Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Skokie run?
Skokie’s village government spent $102.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $1,562 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Skokie is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Niles Township Community High School District 219
Skokie’s high school district, shared with Lincolnwood, Niles Township, Morton Grove, Niles. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $37,090 per pupil, $20,202 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.
Skokie School District 68 · $25,519 per pupil
Skokie School District 69 · $24,100 per pupil
Skokie School District 73-5 · $30,183 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,562 per resident a year, or $4.28 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 26%.
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No comparison for Skokie yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Skokie’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported 7% of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is down 4% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Skokie reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $1,610 · 2024: $1,562.
full-time in March 2025, up from 504 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $8,048 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.08% 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 Skokie’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 Skokie’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Skokie →
Who’s in charge in Skokie
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Skokie’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on skokie.org ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 122 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (65,497).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Skokie’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Skokie 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 Skokie 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 Skokie.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: skokie.org ↗
- 2Illinois HouseSkokie 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 Skokie compares with the towns next door
Skokie’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $34 to $3,168 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Niles Township | $34 | $8,027 |
| New Trier Township | $58 | $10,000+ |
| Morton Grove | $1,597 | $8,109 |
| Wilmette | $1,829 | $10,000+ |
| Evanston | $1,962 | $8,863 |
| Glenview | $2,224 | $10,000+ |
| Niles | $2,387 | $6,118 |
| Chicago | $3,168 | $4,943 |
| Lincolnwood | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Skokie | estimate | $8,048 |
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 Skokie’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Skokie’s government
How much does Skokie spend per resident?
About $1,562 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Skokie?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $8,048 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.08% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see skokie.org.
Who runs Skokie’s government?
See skokie.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Skokie yet.
How did Skokie vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Skokie alone. Cook County, where 100% of Skokie lies, voted Harris 68.9%, Trump 27.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Skokie?
535 full-time and 143 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $5.1M (about $61.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Skokie in the state legislature?
Skokie 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 Skokie’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 →