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ALSIP, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 17,134 18,227 19,725 19,725 Avg. Winter Temp 30.00 F -1.11 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,376,741 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,670,721 Avg. Annual Rainfall 34.00 In 86.36 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 42.00 In **.** Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / TRUSTEES / VILLAG     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan In Development - Rev. 1998       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule YES
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class 4     in city        outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           33          0          0
    Police Department           36          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  12
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   4 Daily    4 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops  20  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die  10  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   7  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone YES                      Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
UTILIZE CAL SAG ENTERPISE ZONE BENEFITS AND MOST
STATE AND COUNTY PROGRAMS.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   8 State
Interstates Serving Community I-294                                             
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers  10
          Interstate Carriers  12
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO     9 MI 14 KM
       Commercial Airlines    6   Flights per day   50

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO   30 MI   48 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway 13,000 FT   3,900 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available YES
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water YES
            Name of Waterway CALSAG CHANNEL           
                Public Barge YES
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth    20 FT      6 M
            Length Of Season  6 Months
           Public Dock Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Travel Time
(distance and travel time for goods in transit to selected major cities)

              Highway   Highway    Days       Days
City           Miles      Km.     by Rail   by Truck
-----------   -------   -------   -------   --------
Atlanta           708     1,133       0         2
Chicago            20        32       0         0
Cleveland         348       557       0         1
Dallas            921     1,474       0         2
Denver          1,021     1,634       0         2
Detroit           275       440       0         1
Kansas City       512       867       0         1
Los Angeles     2,048     3,277       0         3
Memphis           537       859       0         2
Minneapolis       410       656       0         1
New Orleans       919     1,470       0         1
New York          809     1,294       0         2
St. Louis         289       462       0         2
Seattle         2,052     3,283       0         3

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
INDIANA HARBOR BELT                    
C.S.X.                                 
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service YES    0 MI    0 KM
Container Service YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        6,200,000          23,560,000
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
          Average Daily Demand        6,500,000          24,700,000
             Peak Daily Demand       12,377,000          47,032,600
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant NOT SPECIFIED
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
                  Present Load                0                   0
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR GAS                
       Electric Supplier COM ED                   
Local Telephone Supplier SBC, MCLEOD USA                                   
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT MCI SBC MCLEOD

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   2 MI    3 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     7
            Dentists in Community     5
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     1 MI    2 KM

Remarks
12 hospitals with medical personnel & 5,000 beds
are within 10 mile radius of Alsip.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                4         0           0
Junior High               2         0           0
High School               2         0           0
Trade & Technical         2         0           0
Community College         1         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score  0.0

Remarks
ALL MAJOR CHICAGOLAND UNIVERSITIES ARE WITHIN 30
MINUTES.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
COCA COLA CO.              SOFT DRINKS               225                      0
                         
CROWN CORK & SEAL          CONTAINER MANUFACTUR      300                      0
                         
UNION CARBIDE              COATINGS/CHEMICALS        100                      0
                         
ARDCO                      REFRIGERATOR DISPLAY      250                      0
                         
MADISON PAPER              NEWSPRINT RECYCLERS       200                      0
                         
GREIF BROS.                STEEL SHIPPING CONTA      335                      0
                         
ANIXTER BROS.              WIRING SYSTEMS            140                      0
                         
GRIFFITH LABS              FOOD INGREDIENTS          400                      0
                         
RADISSON HOTEL             HOTEL                     100                      0
- ALSIP                  

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2002
      Total Labor Force 2,670,721
             Unemployed 194,453
             Percentage   7.30%
         Total Employed 2,476,268
          Manufacturing  16.90%
      Non-Manufacturing  82.70%
            Agriculture   0.40%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   1
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   1
      Work stoppage occurrences
            within last 5 years   1
   Number of employees involved      22

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the COOK COUNTY              

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 15.86  $ 31.25   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.06  $ 20.56
Assembler-Electronic     $  7.83  $ 12.49   Office Clerk             $  8.19  $ 13.75
Assembler-Production     $  7.98  $ 13.54   Secretary                $ 10.56  $ 17.69
Computer Operator        $ 11.80  $ 24.97   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 10.11  $ 19.31
Computer Programmer      $ 19.10  $ 33.82   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  8.84  $ 14.72
Data Entry Operator      $  9.21  $ 13.72   Systems Analyst          $ 22.71  $ 37.75
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.18  $ 13.76   Technician               $ 13.86  $ 23.50
Engineer                 $ 21.55  $ 33.26   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.64  $ 25.14
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.20  $ 13.24   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.36  $ 17.63
Laborer                  $  6.86  $ 22.89   Welder                   $ 10.54  $ 18.73
Machinist                $ 10.86  $ 19.21   Word Processor           $  9.94  $ 15.48

Remarks
WAGE RATES UPDATED NOVEMBER 2003 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEB SITE AT
http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/wagedata/wage.htm.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels      10        Protestant Churches   5
                 Number of Rooms     800          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants      25          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   1,000              Country Clubs   3
             Public Golf Courses       5               Health Clubs   0
            Public Tennis Courts       2      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River Lake Michigan, Illinois River                     

Remarks

Tax Structure

Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation.
Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook
County where commercial property is assessed at
38% and industrial property is assessed at 36%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2002          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  8.50%
    City  0.0000%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.0000%          2000       1999              Electricity  0.00%
  School  0.0000%         8.1420%    7.8540%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  0.0000%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  8.1170%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
ALSIP HAS 3 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, RATE IS FOR LARGEST
DISTRICT.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Mary Schmidt                         Mary Schmidt                       
Executive Director                   Executive Director       
Alsip Econ. Dev. Commiss.            Alsip Econ. Dev. Commiss.          
12159 South Pulaksi Road             12159 South Pulaski Road           
Alsip, IL  60803                     Alsip, IL  60803    
Phone (708) 597-2964                 Phone (708) 597-2964
  Fax (708) 597-5962                   Fax (708) 597-5962

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60803           Rep Dist                        38    28    27  
                            Senate Dist              19          14         
                            Congressional Dist       13     3   


Remarks
E-mail: alsipccedc@aol.com
Village Toll Free: 1-800-INALSIP.
Alsip Chamber of Commerce web site:
www.alsipevents.com.

Last updated 12/03/2003
Copyright © 2003 by Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity


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