2016 PAFRA Citizens Guide to Local
Financial Activities
Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2016
A Message
From the
Village President
“The Village of Buffalo Grove’s
greatest resource is its volunteers.
They donate endless hours to make
our community great!”
Your Elected
Officials
Public Records
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officials, review financial
information or request
public records? One visit
to the Village’s Transpar-
ency Portal web page
brings all of this infor-
mation and more at the
click of a mouse.
http://www.vbg.org/817/
Village-Transparency
Buffalo Grove
Awarded Excellence
in Achievement for
Public Procurement.
The Village of Buffalo
Grove has been
recognized by the
Universal Public
Procurement Certification
Council (UPPCC) for
demonstrating the pursuit
of professional excellence
through the achievement
of the Agency Certification
Award for 2016.
Village Clerk’s Office
The Village Clerk and Deputy Village Clerk maintain all of the
Village’s official records, meeting minutes and documents on
behalf of our residents. In addition, a range of services includ-
ing business and liquor licensing, voter registration and munici-
pal code updates are provided daily.
Contact the Village Clerk’s office at (847) 459-2511.
It is with great pleasure that the Village of Buf-
falo Grove elected officials and I provide the
annual “A Citizen’s Guide to Local Financial
Activities” for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2016. It is my desire to deliver the resi-
dents of Buffalo Grove an overview of the Village’s progress and financial performance
that is transparent and easily understood. This report summarizes the financial activities
of the Village and is not intended to replace the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
(CAFR). The full disclosure financial statements, or CAFR, can be found on the Village’s
website at www.VBG.Org.
The analysis conducted within this report outlines growth drivers, capital projects, and
summarized financial and trend data. The presentation of financial information in the
report has been derived from the audited financial statements and conforms to generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and related reporting standards.
The Village will continue to make financial presentation and transparency a priority and
provide open communication with its residents and businesses. It is my hope that the
information and data contained in the 2016 guide to local financial activities will provide
the reader a snapshot of the challenges and opportunities the Village of Buffalo Grove is
managing today and into the future.
Sincerely,
Beverly Sussman
Village President
www.vbg.org
Jeffery Berman, Trustee
Joanne Johnson, Trustee
Lester Ottenhieemer, Trustee
Andrew Stein, Trustee
Steve Trilling, Trustee
David Weidenfeld, Trustee
Neighborhood Scout names Buffalo Grove
12th safest city to live in the nation.
Neighborhood Scout has named Buffalo Grove, of communities with a population
greater than 25,000, the twelfth safest city to live in the nation, and third safest in Illinois.
The Neighborhood Scout is a web based platform that allows users to find the best plac-
es to live or do business in the United States. The firm uses over 600 characteristics to
build neighborhood/community profiles. Some of the data points are crime rates, hous-
ing costs, school quality, demographics and economic trends.
Neighborhood Scout’s crime index for the Village of Buffalo Grove is 88 percent, in that
the Village is safer than 88 percent of U.S. Cities. Violent crime statistics for Buffalo
Grove are 1 in 10,000 residents, while the state of Illinois is at 1 in 261 residents, the
national average is slightly above the state of Illinois mark. The site also boasts appre-
ciation rate trends, high quality school districts at all levels and positive housing market
data for the Village and its residents.
Did You Know?
Buffalo Grove is home to over 40 recreational facilities! This includes two golf
courses, a golf dome, pool, museum, spray and play, parks, ball fields, art
center and other great recreational spaces.
Quality of Life in Buffalo Grove Enjoying Buffalo Grove
Buffalo Grove
Days - Labor Day
Weekend
Enjoy food, fun, music,
carnival games, fire-
works and more at this
four-day celebration.
Located at Mike Rylko
Park 801 McHenry Rd
Buffalo Grove, IL
60089.
National
American Public
Works Assn.
Awards Buffalo
Grove
Excellence in
Snow and Ice
Control
This honor has been
presented to the Village
of Buffalo Grove for its
excellence in the man-
agement and admin-
istration of public works
snow and ice opera-
tions while promoting
best practices that mini-
mize environmental
impacts.
