Olympia Fields, Homewood-Flossmoor and Oak Lawn top the list in South Suburbs 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. Spending per capita is calculated to compare budget habits across park districts.
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About a third of park districts in Illinois have not reported 2017 financials to the state. The rankings include only those park districts with data.
Top-spending South Suburbs park districts
Rank
Park District
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
Olympia Fields
Cook
4,988
$3,098,153
$621
2
Homewood-Flossmoor
Cook
28,787
$13,071,794
$454
3
Oak Lawn
Cook
56,980
$16,071,890
$282
4
Pleasant Dale
Cook
10,818
$2,848,404
$263
5
Alsip
Cook
19,346
$5,070,660
$262
6
Chicago Ridge
Cook
14,428
$2,494,827
$173
7
Tinley Park
Cook
56,831
$9,102,061
$160
8
Hazel Crest
Cook
13,892
$2,194,540
$158
9
Summit
Cook
11,054
$1,677,811
$152
10
Chicago Heights
Cook
30,423
$4,245,167
$140
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