How is Leonore run?
Leonore’s village government spent $60,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $496 per resident.
What stands out about how Leonore is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120
Leonore’s high school district, shared with Cedar Point, Dimmick Township, Eden Township, Hope Township, LaSalle and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $26,538 per pupil, $11,599 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.
Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79 · $20,821 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $496 per resident a year, or $1.36 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 68%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$496 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Leonore’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($496 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 $503, and the middle half spent $342–$713. Leonore spent less than 51% 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; Leonore itself left out).
No trend yet
Leonore reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Leonore
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Leonore’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Leonore alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are LaSalle County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.2%30,717 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.9%21,029 votesOthers: 1.9% (1,018 votes).
Most votes in LaSalle County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Leonore lies in LaSalle County. Every 2024 race in LaSalle County is on the county’s page.
LaSalle 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 Leonore.
- 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 Leonore’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Leonore’s government
How much does Leonore spend per resident?
About $496 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 $496 was less than 51% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Leonore’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Leonore yet.
How did Leonore vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Leonore alone. LaSalle County, where 100% of Leonore lies, voted Trump 58.2%, Harris 39.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Leonore?
0 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $370 (about $4,440 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Leonore in the state legislature?
State Senate District 53 (Chris Balkema) and State House District 106 (Jason Bunting). The House district also covers 144 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 →