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BENSENVILLE, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County DUPAGE         
Additional Counties COOK             

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 16,121 17,767 20,703 20,703 Avg. Winter Temp 31.80 F -0.11 C County 658,835 781,666 904,161 940,177 Avg. Summer Temp 73.40 F 23.00 C Labor Market 0 0 530,868 531,514 Avg. Annual Rainfall 31.72 In 80.57 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 39.00 In 99.06 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government PRESIDENT / TRUSTEES / VI     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2004       County Zoning NO 
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class  4    in city   6    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           18          0          0
    Police Department           39          8          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   1
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  16
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops  47  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die  23  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   8  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
REPORTING TO VILLAGE PRESIDENT IS VILLAGE MANAGER.
TWO CREDIT UNIONS.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   3 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-90, I-290, I-294                                
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     1 MI    2 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals  45
               Local Carriers  66
          Interstate Carriers  75
          Intrastate Carriers  75

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO     1 MI  2 KM
       Commercial Airlines   55   Flights per day 1500

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    1 MI    2 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 NO 
            Name of Waterway NONE                     
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    14 MI   22 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           730     1,168       0         1
Chicago            14        22       0         0
Cleveland         343       549       0         1
Dallas            936     1,498       0         2
Denver          1,016     1,626       0         2
Detroit           271       434       0         1
Kansas City       499       798       0         1
Los Angeles     2,095     3,352       0         5
Memphis           544       870       0         1
Minneapolis       412       659       0         1
New Orleans       944     1,510       0         2
New York          840     1,344       0         2
St. Louis         288       461       0         1
Seattle         2,063     3,301       0         3

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
METRA/CP RAIL              DAILY       
DISTRICT RAIL LINE         DAILY       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     1 MI    2 KM
Container Service NO     1 MI    2 KM

Remarks
METRA COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE (TO/FROM DOWNTOWN
CHICAGO), PACE BUS SERVICE.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        3,550,000          13,490,000
            Treatment Capacity        2,412,500           9,167,500
          Average Daily Demand        2,643,000          10,043,400
             Peak Daily Demand        4,249,000          16,146,200
               Excess Capacity        1,799,000           6,836,200

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process SLUDGE              
            Treatment Capacity        4,700,000          17,860,000
                  Present Load        3,500,000          13,300,000
               Excess Capacity        1,200,000           4,560,000

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

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   3 MI    5 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community    15
            Dentists in Community     8
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     3 MI    5 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                4       109       1,400
Junior High               1        61         698
High School               1       112       1,506
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           1        30         225
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 20.0

Remarks
ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE IN DISTRICT #2.
JUNIOR HIGH NUMBERS LISTED ARE FOR THE MIDDLE
SCHOOL .

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
SARA LEE                   WHOLESALE BEVERAGES       750                      0
                         
LIFELINK CORP.             HEALTH & HUMAN SERV       500                      0
                         
QUEBECOR WORLD             CATALOG BINDING           400                      0
(1130 W. Thomdale)       
U.S. FOOD SERVICE,         WHOLESALE GROCERIES       400                      0
INC.                     
VICTOR ENVELOPE            MAILING ENVELOPES         320                      0
                         
RESTORATION INC, JC        DISASTER RESTORATION      315                      0
                         
QUEBECOR WORLD             CATALOG BINDING           300                      0
(110 Foster)             
A.S.G. STAFFING,           IND/MFG EMPLOY AG         250                      0
INC.                     
ALLMETAL, INC.             METAL WINDOW/DOOR MF      200                      0
                         
ATA TRUCKING, INC.         FREIGHT TRUCKING          200                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for DUPAGE COUNTY                           
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   531,514
             Unemployed  17,959
             Percentage   3.40%
         Total Employed   513,555
          Manufacturing  15.40%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.00%
            Agriculture   0.60%

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 occurences
            within last 5 years   0
   Number of employees involved       0

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  Econ Dev Reg 4 NE       

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 18.13  $ 38.72   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.08  $ 22.93
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.36  $ 13.75   Office Clerk             $  8.54  $ 14.99
Assembler-Production     $  7.39  $ 13.27   Secretary                $  9.27  $ 16.67
Computer Operator        $ 11.97  $ 21.04   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 13.17  $ 18.85
Computer Programmer      $ 21.04  $ 37.91   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.17  $ 15.84
Data Entry Operator      $  9.16  $ 14.89   Systems Analyst          $ 26.00  $ 43.14
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.52  $ 15.39   Technician               $ 12.09  $ 25.28
Engineer                 $ 22.75  $ 37.65   Tool & Die Maker         $ 13.07  $ 26.02
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.40  $ 12.73   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.09  $ 17.76
Laborer                  $ 11.58  $ 28.80   Welder                   $ 11.55  $ 19.90
Machinist                $ 10.62  $ 19.48   Word Processor           $ 11.01  $ 17.82

Remarks
WAGE RATES 1ST QUARTER 2006 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEB SITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels      50        Protestant Churches  11
                 Number of Rooms   1,000          Catholic Churches   2
                     Restaurants     400          Jewish Synagogues   1
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   1,000              Country Clubs   5
             Public Golf Courses       6               Health Clubs  16
            Public Tennis Courts      15      Public Swimming Pools   6
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
REDMOND REC COMPLEX, EDGE ICE ARENAS I & II,
TRI-FIT CARDIOVASCULAR LAB. TEAMS, BMX & ROPES
COURSES. CLIMBING WALL, SKATEBOARD PARK, IN-LINE
SKATING RINK, CANOES & KAYAKS, B'VILLE
INTERGOV'TAL GROUP, ARTS COUNCIL, LIMELIGHT
THEATRE GUILD, (CON'T BELOW)

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 2006          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  7.75%
    City  0.3575%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.3199%          2005       2004              Electricity  5.00%
  School  4.2397%         6.0164%    6.9320%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  1.0791%                                         Telephone  5.00%
   Total  5.9962%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
Telecommunication 5.25% tax rate.
COMMUNITY FACILITIES CON'T: DEERGROVE LEISURE CTR,
WATER PARK, INDOOR POOL, 19 PARKS, THE LEGENDS
GOLF COURSE.  MUSIC IN THE PARK, ENDLESS SUMMER,
ICE FESTIVAL, FISHING DERBY.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Beth Hibner                          Beth Hibner                        
Econimic Dev / Planner               Economic Dev / Planner   
Village of Bensenville               Village of Bensenville             
12 S. Center Street                  12 S. Center Street                
Bensenville, IL  601062130           Bensenville, IL  601062130
Phone (630) 350-3400                 Phone (630) 350-3400
  Fax (630) 574-1105                   Fax (630) 574-1105

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60106           Rep Dist            46                          
                            Senate Dist        23                           
                            Congressional Dist  6               


Remarks
Beth Hibner E-mail: bhibner@bensenville.il.us
Village Web Site: www.bensenville.il.us

Last updated 09/27/2007
Copyright © 2007 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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