The Village of Buffalo Grove is located approximately 33 miles northwest of downtown
Chicago and 20 miles north of O’Hare International Airport. The Village’s land area is 9.3
square miles, with 21.7 percent of the area in Cook County and 78.3 percent in Lake
County. Neighboring
communities include
Arlington Heights,
Lincolnshire, Long
Grove, Riverwoods,
Vernon Hills and
Wheeling. The Vil-
lage’s current popula-
tion is 41,500 (2016
Village estimate).
Buffalo Grove was incorporated in 1958 and experienced strong growth in population and
land area for several decades. The Village’s Comprehensive Plan projects the Village’s
land area could reach approximately 11.2 square miles.
The Village has ex-
cellent transportation
access for residents,
businesses,
employees and
visitors. The Village
is served by the
Metra North Central
rail line connecting
to downtown Chicago and O’Hare airport. Pace bus service provides access to adjacent
communities, the Metra Milwaukee District North rail line and the Skokie Swift CTA Yel-
low Line. The regional road system serving the Village includes Aptakisic Road, Buffalo
Grove Road, Lake Cook Road, and state routes 21, 22, 45 and 68, with direct links to
Route 53 and Interstate 94.
The Village’s commercial
base includes several cor-
porate business parks, a
diverse retail sector and a
wide range of professional
services, including medical
facilities. The Village’s resi-
dential areas include single
-family neighborhoods,
townhomes, condominiums
and apartments. The hous-
ing stock is very diverse,
with units of different sizes
and designs available at
various price points to
serve the community’s population.
The Village is served by four elementary school districts and two high school districts, all
of which consistently receive acknowledgement for providing high quality education for
children and young adults in the community. Buffalo Grove is served by two library dis-
tricts and two park districts. The Village has over 800 acres of parks and open space,
including two municipal golf courses and a substantial bike path and sidewalk network.
From January through December, Buffalo Grove
offers many opportunities to enjoy community.
Buffalo Grove residents place a high
priority on quality events and programs for
their families. During the warmer summer
months, many events are going on
throughout the Village, such as:
Rotary Village Green concerts
Lawn Chair Lyrics
Movies Under the Stars
Farmer’s Market
Green Fair
Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band
Buffalo Grove Singers
Buffalo Grove Days
National Night Out
Fourth of July Fireworks
Golf at Buffalo Grove and Arboretum Golf Courses
And, in the winter, there is plenty more to do inside, with many sports and extracur-
ricular activities offered by the Buffalo Grove Park District, Buffalo Grove Recreation
Association, township, library and local school district programs.
Did You Know?
Buffalo Grove boasts more
than 800 acres of parks
and open space —or 834
square feet of space per
person. That’s 4.5 times
more than Chicago!
Farmers Market
June to October
Ranked Illinois’ best Farmer’s Market, come out to Mike
Rylko Park on Sundays from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM for the
best in local food!
Comparative Data
(Source: US Census)
Buffalo
Grove
State of
Illinois
United States
of America
Median Income $100,098 $57,574 $53,889
Median Home Value $294,500 $173,800 $178,600
Homeownership Rate 79.1% 66.4% 63.9%
Unemployment % 5.7% 5.7% 4.7%
Persons in Poverty 4.30% 13.60% 13.50%
Pay with Credit and
Debit Cards at the
Village of Buffalo
Grove
All licenses, fees, fines,
registrations, permits, and
bills can be paid via credit
card. All credit card trans-
actions are subject to a
convenience fee of $1.80
per water payment and
2.39% for all other transac-
tions. The fee is processed
by the third party credit
card provider. The Village
currently accepts Visa,
MasterCard, and Discover.
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of Buffalo Grove on
Social Media
The Village of Buffalo
Grove has joined social
media! Find out about
special events news up-
dates, and more by follow-
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on Facebook, and adding
us on LinkedIn. Always
know what is happening in
your Village by tuning in
through social media.
