Where does municipal finance data come from?

Municipal finance data comes from the Illinois Comptroller's Annual Financial Reports (AFR). Every municipality in Illinois is required to file an annual report detailing revenue, expenditures, fund balances, and debt. These reports are public record.

What are the main revenue sources for a municipality?

Most Illinois municipalities rely on property taxes, sales taxes, state income tax sharing, utility taxes, permits and fees, and fines. The mix varies by town. Some municipalities also receive revenue from TIF districts, enterprise funds (water/sewer), and intergovernmental transfers.

What is a General Fund and why does it matter?

The General Fund is the municipality's primary operating fund. It covers core services like police, fire, public works, and administration. A healthy General Fund balance (typically 25-50% of annual expenditures) indicates the town can handle unexpected expenses without raising taxes or cutting services.

How current is this financial data?

The Illinois Comptroller's data warehouse typically lags 6-12 months behind the current fiscal year. The most recent year with complete data is usually one to two fiscal years prior. Data is refreshed monthly as new filings are processed.

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Finances — FY 2025

IL Comptroller

Total Revenuei

$659.7M

+9.2%YoY

Total Expenditurei

$649.4M

+13.4%YoY

Property Tax Revenuei

$159K

0%of revenue

Revenue vs Expenditurei

$659.7M

$649.4M

Revenue

Expenditure

+$10.4M surplus

Revenue Sources — vs prior yeari

Total Enterprise Revenue

+18.3%24%$158.1M

Total Other Sources

+8.6%11.6%$76.4M

Enterprise - Transit

+6.2%9.9%$65.2M

Total Part I - Tax Revenues

+9.7%9.4%$61.8M

Enterprise - Airport

+34%6.7%$44.2M

Total Section 1A - General Property Taxes

+13.4%5.8%$38.3M

Real Property Taxes - Current Year

+14.5%5.3%$34.9M

Enterprise - Electric

+11.3%3.4%$22.4M

Total Part III

+4.2%2.2%$14.6M

Total Service Charges - Section B

+4.1%2.2%$14.6M

Total Section 1C - Selective Sales Taxes

+9.1%2.1%$13.8M

Enterprise - Gas

+21%2%$13.1M

Total Intergov from Local

-58.4%1.6%$10.8M

Investment Income

+14.5%1.5%$9.8M

Local Option Sales Tax (LOST)

+0.4%1.3%$8.4M

Total Section 1B - General Sales and Use Taxes

+0.4%1.3%$8.4M

Total Intergov from State

+459.9%1.2%$7.6M

Other Intergov from State

+937.6%1%$6.9M

Enterprise - Telecom

+275.6%1%$6.3M

SPLOST Distributions from Local

+1.9%0.9%$6.1M

Other Intergov from Local

-78.8%0.6%$4.1M

Enterprise - Water Sales

+9.3%0.6%$4.0M

Franchise Taxes - Electric

+13.4%0.5%$3.2M

Personal Property Tax - TAVT Local Share

+5.4%0.4%$3.0M

Enterprise - Stadium

-3.6%0.4%$2.9M

Franchise Taxes - Water

+8.4%0.4%$2.8M

Insurance Premiums Tax

+7.4%0.3%$2.2M

Hotel/Motel Excise Tax

-4.9%0.3%$1.7M

Franchise Taxes - Natural Gas

+43%0.2%$1.5M

Other Financing Sources - Misc

+35.9%0.2%$1.3M

Rents and Royalties

-17.2%0.2%$1.3M

Total Section 1D - Licenses and Permits

-18.4%0.2%$1.2M

Court Fines

+3%0.1%$872K

Regulatory Building Permits / Inspections

-24.4%0.1%$862K

Culture & Recreation Fees

+6.6%0.1%$856K

LMIG Grants from State

+3.2%0.1%$720K

PILOT from Local

+25.2%0.1%$625K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise - Beer & Wine

-0.6%0.1%$589K

Excise Tax on Energy Used in Manufacturing

+4%0.1%$463K

Other Intergov from Federal

+129.7%0.1%$445K

Total Intergov from Federal

+7.2%0.1%$445K

Business and Occupation Taxes

-4%0.1%$333K

Alcoholic Beverage License Fees

+5.9%0%$271K

Bond Forfeitures

-49.5%0%$250K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise 3% Mixed Drinks B

+2.2%0%$192K

Franchise Taxes - Cable Television

-14.9%0%$172K

Personal Property Tax - Boats/Aircraft

-1.4%0%$159K

Excise Tax on Rental Motor Vehicles

+24%0%$158K

Proceeds from Bonds

-79.1%0%$146K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise - Distilled Spirits

+8%0%$137K

Real Property Taxes - Current Year (Timber)

0%$135K

Personal Property Tax - Title Ad Valorem (TAVT)

-6.7%0%$109K

Franchise Taxes - Other

+4.4%0%$107K

Financial Institutions Taxes

-1.8%0%$102K

Intangible - Real Estate Transfer Tax

+38.6%0%$99K

Recording Fees

+37.7%0%$57K

Total Service Charges - Section A

+34.6%0%$57K

Sale of General Fixed Assets

-29.8%0%$47K

Penalties & Interest on Delinquent Taxes

+27.8%0%$46K

Franchise Taxes - Telephone

-21.2%0%$41K

Regulatory Fees - Other

-0.3%0%$38K

Other General Fund Svc Charges

+9.2%0%$19K

Parking Fines

-6.4%0%$11K

Contributions from Private Sources

-17.2%0%$7K

Personal Property Tax - Railroad Equipment

+9.2%0%$4K

Personal Property Tax - Mobile Home

+14.9%0%$1K

Non-Business Licenses and Permits

-38.5%0%$800

Expenditure Categories — vs prior yeari

Total Departmental Aggregated - Current Ops

+3.9%51.4%$333.7M

Total Part V - Current Operations

+10.8%10.5%$68.1M

Debt Service - 10yr GO Principal

+1.7%7.9%$51.0M

Total Non-Departmental - Current Ops

+107.8%5.1%$32.8M

Admin Support - Legislative

+17%5%$32.8M

Debt Service - 15yr GO Principal

+29.7%3.7%$23.9M

Total Part V - Property Capital

+272.3%3.1%$20.4M

Fire Protection

+27.5%2.6%$17.1M

Police Protection

+17.9%1.6%$10.5M

Recreation

+115.3%1.5%$10.0M

Debt Service - 5yr General Obligation Principal

-20%1.5%$9.6M

Roads, Streets, and Bridges

+21%1.3%$8.6M

Storm Drainage

+766.2%0.8%$5.5M

Culture & Recreation - Current Ops

+3.4%0.7%$4.5M

Total Part V - Machinery Capital

+46%0.6%$4.2M

Debt Service - Other Principal

+14.7%0.4%$2.8M

Housing & Development - Current Ops

+7.4%0.4%$2.7M

Debt Service - 40yr GO Principal

-12.9%0.4%$2.6M

Economic Development and Resources

+86.6%0.3%$2.0M

Planning and Zoning

+19.3%0.3%$1.8M

Admin Support - Executive

+8.4%0.2%$1.5M

Administration - Customer Service

+4.3%0.2%$1.3M

Administration - Financial

+19.9%0.2%$1.0M

Municipal Court

+16.8%0.1%$376K

Administration - Data Processing/MIS

+67.2%0%$204K

Telecommunications (Broadband)

-70.8%0%$121K

Administration - Gen. Govmt Buildings & Plant

-72%0%$89K