Free Access for Journalists & Researchers
MyTownView aggregates civic data from 60+ government agencies into a single platform covering every municipality in Illinois. Meeting transcripts, municipal finances, crime statistics, school performance, environmental records, and more — structured, searchable, and ready for reporting.
We offer free Analyst-tier access to verified journalists, newsrooms, researchers, and civic analysts. No paywall, no trial expiration.
1,278+
Municipalities
70+
Data Scrapers
60+
Government Agencies
9
Categories per Town
30+
Years of Crime Data
What We Cover
Board meeting transcripts, agendas, and minutes with AI-powered speaker identification and vote detection. Elected official directories and recorded documents across 1,278+ municipalities.
Property tax data, TIF districts, municipal budgets, pension funded ratios, sales tax revenue, state comptroller filings, and federal spending from USAspending.gov.
30+ years of NIBRS crime data (71 offense types), police misconduct settlements, municipal litigation, and surveillance infrastructure tracking.
School district financials, Evidence-Based Funding tiers, academic performance, graduation rates, per-pupil expenditure, teacher retention, and federal audit data.
EPA Superfund and brownfield sites, Safe Drinking Water Act violations, lead and copper sampling, FEMA flood zones, and environmental justice screening.
Business licensing, liquor licenses, gaming revenue, NAICS-coded business patterns, nonprofit registrations, and economic indicators.
Census population, age, race, income, poverty, housing, commute patterns, and year-over-year trend data for every municipality.
National Bridge Inventory, transit stops, broadband availability, utility service territories, and capital project tracking.
Property sales history, assessed values, building permits with inspection records, zoning district maps, and parcel-level data.
What You Get
Free Analyst-Tier Access
- Full access to all 1,278+ municipalities across all 9 data categories
- AI-powered civic chat with unlimited questions
- Scorecards, trend analysis, cross-town comparisons, and statewide rankings
- Meeting transcripts with speaker identification and vote detection
- Data export capabilities for your reporting workflow
- No paywall, no trial expiration — free for as long as you need it
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See It in Action
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