City of Sterling, City of Rock Falls and City of Galena top the list in Northwest Illinois with the highest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
State law requires local governments to self-report financial records each year, including revenue, spending and debt. Municipal spending per capita is calculated to compare budget habits across cities and villages.
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Top-spending Northwest Illinois cities
Rank
City/Town/Village
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
City of Sterling
Whiteside
15,370
$234,759,473
$15,274
2
City of Rock Falls
Whiteside
9,266
$27,390,377
$2,956
3
City of Galena
Jo Daviess
3,400
$7,990,221
$2,350
4
Village of Davis Junction
Ogle
2,373
$5,187,324
$2,186
5
Village of Milledgeville
Carroll
977
$1,923,752
$1,969
6
Village of Thomson
Carroll
560
$1,075,608
$1,921
7
City of Freeport
Stephenson
25,638
$40,511,330
$1,580
8
City of Albany
Whiteside
895
$1,347,375
$1,505
9
Village of Stockton
Jo Daviess
1,862
$2,668,599
$1,433
10
Village of Hanover
Jo Daviess
800
$1,145,813
$1,432
11
City of Byron
Ogle
3,625
$5,062,154
$1,396
12
City of East Dubuque
Jo Daviess
1,704
$2,377,706
$1,395
13
City of Dixon
Lee
15,135
$20,403,526
$1,348
14
City of Prophetstown
Whiteside
2,100
$2,613,831
$1,245
15
City of Savanna
Carroll
3,062
$3,768,451
$1,231
16
Village of Ashton
Lee
972
$1,160,546
$1,194
17
City of Oregon
Ogle
3,721
$4,367,150
$1,174
18
Village of Pearl City
Stephenson
780
$890,011
$1,141
19
Village of Stillman Valley
Ogle
1,054
$1,182,370
$1,122
20
City of Polo
Ogle
2,229
$2,498,084
$1,121
21
City of Fulton
Whiteside
3,360
$3,730,775
$1,110
22
Village of Leaf River
Ogle
424
$446,847
$1,054
23
Village of Shannon
Carroll
731
$741,379
$1,014
24
City of Mt. Carroll
Carroll
1,634
$1,631,427
$998
25
City of Morrison
Whiteside
4,136
$4,125,088
$997
26
Village of Scales Mound
Jo Daviess
375
$369,257
$985
27
Village of Mt. Morris
Ogle
2,905
$2,811,932
$968
28
Village of Lena
Stephenson
2,912
$2,784,722
$956
29
Village of Chadwick
Carroll
523
$485,561
$928
30
Village of Warren
Jo Daviess
1,428
$1,304,989
$914
31
Village of Winslow
Stephenson
345
$310,830
$901
32
Village of Forreston
Ogle
1,446
$1,299,737
$899
33
City of Lanark
Carroll
1,457
$1,295,033
$889
34
City of Amboy
Lee
2,394
$2,000,365
$836
35
Village of Paw Paw
Lee
870
$681,731
$784
36
Village of Lyndon
Whiteside
600
$467,315
$779
37
Village of Cedarville
Stephenson
741
$571,249
$771
38
Village of Erie
Whiteside
1,602
$1,226,190
$765
39
Village of Tampico
Whiteside
790
$603,537
$764
40
Village of Creston
Ogle
662
$497,876
$752
41
Village of Sublette
Lee
449
$330,670
$736
42
Village of Orangeville
Stephenson
751
$515,231
$686
43
Village of Franklin Grove
Lee
958
$651,858
$680
44
Village of Lee
Dekalb
337
$205,947
$611
45
Village of Steward
Lee
256
$124,532
$486
46
Village of Rock City
Stephenson
314
$145,778
$464
47
Village of West Brooklyn
Lee
142
$63,799
$449
48
Village of Monroe Center
Ogle
471
$201,800
$428
49
Village of Hillcrest
Ogle
1,326
$531,325
$401
50
Village of Adeline
Ogle
80
$27,814
$348
51
Village of Nora
Jo Daviess
121
$36,673
$303
52
Village of Coleta
Whiteside
148
$44,650
$302
53
Village of Compton
Lee
341
$75,092
$220
54
Village of Ridott
Stephenson
164
$32,708
$199
55
Village of Deer Grove
Whiteside
47
$9,054
$193
56
Village of Nelson
Lee
170
$30,082
$177
57
Village of Menominee
Jo Daviess
248
$28,709
$116
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
City of Morrison• Village of Nora• City of Rock Falls• Village of Mt. Morris• Village of Compton• Village of Menominee• Village of Davis Junction• Village of Cedarville• Village of Rock City• City of Dixon• Village of Nelson• Village of Tampico• Village of Erie• Village of Monroe Center• City of Freeport• Village of Scales Mound• Village of Deer Grove• Village of Lyndon• Village of Milledgeville• Village of Orangeville• City of Galena• Village of Stillman Valley• Village of Leaf River• City of Polo• Village of Creston• Village of Lee• Village of Chadwick• Village of Thomson• Village of Warren• City of Mt. Carroll• City of Oregon• Village of Steward• Village of Sublette• Village of Lena• City of Lanark• Village of Forreston• Village of West Brooklyn• City of Sterling• City of Byron• Village of Franklin Grove• City of Savanna• City of Albany• Village of Paw Paw• City Of Amboy• Village Of Hanover• Village Of Stockton• Village Of Pearl City• Village Of Adeline• City Of Fulton• Village Of Hillcrest• City Of East Dubuque• City Of Prophetstown• Village Of Winslow• Village Of Ridott• Village Of Ashton
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