City of Princeton, Village of Mark and City of Peru top the list in Illinois Valley 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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Top-spending Illinois Valley cities
Rank
City/Town/Village
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
City of Princeton
Bureau
7,599
$67,849,314
$8,929
2
Village of Mark
Putnam
555
$2,738,196
$4,934
3
City of Peru
LaSalle
9,893
$47,799,813
$4,832
4
City of Oglesby
LaSalle
4,381
$10,720,627
$2,447
5
Village of North Utica
LaSalle
1,352
$2,974,110
$2,200
6
City of Ottawa
LaSalle
18,289
$35,827,227
$1,959
7
Village of Ladd
Bureau
1,295
$2,381,020
$1,839
8
City of La Salle
LaSalle
10,433
$18,735,455
$1,796
9
Village of Manlius
Bureau
340
$591,882
$1,741
10
City of Morris
Grundy
13,636
$23,311,657
$1,710
11
Village of Seneca
LaSalle
2,322
$3,617,859
$1,558
12
City of Mendota
LaSalle
7,373
$10,999,605
$1,492
13
Village of Gardner
Grundy
1,444
$2,006,062
$1,389
14
Village of Mazon
Grundy
1,015
$1,367,321
$1,347
15
Village of Minooka
Grundy
10,924
$14,404,009
$1,319
16
Village of Standard
Putnam
220
$289,729
$1,317
17
Village of Coal City
Grundy
5,434
$7,143,360
$1,315
18
City of Marseilles
LaSalle
5,094
$6,474,697
$1,271
19
Village of Dalzell
Bureau
717
$904,576
$1,262
20
City of Spring Valley
Bureau
5,499
$6,000,593
$1,091
21
Village of Naplate
LaSalle
496
$514,123
$1,037
22
Village of Diamond
Grundy
2,527
$2,488,731
$985
23
City of Earlville
LaSalle
1,619
$1,581,585
$977
24
Village of Lostant
LaSalle
498
$462,752
$929
25
City of Kinsman
Grundy
115
$100,112
$871
26
Village of Mc Nabb
Putnam
285
$247,069
$867
27
Village of Walnut
Bureau
1,416
$1,217,650
$860
28
Village of Carbon Hill
Grundy
352
$300,723
$854
29
Village of Hennepin
Putnam
722
$605,188
$838
30
Village of Braceville
Grundy
760
$622,530
$819
31
Village of Granville
Putnam
1,427
$1,167,429
$818
32
Village of Ohio
Bureau
540
$438,477
$812
33
Village of Verona
Grundy
212
$158,768
$749
34
Village of Cedar Point
LaSalle
277
$204,891
$740
35
Village of Seatonville
Bureau
314
$231,101
$736
36
Village of Sheffield
Bureau
926
$645,302
$697
37
Village of South Wilmington
Grundy
680
$447,452
$658
38
Village of Wyanet
Bureau
991
$631,894
$638
39
Village of Grand Ridge
LaSalle
560
$355,514
$635
40
Village of La Moille
Bureau
705
$438,590
$622
41
Village of Rutland
LaSalle
318
$195,203
$614
42
Village of Mineral
Bureau
237
$133,409
$563
43
Village of Tiskilwa
Bureau
800
$446,355
$558
44
Village of Leland
LaSalle
977
$509,529
$522
45
Village of Magnolia
Putnam
275
$141,515
$515
46
Village of Malden
Bureau
362
$180,649
$499
47
Village of East Brooklyn
Grundy
106
$49,262
$465
48
Village of Sheridan
LaSalle
2,000
$802,784
$401
49
Village of Dover
Bureau
172
$67,977
$395
50
Village of Hollowayville
Bureau
90
$33,399
$371
51
Village of Leonore
LaSalle
160
$59,164
$370
52
Village of Ransom
LaSalle
425
$152,949
$360
53
Village of Troy Grove
LaSalle
250
$58,762
$235
54
Village of Kangley
LaSalle
251
$56,570
$225
55
Village of Dana
LaSalle
159
$33,767
$212
56
Village of Neponset
Bureau
4,730
$576,771
$122
57
Village of New Bedford
Bureau
75
$8,823
$118
58
Village of De Pue
Bureau
18,500
$1,426,092
$77
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Village of Braceville• Village Of Cedar Point• Village of MC Nabb• Village of Mark• Village of Dover• Village of Naplate• Village of Tiskilwa• Village of Dalzell• Village of Ladd• Village of North Utica• Village of Dana• City of Peru• City of Oglesby• Village of Rutland• Village of Sheridan• City of Princeton• Village of Granville• City of Spring Valley• Village of Seatonville• Village of Mineral• Village of Neponset• Village of Carbon Hill• Village of Troy Grove• Village of Walnut• Village of Standard• Village of Minooka• Village of Leonore• Village of Ohio• Village of Verona• Village of Magnolia• City of Earlville• Village of Manlius• City of Marseilles• Village of Gardner• Village of Hollowayville• Village of Diamond• Village of Seneca• Village of South Wilmington• Village of Lostant• Village of Hennepin• Village of Leland• Village of Malden• Village of Grand Ridge• Village Of Sheffield• Village Of East Brooklyn• Village Of La Moille• Village Of Mazon• Village Of New Bedford• City Of Ottawa• City Of Mendota• City Of Lasalle• Village Of Wyanet• City Of Kinsman• City Of Morris• Village Of Coal City
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