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BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties LAKE             

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 9,029 9,538 10,168 10,554 Avg. Winter Temp 27.00 F -2.78 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,376,741 Avg. Summer Temp 76.00 F 24.44 C Labor Market 0 7,132 2,694,904 2,620,397 Avg. Annual Rainfall 35.00 In 88.90 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 38.10 In 96.77 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MANAGER / COUNCIL / VILLA     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2000       County Zoning NO 
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad NO 
 
 Fire Insurance Class 4     in city  5     outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           17          0         27
    Police Department           34          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   1
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels   0
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   3 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest   5 MI    8 KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest   5 MI    8 KM
 
                 Banks   6  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
TIF DISTRICT ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY OF 2000.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   3 Federal   3 State
Interstates Serving Community I-90                                              
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     6 MI   10 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers  25
          Interstate Carriers  25
          Intrastate Carriers  15

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    25 MI 40 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day    0

    Nearest Public Airport LAKE IN THE HILLS AIRPORT
                     Local NO    8 MI   13 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  3,800 FT   1,159 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available YES
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water NO 
            Name of Waterway                          
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO     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             0         0       0         0
Chicago             0         0       0         0
Cleveland           0         0       0         0
Dallas              0         0       0         0
Denver              0         0       0         0
Detroit             0         0       0         0
Kansas City         0         0       0         0
Los Angeles         0         0       0         0
Memphis             0         0       0         0
Minneapolis         0         0       0         0
New Orleans         0         0       0         0
New York            0         0       0         0
St. Louis           0         0       0         0
Seattle             0         0       0         0

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
ELGIN JOLIET EASTERN                   
UNION PACIFIC                          
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     0 MI    0 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        3,000,000          11,400,000
            Treatment Capacity        5,300,000          20,140,000
          Average Daily Demand        1,500,000           5,700,000
             Peak Daily Demand        3,500,000          13,300,000
               Excess Capacity        1,800,000           6,840,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant UNKNOWN        
                       Process ACTIVATED SLUDGE    
            Treatment Capacity        3,680,000          13,984,000
                  Present Load        1,300,000           4,940,000
               Excess Capacity        2,380,000           9,044,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier SBC                                               
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers     

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  1    Total Number of Beds    154
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   0 MI    0 KM
                           Clinic NO 
             Doctors in Community   350
            Dentists in Community    72
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
GOOD SHEPPARD HOSPITAL, 450 W. HIGHWAY 22,
BARRINGTON, IL.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                9       237       3,865
Junior High               2       121       1,903
High School               1       158       2,363
Trade & Technical         0         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
COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 220.  TEACHERS
INCLUDE SHARED AND PART TIME.  HARPER COMMUNITY
COLLEGE.  ALSO 1 PAROCHIAL SCHOOL.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
RECON OPTICAL              OPTICAL RECONNAISSEN        0                   1922
                         
GE CAPITAL                 AUTO LEASING SERVICE    1,200                   1987
                         
QUAKER OATS                FOOD RESEARCH/DEV.        225                   1956
                         
PEPPER CONSTRUCTION        GENERAL CONTRACTING       120                   1927
                         
AMERITECH                  TELEPHONE SERVICE           0                   1898
                         
GARLANDS OF BARRINGTON     ASSISTED SR. LIVING         0                   1999
                         
HARRIS BANK                FINANCIAL INST.             0                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2003
      Total Labor Force 2,620,397
             Unemployed 191,032
             Percentage   7.30%
         Total Employed 2,429,365
          Manufacturing  19.80%
      Non-Manufacturing  75.10%
            Agriculture   5.10%

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

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the EDR 4 NORTHEAST          

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 14.68  $ 31.00   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 11.00  $ 20.76
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.45  $ 12.99   Office Clerk             $  7.94  $ 13.80
Assembler-Production     $  7.65  $ 13.78   Secretary                $ 10.29  $ 17.74
Computer Operator        $ 10.92  $ 22.77   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 10.73  $ 21.05
Computer Programmer      $ 19.73  $ 35.88   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  8.98  $ 15.03
Data Entry Operator      $  7.88  $ 13.41   Systems Analyst          $ 22.41  $ 39.17
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.65  $ 14.39   Technician               $ 13.32  $ 23.96
Engineer                 $ 21.52  $ 35.79   Tool & Die Maker         $ 14.90  $ 25.39
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.29  $ 12.76   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.48  $ 16.85
Laborer                  $  9.93  $ 24.84   Welder                   $ 10.77  $ 19.06
Machinist                $ 10.37  $ 19.16   Word Processor           $ 10.61  $ 16.42

Remarks
WAGE RATES UPDATED NOVEMBER 2004 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       1        Protestant Churches   0
                 Number of Rooms      57          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants      30          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room       0              Country Clubs   1
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   3
            Public Tennis Courts      14      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/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 2001          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  7.75%
    City  0.6130%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  1.2310%          2000       1999              Electricity  3.86%
  School  3.7930%         6.6220%    6.5110%            Natural Gas  3.86%
Other(s)  1.0090%                                         Telephone  3.50%
   Total  6.6460%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
CITY PROPERTY TAX RATE IS AN AVERAGE OF COOK &
LAKE CO.  CO. PROP TAX RATIO IS AN AVE. OF COOK &
LAKE CO. RATES.  OTHER INCLUDES AN AVE. OF
TOWNSHIPS, +COLLEGE, PARK & LIBRARY DIST.  SALES
TAX RATE IS DIFFERENT FOR COOK & LAKE CITIES.
UTILITY TAX ON ELECT. IS BASED ON KILOWATT HOURS
USED.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Denise Pieroni, Vill Treasurer &     Jeff O'Brien                       
Deputy Village Manager               Acting Senior Planner    
Village of Barrington                Village of Barrington              
200 S. Hough Street                  200 S. Hough Street                
Barrington, IL  60010                Barrington, IL  60010    
Phone (847) 304-3400                 Phone (847) 304-3460
  Fax (847) 381-1056                   Fax (847) 381-1056

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60010           Rep Dist           51    52    64               
                            Senate Dist        26    32    33               
                            Congressional Dist 8     16         


Remarks
Village Web Site: www.barrington-il.gov
Village EDC E-mail: vobbp@ci.barrington.il.us.


Last updated 11/29/2004
Copyright © 2004 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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