Village of West City and City of Mt. Vernon top the list in Illinois with the highest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
State law requires local governments to self-report financial records each year, including revenue, spending and debt. Municipal spending per capita is calculated to compare budget habits across cities and villages.
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100 top-spending IL cities
Rank
City/Town/Village
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Village of Sauget
St. Clair
159
$40,924,559
$257,387
2
Village of Gulfport
Henderson
51
$840,154
$16,474
3
City of Sterling
Whiteside
15,370
$234,759,473
$15,274
4
Village of Elwood
Will
2,279
$31,125,821
$13,658
5
City of Princeton
Bureau
7,599
$67,849,314
$8,929
6
Village of Forest View
Cook
698
$6,120,338
$8,768
7
City of Grafton
Jersey
660
$5,188,911
$7,862
8
Village of Mettawa
Lake
553
$4,122,905
$7,456
9
City of Oakbrook Terrace
DuPage
2,134
$11,363,418
$5,325
10
Village of Muddy
Saline
68
$358,817
$5,277
11
City of Flora
Clay
4,898
$24,970,265
$5,098
12
Village of Mark
Putnam
555
$2,738,196
$4,934
13
City of Peru
LaSalle
9,893
$47,799,813
$4,832
14
Village of Crestwood
Cook
11,039
$53,266,361
$4,825
15
Village of East Dundee
Kane
2,860
$13,437,363
$4,698
16
Village of Burlington
Kane
219
$1,019,693
$4,656
17
Village of North Riverside
Cook
6,672
$30,775,432
$4,613
18
City of Springfield
Sangamon
115,715
$515,742,618
$4,457
19
City of Lake Forest
Lake
19,375
$83,052,797
$4,287
20
Village of Maeystown
Monroe
160
$683,673
$4,273
21
City of St. Charles
Kane
32,717
$135,321,087
$4,136
22
City of Fairfield
Wayne
5,154
$20,541,952
$3,986
23
Village of West City
Franklin
650
$2,537,918
$3,904
24
City of Sullivan
Moultrie
4,475
$17,382,461
$3,884
25
Village of Hillside
Cook
8,155
$31,411,346
$3,852
26
City of Highland
Madison
9,919
$37,640,822
$3,795
27
Village of Glencoe
Cook
8,723
$32,140,999
$3,685
28
Village of Broadview
Cook
7,823
$28,439,503
$3,635
29
City of Countryside
Cook
5,895
$21,425,872
$3,635
30
Village of Rantoul
Champaign
12,941
$46,378,715
$3,584
31
City of Clinton
Dewitt
7,500
$26,862,573
$3,582
32
Village of Elk Grove
Cook
32,931
$117,421,615
$3,566
33
City of Geneva
Kane
21,495
$75,506,525
$3,513
34
Village of Roxana
Madison
1,500
$5,104,398
$3,403
35
City of Marshall
Clark
3,933
$12,994,916
$3,304
36
Village of Schaumburg
Cook
74,227
$241,634,808
$3,255
37
Village of Bannockburn
Lake
1,583
$5,150,558
$3,254
38
Village of Itasca
DuPage
8,649
$26,736,022
$3,091
39
Village of Brussels
Calhoun
150
$463,458
$3,090
40
City of Breese
Clinton
4,442
$13,498,702
$3,039
41
Village of Northfield
Cook
5,456
$16,451,730
$3,015
42
City of Red Bud
Randolph
3,559
$10,596,936
$2,978
43
City of Rock Falls
Whiteside
9,266
$27,390,377
$2,956
44
Village of Northbrook
Cook
33,170
$96,205,824
$2,900
45
City of Madison
Madison
3,891
$11,183,218
$2,874
46
Village of Monee
Will
5,077
$14,387,453
$2,834
47
Village of Hartford
Madison
1,507
$4,267,447
$2,832
48
Village of Franklin Park
Cook
18,333
$51,167,129
$2,791
49
City of Carlyle
Clinton
3,281
$9,121,739
$2,780
50
Village of Lincolnwood
Cook
12,590
$34,900,228
$2,772
51
Village of Cherry Valley
Winnebago
3,162
$8,755,032
$2,769
52
City of East Peoria
Tazewell
22,939
$62,837,198
$2,739
53
Village of Schiller Park
Cook
11,692
$31,748,406
$2,715
54
Village of Niles
Cook
29,803
$80,314,854
$2,695
55
Village of Libertyville
Lake
20,315
$54,607,788
$2,688
56
City of Grayville
White
1,666
$4,468,681
$2,682
57
City of Effingham
Effingham
12,328
$32,605,921
$2,645
58
City of Farmer City
Dewitt
2,005
$5,243,251
$2,615
59
Village of Greenup
Cumberland
1,513
$3,940,750
$2,605
60
City of Geneseo
Henry
6,586
$17,134,688
$2,602
61
Village of Grantfork
Madison
328
$835,031
$2,546
62
City of Chicago Heights
Cook
30,276
$76,183,801
$2,516
63
City of Newton
Jasper
2,790
$6,921,451
$2,481
64
City of Galva
Henry
2,539
$6,260,809
$2,466
65
City of Oglesby
LaSalle
4,381
$10,720,627
$2,447
66
Village of Forest Park