Buffalo Grove Stats 2016 2015 2014
Population 41,500 41,503 41,987
Income Per Capita $46,983 $46,517 $46,183
Expenditures Per Capita $1,774 $1,655 $1,501
General Bonded Debt Per $382.69 $245.82 $255.57
Streets Resurfaced 11.40 mi 2.45 mi 3.28 mi
Single Family
Detached
44%
Parks and Open
Space
14%
Industrial
11%
Single Family
Attached
9%
Right-of-Way
6%
Commercial
5%
Public
4%
Multiple
Family
4%
Office
2%Vacant
1%Buffalo Grove
Land Use
Community Development & Local Economy
Businesses and Employers in the Village
The Village of Buffalo Grove is home to many businesses and industries. Please see the
top ten employers in the Village in the chart below.
Buffalo Grove Wins
Tree City USA
Award for 29th
Consecutive Year
Tree City USA recognized
the Village of Buffalo
Grove for its dedication to
community forestry
management. The Vil-
lage maintains a forestry
department, has
community tree ordinanc-
es, spends over two
dollars per capita on trees
and celebrates Arbor
Day.
Buffalo Grove
Police Department
Awarded 2016
Illinois Traffic
Safety Challenge
1st Place
The Buffalo Grove Police
Department was awarded
first place by the Illinois
Chiefs of Police Traffic
Safety Challenge for the
Municipal Category 51-65.
The Illinois Traffic Safety
Challenge is a competition
between similar size and
type law enforcement agen-
cies. The challenge serves
as a template for law en-
forcement agencies to iden-
tify traffic issues, plan strat-
egies, reduce social harm
and improve the quality of
life in their communities.
The competition challenges
officers on Bike/Pedestrian
Safety, Commercial Vehi-
cles, Distracted Driving,
Impaired Driving, Speed
Awareness and other areas
of enforcement.
Financial Reports,
Budget, and more
on Village Website
The Village of Buffalo
Grove website houses a
host of financial data,
including the full fiscal
year 2016 CAFR, at
www.vbg.org. Current and
historical financial re-
ports, budgets, treasur-
ers reports and other
financial information can
be found there as well.
The Workforce and Business Activity
Top Ten Employers Number of
Employees
Siemens Building Technologies 1,800
I.S.I 1,200
ESS 550
Plexus Corporation 370
Veritas Document Solutions 300
Dell 225
Intelligent Hospital Solutions 200
Vapor Bus Direct 200
Leica Microsystems, Inc 200
Berry Plastics 180
Redevelopment of Link Farm
In 2016, K Hovnanian Homes announced their plans for the redevelopment of the unincorpo-
rated 50 acres located at 16802 W Aptakisic Road (Link Farm). The property is located di-
rectly north of the existing Didier Farms. K Hovnanian Homes is still finalizing their proposed
plans, which will include a mix of single -family attached and detached homes. The project
requires a public hearing, in addition to zoning and annexation agreement approvals from
the Buffalo Grove Village Board.
The Village of Buffalo Grove Community Development department was busy again in
2016:
-Connexion is an electrical equipment supplier located in a 60,000 square foot warehouse
at 1700 Leider Lane in Buffalo Grove. In 2016, Connexion announced plans to expand into
the adjacent space doubling their square footage to over 120,000 square feet.
- The Ridgeline Property Group is currently under construction to develop a new 160,000
square foot industrial building at 850 Asbury Drive. The developer will demolish the
existing building and construct the new state of the art warehouse/office facility and
associated infrastructure. (Pictured below)
Development and Business Activity
Woodman’s Food Market Headed to Buffalo
Woodman’s Food Markets and Shorewood Development Group are proceeding with plans
for a 25-acre commercial development at the western corners of Deerfield Parkway and Mil-
waukee Avenue. The development will be anchored by a 242,000 square foot Woodman’s
Food Market located on the northwest corner of the intersection. Woodman’s also plans to
develop a fuel center, convenience store, quick lube and carwash on the north side of Deer-
field Parkway. Additional commercial and retail developments would occupy the remaining 7 -
acres at the southwest corner of the intersection, which would be developed by Shorewood
Development Group
Example Photo of Woodman’s Latest Store in Sun Prairie, WI
Village of Buffalo
Grove wins 34th
Consecutive
CAFR Award
The Village of Buffalo
Grove received its 34th
consecutive certificate of
achievement for
excellence in financial
reporting. The award
criteria are based on the
presentation of the
annual financial report in
a manner that provides
transparency and full
disclosure of the entity’s
fiscal year. Providing this
report goes beyond the
minimum requirements of
generally accepted
accounting principles.
