Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Shorewood run?
Shorewood’s village government spent $21.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2024, about $1,169 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Shorewood is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C
Shorewood’s elementary school district, shared with Troy Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,371 per pupil, $11,261 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.
Joliet Township High School District 204 · $20,589 per pupil
Minooka Community High School District 111 · $18,494 per pupil
Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 · $16,775 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,169 per resident a year, or $3.20 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,003 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Shorewood’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,003 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 97 Illinois cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,105, and the middle half spent $794–$1,485. Shorewood spent less than 56% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Illinois cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Shorewood itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 22% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Shorewood reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,003 · 2024: $1,169. Per resident it went from $1,003 to $1,169 (up 17%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 17,495 to 18,271.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $7,463 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.21% 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 Shorewood’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 Shorewood’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Shorewood →
Who’s in charge in Shorewood
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Shorewood’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on vil.shorewood.il.us ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 273 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (18,271).
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.
Shorewood’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Shorewood 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 Shorewood 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 Shorewood.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: vil.shorewood.il.us ↗
- 2Illinois HouseShorewood 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 Shorewood compares with the towns next door
Shorewood spent $1,003 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,407. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Joliet | $1,407 | $5,694 |
| Shorewood | $1,003 | $7,463 |
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 Shorewood’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Shorewood’s government
How much does Shorewood spend per resident?
About $1,169 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,003 was less than 56% of 97 Illinois cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Shorewood?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,463 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.21% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see vil.shorewood.il.us.
Who runs Shorewood’s government?
See vil.shorewood.il.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Shorewood yet.
How did Shorewood vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Shorewood alone. Will County, where 100% of Shorewood lies, voted Harris 49.1%, Trump 47.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Shorewood?
67 full-time and 24 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $518,388 (about $6.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Shorewood in the state legislature?
Shorewood 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 Shorewood’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 →