Cook
14,123
$34,448,921
$2,439
67
City of Sycamore
Dekalb
17,519
$42,542,130
$2,428
68
Village of River Forest
Cook
11,172
$27,121,557
$2,428
69
Village of Matteson
Cook
19,009
$46,026,639
$2,421
70
City of Mt. Vernon
Jefferson
15,277
$36,876,110
$2,414
71
City of Alton
Madison
27,000
$64,994,315
$2,407
72
City of Marion
Williamson
17,438
$41,951,272
$2,406
73
Village of East Hazel Crest
Cook
1,560
$3,740,985
$2,398
74
City of Mascoutah
St. Clair
7,483
$17,898,605
$2,392
75
Village of Norris
Fulton
213
$505,259
$2,372
76
Village of Olympia Fields
Cook
4,988
$11,805,133
$2,367
77
City of Galena
Jo Daviess
3,400
$7,990,221
$2,350
78
City of Altamont
Effingham
2,304
$5,359,832
$2,326
79
Village of Flat Rock
Crawford
331
$769,778
$2,326
80
Village of Ullin
Pulaski
463
$1,065,700
$2,302
81
Village of Golf
Cook
494
$1,124,648
$2,277
82
City of Mc Leansboro
Hamilton
2,883
$6,560,494
$2,276
83
Village of Calumet Park
Cook
7,835
$17,695,661
$2,259
84
Village of Walnut Hill
Marion
108
$241,498
$2,236
85
Village of Milan
Rock Island
5,099
$11,387,098
$2,233
86
City of Waterloo
Monroe
10,879
$24,267,626
$2,231
87
Village of Park Forest
Cook
21,785
$48,556,618
$2,229
88
Village of Lake Bluff
Lake
5,722
$12,704,452
$2,220
89
Village of Thornton
Cook
2,461
$5,417,385
$2,201
90
Village of North Utica
LaSalle
1,352
$2,974,110
$2,200
91
City of Bloomington
Mclean
78,292
$172,133,357
$2,199
92
Village of Davis Junction
Ogle
2,373
$5,187,324
$2,186
93
Village of West Dundee
Kane
7,331
$16,019,419
$2,185
94
City of Roodhouse
Greene
1,814
$3,941,845
$2,173
95
Village of Glenwood
Cook
9,036
$19,598,476
$2,169
96
City of Bushnell
Mcdonough
3,221
$6,984,276
$2,168
97
Village of Freeburg
St. Clair
4,354
$9,399,525
$2,159
98
Village of Steeleville
Randolph
2,083
$4,490,722
$2,156
99
Village of Maywood
Cook
23,756
$51,076,006
$2,150
100
Village of Fox Lake
Lake
10,579
$22,702,102
$2,146
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Village of Muddy• City of Bushnell• Village of Sauget• City of Rock Falls• Village of Rantoul• Village of Lake Bluff• Village of Mark• City of Chicago Heights• Village of Itasca• City of Lake Forest• Village of Davis Junction• Village of Hartford• City of Clinton• Village of Glenwood• City of Marion• Village of Schiller Park• Village of Matteson• City of St. Charles• City of Madison• Village of Roxana• City of Grafton• Village of Franklin Park• Village of Bannockburn• Village of North Utica• City of Peru• City of Oglesby• Village of Greenup• Village of Calumet Park• Village of Libertyville• City of Sycamore• City of Princeton• City of Flora• Village of Forest View• City of Galena• Village of East Hazel Crest• City of Breese• Village of Niles• City of Mt. Vernon• City of Effingham• Village of Thornton• City of Waterloo• City of Springfield• Village of Forest Park• City of Oakbrook Terrace• City of Roodhouse• Village of Fox Lake• Village of Northfield• Village of Cherry Valley• Village of Mettawa• Village of Gulfport• Village of River Forest• City of Bloomington• Village of Monee• Village of Maywood• Village of West City• Village of Northbrook• Village of Lincolnwood• City of Sullivan• Village of Flat Rock• Village of Ullin• City of Sterling• City of Geneva• City of Farmer City• City of Red Bud• Village of Park Forest• Village of Milan• City of Geneseo• City of Mascoutah• Village of Schaumburg• Village of Elwood• Village of Broadview• Village of Grantfork• Village of Brussels• Village of Crestwood• Village of Golf• City of McLeansboro• Village Of Steeleville• Village Of West Dundee• City of Alton• Village Of Hillside• City Of Altamont• Village Of Olympia Fields• Village Of Maeystown• City Of Galva• City Of Carlyle• City Of Fairfield• Village Of Glencoe• Village Of Walnut Hill• City Of Newton• Village Of Burlington• City Of Marshall• Village Of North Riverside• Village Of Norris• City Of Grayville• City Of Countryside• City Of Highland• Village Of East Dundee• Village Of Freeburg
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