Beecher Mausoleum · Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Beecher run?
Beecher’s village government spent $4 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $909 per resident. Water and other utilities ($653,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Beecher is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Beecher Community Unit School District 200U
Beecher’s K–12 school district, shared with Washington Township, Will Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,809 per pupil, $10,620 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $909 per resident a year, or $2.49 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 41%.
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$909 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Beecher’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($909 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 166 Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $880, and the middle half spent $696–$1,158. Beecher spent more than 55% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Beecher itself left out).
No trend yet
Beecher reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $6,654 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.47% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Beecher’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Beecher’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Beecher →
Who’s in charge in Beecher
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 199 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (4,385).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Beecher’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Beecher alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Will County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat49.1%162,874 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican47.6%157,672 votesOthers: 3.3% (11,024 votes).
Most votes in Will County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Beecher lies in Will County. Every 2024 race in Will County is on the county’s page.
Will County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Beecher.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseState representatives
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Beecher’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Beecher’s government
How much does Beecher spend per resident?
About $909 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $909 was more than 55% of 166 Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Beecher?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,654 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.47% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Beecher’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Beecher yet.
How did Beecher vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Beecher alone. Will County, where 100% of Beecher lies, voted Harris 49.1%, Trump 47.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Beecher?
22 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $148,341 (about $1.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Beecher in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Napoleon Harris) and State House District 29 (Thaddeus Jones). The House district also covers 34 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →