Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Oak Park Township run?
Oak Park Township’s town government spent $6.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $133 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Oak Park Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Oak Park Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Oak Park Elementary School District 97
Oak Park Township’s elementary school district, shared with Oak Park. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,305 per pupil, $14,425 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.
Oak Park and River Forest District 200 · $30,490 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $133 per resident a year, or $0.36 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: health & welfare, at 85%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Oak Park Township 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 Oak Park Township yet
Every year of Oak Park Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 →Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Oak Park Township’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 Oak Park Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Oak Park Township →
Who’s in charge in Oak Park Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Oak Park Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on oak-park.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 997 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 (51,852).
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.
Oak Park Township’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Oak Park Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cook County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat68.9%1,447,821 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican27.8%583,852 votesOthers: 3.3% (70,005 votes).
Most votes in Cook County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Oak Park Township lies in Cook County. Every 2024 race in Cook County is on the county’s page.
Cook 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 Oak Park Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: oak-park.us ↗
- 2Illinois HouseOak Park Township is split between 2 districts
- 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.
How Oak Park Township compares with the towns next door
Oak Park Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,345 to $3,168 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Oak Park Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Oak Park Township’s government
How much does Oak Park Township spend per resident?
About $133 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Oak Park Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $7.3 million.
Who runs Oak Park Township’s government?
See oak-park.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oak Park Township yet.
How did Oak Park Township vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Oak Park Township alone. Cook County, where 100% of Oak Park Township lies, voted Harris 68.9%, Trump 27.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Oak Park Township?
52 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $284,523 (about $3.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Oak Park Township in the state legislature?
Oak Park Township is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Illinois Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Oak Park Township’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 Oak Park Township, 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 →