The Village has also
complied with
Governmental Account-
ing Standards Board
standards as they have
changed the manner in
which post employment
benefits are presented
and disclosed. This is
the highest honor from
the Government Finance
Officers Association.
Village of Buffalo
Grove wins 5th
Consecutive
Distinguished
Budget Award
The Village achieved its
goal for the fifth year in a
row being awarded the
Distinguished Budget
Award for 2016 The
method for which the
Village of Buffalo Grove
budget is compiled takes
into account the guide-
lines provided by the Na-
tional Advisory Council on
State and Local Budget-
ing and the Government
Finance Officers Associa-
tion’s best practices on
budgeting. The award
shows the continued suc-
cess of Village staff to
produce a high quality
document that is fiscally
responsible. This is the
highest budgetary honor
that is bestowed on a
community from the
Government Finance
Officers Association.
The Village relies on various tax sources as they make up 58.50 percent of the total revenue
into the Village. These revenues give the Village the ability to provide essential public
services. The chart shows the actual amounts the Village collected for each revenue source for
the general fund. Miscellaneous income is mostly comprised of one -time, extra ordinary items
and grant funds. Property and other taxes are tied to the core services, Police, Fire and Public
Works, that the Village provides. Below is a table of the Revenues by source for
Governmental Activities. Proposed legislation in the Illinois House of Representatives and
Senate could reduce the amount of revenue the Village would collect from income tax, use tax,
and other state shared taxes. They have also verbalized a property tax freeze. The state
could potentially reduce 59.78%, or $25.8 million, of revenue tied to funding the core services
of the Village. Passing legislation of this nature would severely impact the Village’s ability to
The Village allocates a significant amount of resources to core services like Police, Fire, and
Public Works. The graphs on this page show the Village has allocated its resources in fiscal
year 2016. The bar graph provides a visual based on how many actual dollars were spent on
each function. Public Safety and Public Works combine for $34,385,326, or 69.84 percent of
the total governmental funds expenditures. The general government expenditures are six times
less than Public Safety and Public Works. The General Government includes: Office of the Vil-
lage Manager, Finance Department, Human Resources, and Building and Zoning. Capital out-
lay and debt service are tied to Public Works. Capital outlay is comprised of facilities develop-
ment and road improvement costs, while debt service spending is related to infrastructure im-
provements already made. When those amounts are allocated with the total expenditures for
Public Safety and Public Works the total tops $42,637,930, or 88.44 percent of the total govern-
mental funds expenditures.
How are Village Resources Expended? Where Do Village Resources Come From?
2016 General Fund Revenue by Source
Interest
<1%
Licenses & Permits
1%Charges for Services
4%Fines and Fees
4%
Miscellaneous
7%
Other Taxes
23%
Intergovernmental
26%
Property Tax
35%
Administration
Golf
Public Wokrs
Fire Department
Police Department
27
35
59
61
86
Budgeted Employment by Department
2016
Public Safety Capital Outlay Public Works General
Government
Debt Service
$27,407,019
$8,252,604
$6,978,307
$5,693,142
$896,456
2016 Governmental Funds Expenditures by Function
$15,034,583
$10,785,534
$9,703,034
$4,725,747
$1,663,791 $1,281,732
Governmental Activities Revenue by Source
Emergency
Management
Agency
The Village maintains an
emergency management
agency to provide re-
sponse to natural or man
-made disasters in our
community. Working
throughout the year and
behind the scenes, EMA
volunteers prepare for
worst case scenario
events, network with
other EMA local and re-
gional agencies and pro-
vide support services to
other events throughout
the Chicagoland area.
