How is Hopkins Park run?
Hopkins Park’s village government spent $308,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $507 per resident. Water and other utilities ($61,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hopkins Park is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259
Hopkins Park’s elementary school district, shared with Pembroke Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,412 per pupil, $8,005 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 $507 per resident a year, or $1.39 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 61%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$507 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Hopkins Park’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($507 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $501, and the middle half spent $342–$713. Hopkins Park spent more than 50% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hopkins Park itself left out).
No trend yet
Hopkins Park reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,962 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.14% 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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hopkins Park →
Who’s in charge in Hopkins Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hopkins Park’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on hopkinspark-il.gov ↗.
Hopkins 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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins Park.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: hopkinspark-il.gov ↗
- 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 Hopkins Park’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hopkins Park’s government
How much does Hopkins Park spend per resident?
About $507 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 $507 was more than 50% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Hopkins Park?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,962 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.14% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see hopkinspark-il.gov.
Who runs Hopkins Park’s government?
See hopkinspark-il.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hopkins Park yet.
How did Hopkins Park vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Hopkins Park alone. Kankakee County, where 100% of Hopkins Park lies, voted Trump 59.1%, Harris 38.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hopkins Park?
0 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $13,161 (about $157,932 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hopkins 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 Hopkins 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; 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 →