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.

Wellsville, UT Municipal Budget — Revenue & Spending Breakdown

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Finances — FY 2026

IL Comptroller

Total Revenuei

$5.8M

-4%YoY

Total Expenditurei

$7.2M

+61.9%YoY

Property Tax Revenuei

$26K

0.5%of revenue

Revenue vs Expenditurei

$5.8M

$7.2M

Revenue

Expenditure

$1.4M deficit

Revenue Sources — vs prior yeari

Capital Grants

+1843%34.8%$2.0M

Metered Products

+26.9%11.2%$643K

Services

+2.7%10.8%$623K

County Highway Transit Tax

+280%7.5%$430K

General Sales And Use Tax

-31.4%7.2%$411K

General

-9.5%5.2%$301K

Court Fines

-10.8%5%$289K

Interest Earnings

-10.4%4.1%$237K

Class B And C Road Funds

-23.1%3.2%$182K

Impact

+198.5%2.4%$136K

Energy Sales And Use

+11.7%2.2%$127K

Public Utilities

+0.3%1.4%$81K

Interfund Transfers

-95.6%0.6%$37K

Fees

+0.4%0.6%$35K

Rents And Leases

-13.3%0.5%$32K

Cemetery Lots And Perpetual Care

-38.2%0.5%$28K

Fee In Lieu Of Personal Property Taxes

-19.9%0.5%$26K

Reimbursements

+28.2%0.4%$22K

Material And Supplies

-13.1%0.3%$20K

Operating Grants

-79.4%0.2%$14K

Admissions

+61.7%0.2%$14K

Miscellaneous

+1342%0.2%$13K

Cable Tax

-32.3%0.2%$9K

Zoning And Subdivision

-96.1%0.1%$7K

Connection

+42.2%0.1%$7K

Buildings, Structures And Equipment

+30.4%0.1%$6K

Telephone Tax

-41.8%0.1%$5K

Gain On Disposal Of Capital Asset

0.1%$4K

Corporation And Business

+1211.1%0.1%$4K

Tolls

-12.5%0%$2K

Goods And Publications

-80.3%0%$2K

Insurances Proceeds

0%$1K

Prior Years Delinquent

-62.5%0%$1K

Animal Licenses

+89.6%0%$1K

Expenditure Categories — vs prior yeari

Capital Outlay

+621.7%60.6%$4.3M

Professional

+5.8%10.9%$778K

Regular Employees

+6.6%7%$498K

Operating Supplies

+47.9%5%$360K

Office Supplies

-37.1%3.9%$277K

Group Insurance

-20.5%1.5%$110K

Fees

-34.1%1.5%$105K

Electricity

+1.4%1.5%$105K

Technical

+847.1%1.2%$85K

Road Repair Material

+78.4%1%$74K

Retirement Contributions

-18.6%1%$72K

Insurance

+16539.3%0.9%$62K

Water And Sewerage

-2.2%0.7%$49K

Other Assets

-2.8%0.6%$45K

Interfund Transfers

-95.6%0.5%$37K

Social Security (Fica) And Medicare Contributions

+4.7%0.5%$33K

Nonprofessional Services

+27.4%0.5%$32K

Principal

0.4%$25K

Temporary Employees

+36.2%0.2%$17K

Machinery And Equipment

-46.9%0.2%$15K

Travel, Education And Training

+4.5%0.1%$10K

Private

+4.2%0.1%$8K

Social Security (Fica) And Medicare Contribution

+5.2%0.1%$6K

Telecommunications

-50.9%0.1%$5K

Janitorial And Custodial

-26%0%$3K

Bad Debt Expense

+1364.6%0%$2K

Advertising And Public Notices

-15.6%0%$2K

Interest

0%$1K

Books, Publications And Subscriptions

-88.1%0%$834

Nonprofesssion Services

0%$806