The Emergency Man-
agement Director is Fire
Chief Mike Baker.
Reverse 911
Do you want the Village
to be able to contact you
in the event of a commu-
nity emergency? If so,
make sure to sign up
through the Village’s
web site:
http://www.vbg.org/830/
Everbridge-Citizen-
Portal
You can choose to receive
email, text and phone
alerts, and your contact
information will never be
sold or used for another
purpose.
As a full service organization, the Village of Buffalo Grove pro-
vides critical water, wastewater, storm water, street, pedestrian
and pathway, forestry and grounds maintenance services.
Public Safety is a high priority for the Village and its residents. Comprising 55 percent of
Village employees, the Buffalo Grove Fire and Police Departments provide the highest
quality safety services to residents and businesses. Some of the programs offered by the
departments include:
Coffee with a Cop
Infant/Child Seat Safety Checks
Home Security Inspections
School Crossing Guards
School Resource Officers
Citizen & Junior Police
Academies
Bicycle Registration
Care Trak Program
Premise Alert Notifications
K-9
Police Social Worker
CPR Classes
School Fire Drills
Smoke Education Trailer
Open House
Block Parties
Station Tours
Public Safety Services Infrastructure and General Services
With a dedicated staff of professional maintenance personnel, the Public Works Depart-
ment provides around the clock infrastructure services, ranging from maintenance of Vil-
lage facilities to providing clean, high-quality Lake Michigan water. Always there to serve,
our team of professionals strives to maintain a clean, attractive and high-functioning net-
work of streets, sewers, mains and paths for your enjoyment.
The Village also provides administrative support to its residents and departments through
its Building and Zoning, Finance, and Office of the Village Manager personnel. Compris-
ing 10 percent of the Village’s staffing complement, these professionals specialize in the
building and construction trades, architecture, technology, accounting, finance, technical
analysis and management fields.
Police Department Number
Physical Arrests 521
Adjudication Citations 5,754
Traffic Citations 6,054
DUI Arrests 74
Vehicle Crash Responses 1,473
Fire Department Number
Ambulance Calls 3,160
Service Calls 309
Fire Calls 1,279
Auto Aid/MABAS 987
Did you know? The Village of Buffalo Grove Maintains 118.22
miles of street and has resurfaced 27.97 miles in the last 4 years.
Buffalo Grove Wins
3rd Consecutive
Popular Annual
Financial Reporting
Award
The Village of Buffalo
Grove was awarded its
third Popular Annual Finan-
cial Reporting (PAFR)
Award for the fiscal year
2015. The PAFR is a
summary of the
Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (CAFR)
issued by the Village and is
meant to be a document that
can communicate financial
information of the Village to
those residents without a
background in finance. The
report highlights the projects
and initiatives in the Village
over the past fiscal year. It
also provides an overview of
the balance sheet, revenues,
and expenditures to under-
score the stability and perfor-
mance of operations of the
Village.
Water Meter’s Replaced Village-wide through
Performance Contracting
The Village of Buffalo Grove partnered with Siemens to replace over 12,000 water meters through-
out the Village.
This initiative has allowed the Village to upgrade a key part of its infrastructure, improve customer
service and reduce operating expenses. The savings are guaranteed by contract, which has
allowed the Village to cover financing costs and redirect the savings to other priorities.
The Automated Meter Reading (AMR) system is state of the art technology. The new meters have
no moving parts and are not susceptible to mechanical spinning. The system provides real time
information to the utility billing team that allows for improved customer service. Water consumption
can be made available from annual to hourly depending on the request. The system has alerts for
damaged, reverse flow, and non-reading meters. These alerts allow staff to notify residents and
businesses of an issue and can schedule a site visit before the situation worsens. This initiative
allows for conservation monitoring and protecting one of our most precious resources, Lake Michi-
gan Water.
