In addition, Carol Stream residents enjoy no municipal property tax. Carol Stream also offers modern schools, a large park district with state of the art facilities, a modern library and churches of several denominations. The Village of Carol Stream is governed by a seven member legislative body made up of a Mayor and Board of Trustees. The Mayor and Trustees are elected to four-year staggered terms. The Mayor and Board of Trustees, form the governing body of the Village, enacting ordinances and setting the policy for Village services and procedures.
All meetings are open to the public.
Prior to each regular meeting, the Mayor conducts a Listening Post during which any citizen may make his or her concerns known to the governing body. The Village of Carol Stream, the Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce and the Carol Stream Convention and Visitors Bureau continue to work together to carry out Jay Stream's vision of making Carol Stream an enjoyable place to work and raise a family.