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

$98.3M

-6.5%YoY

Total Expenditurei

$71.9M

-7.4%YoY

Property Tax Revenuei

$64K

0.1%of revenue

Revenue vs Expenditurei

$98.3M

$71.9M

Revenue

Expenditure

+$26.3M surplus

Revenue Sources — vs prior yeari

Total Other Sources

+3%18.6%$18.3M

Total Part I - Tax Revenues

+3.7%13.2%$13.0M

Total Intergov from Local

-40.9%7.6%$7.5M

Total Section 1A - General Property Taxes

+4.8%7%$6.9M

Total Section 1C - Selective Sales Taxes

+2.6%5.8%$5.7M

Real Property Taxes - Current Year

+7.6%5.7%$5.6M

Total Part III

+1.4%5.4%$5.3M

SPLOST Distributions from Local

+3.7%5.2%$5.2M

Total Service Charges - Section B

+0.7%4.7%$4.6M

Total Enterprise Revenue

+34.2%4.5%$4.5M

Other Intergov from Local

-69.8%2.4%$2.3M

Enterprise - Water Sales

+6.1%2.2%$2.2M

Insurance Premiums Tax

+7.6%2%$2.0M

Enterprise - Telecom

+119.5%2%$1.9M

Court Fines

+4.4%1.9%$1.9M

Other Fines

1.5%$1.5M

Franchise Taxes - Electric

+1.7%1.2%$1.2M

Business and Occupation Taxes

+0.1%1%$944K

Sale of General Fixed Assets

+255.2%1%$939K

Personal Property Tax - TAVT Local Share

-1.1%0.8%$778K

Total Service Charges - Section A

+5.5%0.7%$708K

Total Intergov from State

-42%0.6%$617K

Ambulance Fees

+1.6%0.6%$542K

LMIG Grants from State

-22.1%0.5%$537K

Hotel/Motel Excise Tax

+6.5%0.5%$527K

Total Section 1D - Licenses and Permits

+0.7%0.4%$432K

Personal Property Taxes - Current Year

-15.1%0.4%$354K

Enterprise - Stormwater

-2.2%0.3%$323K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise - Beer & Wine

-5.9%0.3%$301K

Regulatory Building Permits / Inspections

+3.1%0.3%$286K

Franchise Taxes - Natural Gas

+4.2%0.3%$249K

Culture & Recreation Fees

+17.8%0.2%$244K

Franchise Taxes - Cable Television

-15.8%0.2%$160K

Financial Institutions Taxes

-4.4%0.1%$127K

Excise Tax on Rental Motor Vehicles

+1.3%0.1%$115K

Alcoholic Beverage License Fees

-7.1%0.1%$98K

Law Enforcement Fees

+20.2%0.1%$93K

Recording Fees

+24%0.1%$73K

Crime & Corrections Grants from State

-17.9%0.1%$64K

Personal Property Tax - Boats/Aircraft

+14.1%0.1%$64K

Alcoholic Beverage Excise 3% Mixed Drinks B

-9.8%0.1%$52K

Other Financing Sources - Misc

-68.3%0%$45K

Intangible - Real Estate Transfer Tax

+56.7%0%$42K

Enterprise - Public Market

-43.3%0%$39K

Real Property Taxes - Current Year (Public Utilities)

-17.9%0%$36K

General Business Licenses

+11.5%0%$31K

Penalties & Interest on Delinquent Taxes

+7.5%0%$29K

Franchise Taxes - Telephone

-45.8%0%$18K

Investment Income

+0.4%0%$17K

Excise Tax on Energy Used in Manufacturing

+41.3%0%$16K

Other Intergov from State

-47.3%0%$15K

Bond Forfeitures

-68.2%0%$14K

Penalties and Interest on Delinquent Licenses

+8.4%0%$12K

Personal Property Tax - Title Ad Valorem (TAVT)

-8.2%0%$12K

Non-Business Licenses and Permits

-49.5%0%$3K

Non-Business Licenses - Other

+5.4%0%$2K

Crime & Corrections Grants from Federal

-92.7%0%$825

Total Intergov from Federal

-92.7%0%$825

Registration Fees

-98.5%0%$25

Expenditure Categories — vs prior yeari

Total Part V - Current Operations

-3.6%21.9%$15.8M

Total Departmental Aggregated - Current Ops

+15.2%17.9%$12.8M

Total Part V - Property Capital

-18.6%12.2%$8.7M

Police Protection

-10.3%10.7%$7.7M

Urban Redevelopment and Housing

8.6%$6.1M

Debt Service - 40yr GO Principal

+3.4%4.9%$3.5M

Roads, Streets, and Bridges

-45.7%4.7%$3.4M

Parks

-23.8%2.9%$2.1M

Housing & Development - Current Ops

-33.7%2.7%$1.9M

Administration - Financial

+14.1%2.4%$1.7M

Culture & Recreation - Current Ops

+9.1%1.9%$1.4M

Total Part V - Machinery Capital

-36.3%1.9%$1.4M

Municipal Court

+5.4%1.2%$861K

Planning and Zoning

-7%1.1%$792K

E-911 Operations

+10.2%1%$748K

Economic Development and Resources

-64.9%1%$692K

Admin Support - Executive

-21.5%0.7%$526K

Debt Service - Other Principal

+0.6%0.6%$426K

Recreation

+319%0.5%$383K

Administration - Gen. Govmt Buildings & Plant

-95.1%0.3%$219K

Protective Inspection

+19.1%0.2%$179K

Jail Operations

+4.9%0.2%$115K

Administration - Public Information

-4.1%0.2%$111K

Administration - Human Resources

+4%0.2%$108K

Administration - Data Processing/MIS

+3.5%0.1%$101K

Admin Support - Legislative

-16.4%0.1%$53K

Health & Welfare - Current Ops

+11.6%0.1%$40K

Welfare

+11.6%0.1%$40K