Old Mechanical Water Meter New Efficient Water Meter
Equalized
Assessed
Valuation
2015 Village EAV
$1,556,266,496*
Total EAV
Per Capita
$37,500.40
*EAV 2016 actual for Lake Co.
and Estimated for Cook Co.
Village of Buffalo
Grove holds high-
est Bond Rating
attainable
Moody’s Investor Ser-
vices currently recogniz-
es the Village as Aaa
bond rated for its exist-
ing debt. The rating by
Moody’s was assigned in
2012 The Village is also
rated AAA by Standard
& Poor’s . The AAA rat-
ing was last affirmed
2016.
Village of Buffalo
Grove EAV
increases for third
consecutive year
The Villages EAV is esti-
mated to increase from
$1,475,693,765 in 2015
to $1,556,266,496 in
2016. This is the third
consecutive increase in
EAV in as many years.
As this trend continues,
it is a positive sign that
residential and commer-
cial properties value are
rebounding from the re-
cent recession. The Vil-
lage has a positive out
look for this to continue
in 2017.
More commonly referred to as
EAV, is the ratio of the total value
of real estate compared to all oth-
er properties in the jurisdiction of
the government, which the gov-
ernment has set as a basis for
levying taxes.
EAV calculations are different for
residential and commercial prop-
erties. In addition, Cook and Lake
Counties use differing formulas to
establish EAV.
Buffalo Grove By the Numbers
Tax Collection
By Source
Tax Type Amount ($)
Property 15,034,583
Sales (1% & Home Rule) 9,095,471
Income & Use 4,994,426
Telecommunication 1,513,254
Utility 2,659,554
Property Transfer 1,115,360
Other 1,110,503
Total 35,523,151
Sales Tax
Revenue By
Category
2016 Balance Sheet ($)
Capital Assets by Category
Asset/Fund Governmental Enterprise Total
Land 36,896,667 6,198,514 43,095,181
Construction in Progress 1,443,830 50,114 1,493,944
Buildings 24,224,501 10,337,636 34,562,137
Land Improvements 3,242,060 1,966,488 5,208,548
Equipment/Vehicles 11,477,792 94,510 11,572,302
Streets & Storm Sewers 61,291,877 - 61,291,877
Water & Sewer System - 70,758,397 70,758,397
LESS: Accumulated De-
preciation
(77,529,175) (46,651,081) (124,180,256)
TOTAL 61,047,552 42,754,578 103,802,130
By The Numbers:
Village of Buffalo
Grove Balance
Sheet
The Village of Buffalo
Grove carries $6.32 of
assets for every dollar of
liability. Buffalo Grove
maintains a high fund
balance primarily because
of three funds; the Pen-
sion Trust Funds, Water
and Sewer Fund, and the
General Fund.
Major Funds account for
94.56 percent of the fund
balance while minor funds
account for less than 6
percent of total fund
balance, net of the
Fiduciary Funds.
Capital Asset
Values: What is
the most valuable
Asset in the
Village?
The Village’s infrastructure
and other capital assets
are main contributors to
the Water and Sewer
Fund and the General
Fund balances. The
Village’s water and sewer
system is the most
valuable capital asset,
followed by streets and
storm sewers. The third
highest is land. These
three asset categories
make up 76.8 percent of
the capital assets, before
depreciation.
