How is Grant Park run?
Grant Park’s village government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $1,034 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Grant Park didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Grant Park is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Grant Park Community Unit School District 6
Grant Park’s K–12 school district, shared with Yellowhead Township, Sumner Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,194 per pupil, $9,392 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 $1,034 per resident a year, or $2.83 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Grant Park didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Grant Park yet
Every year of Grant Park’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $4,711 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.18% 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 Grant Park’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Grant Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Grant Park →
Who’s in charge in Grant Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Grant Park’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on grantpark-il.org ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 154 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 (1,231).
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.
Grant Park’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Grant Park alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kankakee County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.1%28,285 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.5%18,399 votesOthers: 2.4% (1,155 votes).
Most votes in Kankakee County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Grant Park lies in Kankakee County. Every 2024 race in Kankakee County is on the county’s page.
Kankakee 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 Grant Park.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: grantpark-il.org ↗
- 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 Grant Park’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Grant Park’s government
How much does Grant Park spend per resident?
About $1,034 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Grant Park didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Grant Park?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,711 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.18% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see grantpark-il.org.
Who runs Grant Park’s government?
See grantpark-il.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Grant Park yet.
How did Grant Park vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Grant Park alone. Kankakee County, where 100% of Grant Park lies, voted Trump 59.1%, Harris 38.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Grant Park?
8 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $36,703 (about $440,436 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Grant Park in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Elgie Sims) and State House District 34 (Nick Smith). The House district also covers 27 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Grant Park’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Grant Park, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →