$436 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$318 thousand
Elk Grove Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs85%Social services15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%
Full Elk Grove Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
85%$3.3 million
Social services
15%$585 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$14 thousand
Elk Grove Township page →

Your schools

City of Chicago School District 299

$9.35 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 44% of this ZIP is in City of Chicago School District 299.

Where the money comes from

State tax money48%School district taxes43%Fines and other5.3%County and local tax money2.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.8%Federal tax money0.5%
Full City of Chicago School District 299 breakdown

What stands out

43%

of City of Chicago School District 299's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes43%

Property tax
43%$3.73 billion

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$72.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$70.8 million
  • School lunches$1.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.5%$43.8 million

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$4.23 billion

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$226 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$468 million
City of Chicago School District 299 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt6.1%Sent to other local governments1.1%

What stands out

6.1%

of City of Chicago School District 299's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 2.2%.

Full City of Chicago School District 299 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$8.67 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8.67 billion
Interest on debt
6.1%$572 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$103 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$103 million
City of Chicago School District 299 page →

Des Plaines School District 62

$127 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 35% of this ZIP is in Des Plaines School District 62.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes74%State tax money21%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.3%County and local tax money0.2%
Full Des Plaines School District 62 breakdown

What stands out

74%

of Des Plaines School District 62's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes74%

Property tax
74%$86.4 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$1.1 million
  • Other school charges$277 thousand
  • School lunches$136 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%$24.6 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$228 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$3.8 million
Des Plaines School District 62 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.2%Interest on debt0.5%
Full Des Plaines School District 62 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$125 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$125 million
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$578 thousand
Des Plaines School District 62 page →

Maine Township High School District 207

$214 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 35% of this ZIP is in Maine Township High School District 207.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes79%State tax money15%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.1%County and local tax money0.1%
Full Maine Township High School District 207 breakdown

What stands out

79%

of Maine Township High School District 207's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes79%

Property tax
79%$157 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$717 thousand
  • School lunches$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$29.9 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$277 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$8.9 million
Maine Township High School District 207 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.0%Sent to other local governments1.2%
Full Maine Township High School District 207 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$205 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$205 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$6.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$2.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.5 million
Maine Township High School District 207 page →

Township High School District 214

$391 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Township High School District 214.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes81%State tax money13%Fines and other3.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.4%County and local tax money0.6%
Full Township High School District 214 breakdown

What stands out

81%

of Township High School District 214's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes81%

Property tax
81%$269 million

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$8.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$3.7 million
  • School lunches$3.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$954 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$97 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$44.2 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$2.0 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$10.0 million
Township High School District 214 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.7%Interest on debt0.2%
Full Township High School District 214 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$384 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$384 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$6.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$6.5 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$826 thousand
Township High School District 214 page →

Community Consolidated School District 59

$157 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Community Consolidated School District 59.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes73%State tax money23%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.4%
Full Community Consolidated School District 59 breakdown

What stands out

73%

of Community Consolidated School District 59's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes73%

Property tax
73%$107 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$619 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$431 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$185 thousand
  • Other school charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$32.9 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$9 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$5.2 million
Community Consolidated School District 59 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.1%Interest on debt0.7%
Full Community Consolidated School District 59 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$153 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$153 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$3.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$3.3 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$1.0 million
Community Consolidated School District 59 page →

Your state

State of Illinois

$119.6 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes57%Federal tax money30%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services (college tuition, tolls)5.2%Local tax money0.7%
Full Illinois breakdown

What stands out

11%

of Illinois' money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes57%

Individual income tax
19%$22.6 billion
Other taxes
14%$16.1 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.46 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.78 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.33 billion
  • Amusement taxes$1.44 billion
  • Public utility taxes$1.21 billion
  • Occupation and business licenses$853 million
  • Tobacco taxes$708 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$654 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$534 million
  • Corporation licenses$354 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$311 million
  • Driver's licenses$181 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$81.9 million
  • Amusement licenses$48.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$47.4 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$43.6 million
  • Other licenses$41.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
14%$16.0 billion
Business income tax
11%$12.7 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$73.3 million

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$6.16 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; tolls on roads and bridges and 8 more
  • College tuition$2.43 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$1.51 billion
  • Hospital bills$1.35 billion
  • University housing and dining$770 million
  • Housing$41.6 million
  • Other service charges$21.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$20.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$19.6 million
  • Road charges$2.7 million
  • Other education charges$167 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
30%$35.9 billion

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.7%$774 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$7.71 billion
Fines
<0.1%$99.4 million
Illinois page →

Where the money goes

Social services35%Sent to local governments28%Schools and colleges14%Running the government and other costs9.2%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

9.2%

of Illinois' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical state government spends 6%.

Full Illinois breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
35%$41.3 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$41.0 billion
  • Welfare institutions$212 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$57.0 million
  • Veterans' services$14.1 million
Sent to local governments
28%$33.9 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 21 more
  • Sent to school districts$15.0 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$9.03 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$4.30 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.79 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.06 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$621 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$259 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$231 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$211 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$139 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$90.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$71.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$64.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$25.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$17.7 million
  • Sent to the federal government$17.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$7.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$6.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$407 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$384 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$17.0 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$7.25 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.37 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.90 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.00 billion
  • Other education$493 million
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$11.0 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.78 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.53 billion
  • Government buildings$335 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$253 million
  • Other government administration$140 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$5.90 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.53 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.32 billion
  • Airports$50.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$3.74 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.89 billion
  • Courts and legal services$856 million
  • Police$720 million
  • Inspections and regulation$241 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$33.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.7%$3.24 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.74 billion
  • Hospitals$1.50 billion
Interest on debt
2.1%$2.49 billion
Housing and community development
0.4%$435 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$379 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$379 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$125 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$123 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$65.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Electric power$51.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.4 million
  • Sewer systems$196 thousand
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Illinois. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Cook County. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended November 30, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

City of Chicago. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

City of Chicago School District 299. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Des Plaines. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Des Plaines School District 62. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Maine Township High School District 207. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Maine Township. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended February 28, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022.

Township High School District 214. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Community Consolidated School District 59. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Village of Rosemont. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Elk Grove Township. Illinois Office of the Comptroller, Local Government Warehouse, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the Annual Financial Report figures that an Illinois government filed with the Illinois Office of the Comptroller, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers the government's general, special revenue, capital projects, debt service and enterprise funds (utilities, hospitals, airports and the like) and its component units. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, internal service funds, depreciation and fiduciary funds (pensions, trusts and money held for other governments, such as property tax collected for them) are not counted. The Comptroller publishes the reports as the governments filed them; they are self-reported and are not audited by the Comptroller.

Debt payments. Illinois' report lists the principal and interest a government paid on its debt, so the "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government.

Employee benefits are not a separate line here: Illinois' report sorts spending by the service it pays for, so salaries and benefits sit inside each service. Construction and equipment costs the report lists as capital outlay, rather than under a service, are counted in "Running the government and other costs." Hospital and health plan spending is counted under health. Pension contributions are shown separately when the government pays them through its own pension fund; contributions paid from other funds stay in those departments.

Federal and state money. Grants are grouped by the source the report names (federal, state or other governments). Shared state taxes, such as the local share of the state income tax and motor fuel tax, are state money. Medicaid payments to a county hospital or health plan are listed in the filing as federal health care grants, so they are shown as federal money even though they pass through the State. The Census may file federal money that arrives through the state under state aid, so the federal and state shares on the two versions can differ. Fiscal years end in different months, so the year shown is each government's own.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.