Top Ten Real Estate
Tax Payers
Equalized
Assessed
Valuation ($)
Chevy Chase Business Park Ltd. 27,410,584
Hamilton Partners 12,230,070
Millbrook 9,532,000
Riverwalk II LLC 9,109,603
Penobscot Management LLC 9,036,652
Riverwalk South LLC 8,264,447
Aptakisic Creek Corp Park, LLC 7,827,747
Arthur J. Rodger and Co 7,487,894
Manufacturers Life Insurance 6,310,270
MFREVF-Windbrooke LP 6,053195
Agriculture and All
Other
21%
Lumber, Building and
Hardware
20%
Drugs and
Miscellaneous Retail
19%Food
14%
Drinking and Eating
Places
11%
Automotive Filling
Stations
8%
Furniture, Households
and radio
4%Manufacturers
2%Apparel
1%
Fund Assets * Liabilities* Fund Balance/
Net Position
Governmental Funds
Major
General $43,040,308 $17,987,366 $25,052,942
Facilities Development - 3,626,197 (3,626,197)
Street Maintenance 135,645 341,995
(206,350)
Non-Major
Motor Fuel 1,827,803 288,348 1,539,455
Metra Parking Lot 97,613 4,134 93,479
Debt Service 1,019,894 1,047,311 (27,417)
Enterprise Funds
Major
Water & Sewer 47,205,996 9,614,509 37,591,487
Arboretum Golf Club 6,919,948 151,769 6,768,179
Non-Major
Buffalo Grove Golf Club 1,455,850 541,628 914,222
Refuse 1,328,484 73,476 1,255,008
Fiduciary Funds
Pension Trusts 113,877,447 171,233 113,706,214
Agency 253,494 525,757 (272,263)
TOTAL 217,162,482 34,373,723 182,788,759
*Includes Deferred Inflows and Outflows of resources where reported
* Lake County, Lake County Forest Preserve, Buffalo Grove Park District, Vernon Area Public Library, and Townships
* Cook County, Cook County Forest Preserve, Buffalo Grove Park District, Indian Trails Public Library, Metropolitan Water Reclamation
District of Greater Chicago and Townships
Tax Rates by County $100 of Property Taxes Collected by County
Village of Buffalo
Grove Total Debt
Outstanding 7th
Smallest Amongst All
Taxing Districts in
Cook and Lake
County
The Village of Buffalo Grove,
as of 12/31/16 has outstand-
ing debt of $15,640,000,
which is the 7th smallest of all
taxing bodies. The following
round out the six smallest
debt issuers:
School Dist 96 - $155,000
School Dist 102 - $3,385,000
School Dist 103 - $6,270,000
High School Dist 125 -
$7,215,000
Wheeling Park Dist -
$9,705,000
Buffalo Grove Park Dist -
$14,420,000
Below are the top five
governmental units that have
authority to levy tax in Buffalo
Grove:
Cook County -
$3,313,286,750
Metropolitan Water Reclama-
tion District of Greater Chica-
go - $2,802,575,327
Lake County Forest Preserve
Dist - $270,445,000
Lake County - $186,350,000
Cook County Forest Preserve
Dist - $176,365,000
All taxing bodies that have the
authority to levy tax in Buffalo
Grove can be found in the
statistical section of the
Village of Buffalo Grove 2016
Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report.
The table lists each entity and
the amount of outstanding
debt as of December 31,
2016.
* Other taxing bodies are Township Road and Bridge and Township General Assistance
All other taxing bodies are Northwest Mosquito Abatement, Township Road and Bridge, and Township
General Assistance
LAKE COUNTY
COOK COUNTY
Buffalo
Grove
$10.34
School Districts 21, 214, and 512
$70.61
*All Other
$19.05
Buffalo
Grove
$9.89
School Districts 102, 125, and 532
$71.71
*All Other
$18.40
-
1.000
2.000
3.000
4.000
5.000
6.000
7.000
8.000
9.000
10.000
Combined
School
Districts (21,
214, 512)
Village of
Buffalo
Grove
Buffalo
Grove Park
District
County,
including
Forest
Preserve
Indian Trails
Public Library
District
Metropolitan
Water
Reclaimation
District
All Other (*)
Cook County Tax Rates by Unit
-
1.000
2.000
3.000
4.000
5.000
6.000
7.000
8.000
Combined
School
Districts (102,
125, 532)
Village of
Buffalo Grove
County,
including
Forest
Preserve
Buffalo Grove
Park District
Vernon Area
Public Library
All Other (*)
Lake County Tax Rates by Unit