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BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 14,155 14,402 15,335 15,335 Avg. Winter Temp 18.00 F -7.78 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,376,741 Avg. Summer Temp 80.00 F 26.66 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,639,209 Avg. Annual Rainfall 24.00 In 60.96 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 36.00 In 91.44 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government PRESIDENT / TRUSTEES / VI     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan In Development - Rev.    0       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  5    in city   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           38          5          4
    Police Department           41          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal NO             Radio Stations   1
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  60
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   1 Daily    3 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   5  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   3  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   6  Assets $     78,000,000
     Savings and Loans   2  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-55, I-294                                       
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals  15
               Local Carriers   2
          Interstate Carriers   3
          Intrastate Carriers   7

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO     4 MI  6 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day   40

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO    4 MI    6 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  3,500 FT   1,050 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    13 MI   21 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           742     1,187       0         0
Chicago            12        19       0         0
Cleveland         355       568       0         0
Dallas            948     1,516       0         0
Denver          1,028     1,644       0         0
Detroit           282       451       0         0
Kansas City       511       817       0         0
Los Angeles     2,107     3,371       0         0
Memphis           556       889       0         0
Minneapolis       424       678       0         0
New Orleans       956     1,529       0         0
New York          852     1,363       0         0
St. Louis         300       480       0         0
Seattle         2,075     3,220       0         0

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
BALTIMORE & OHIO                       
INDIANA HARBOR BELT                    
                                       
                                       
                                       

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

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source OTHER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        3,000,000          11,400,000
            Treatment Capacity        2,400,000           9,120,000
          Average Daily Demand        7,000,000          26,600,000
             Peak Daily Demand        2,300,000           8,740,000
               Excess Capacity        3,800,000          14,440,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant PRIMARY        
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
                  Present Load                0                   0
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

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

Remarks

Health Facilities

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

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                7        78       1,260
Junior High               3         0           0
High School               4         0           0
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 19.9

Remarks
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 104, 109, 229, 524, 117, 220,
111, 217, 122, 230 ALL SERVICE BRIDGEVIEW.   ALSO
AQSA & UNIVERSAL SCHOOLS.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
PRAIRIE MATERIAL                                     115  YES                 0
SALES                    
HYDROSOL INC.                                        199                      0
                         
CARRY TRANSIT                                         43                      0
                         
GOLDEN GRAIN                                         312                      0
                         
SIGNODE                                              150                      0
                         
FISHER PRINTING            PRINTING                  165                      0
                         
TRIUMPH IND.                                          46                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2007
      Total Labor Force 2,639,209
             Unemployed 135,150
             Percentage   5.10%
         Total Employed 2,504,059
          Manufacturing  16.90%
      Non-Manufacturing  82.70%
            Agriculture   0.40%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2008
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   5
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   5
      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       $ 20.97  $ 41.17   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.69  $ 24.65
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.14  $ 14.03   Office Clerk             $  8.96  $ 16.28
Assembler-Production     $  7.74  $ 13.14   Secretary                $ 10.70  $ 18.38
Computer Operator        $ 13.67  $ 24.49   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 13.35  $ 24.78
Computer Programmer      $ 23.04  $ 46.28   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.88  $ 17.18
Data Entry Operator      $  9.12  $ 14.76   Systems Analyst          $ 27.70  $ 48.04
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.63  $ 16.86   Technician               $ 17.56  $ 32.60
Engineer                 $ 24.99  $ 43.29   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.33  $ 27.60
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  8.41  $ 14.47   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.60  $ 19.15
Laborer                  $  8.17  $ 28.06   Welder                   $ 11.62  $ 21.03
Machinist                $ 11.49  $ 21.95   Word Processor           $ 13.15  $ 23.53

Remarks
BRIDGEVIEW FOLLOWS ILLINOIS PREVALING WAGES.  WAGE
RATES 3RD QUARTER 2008 FROM IL DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY WEB SITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       7        Protestant Churches   1
                 Number of Rooms     150          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants      15          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     600              Country Clubs   0
             Public Golf Courses       0               Health Clubs   0
            Public Tennis Courts       1      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
1 MOSQUE.

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    0          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  8.75%
    City  0.7760%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.6050%          0          0                 Electricity  0.00%
  School  6.7970%         0.0000%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.7620%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total 9.9400%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE.  THE VILLAGE OF
BRIDGEVIEW IS LOCATED IN 4 DIFFERENT TOWNSHIPS:
LYONS, PALOS, WORTH, AND STICKNEY.  WE ALSO FALL
INTO MANY DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Joe Kaput, Director                  Joe Kaput, Director                
Bldg. & Inspectional Serv            Bldg. & Inspectional Serv
Village of Bridgeview                Village of Bridgeview              
7500 South Oketo Ave.                7500 South Oketo Ave.              
Bridgeview, IL  60455                Brigeview, IL  60455    
Phone (708) 924-8031                 Phone (708) 924-8031
  Fax (708) 924-8208                   Fax (708) 924-8208

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60455           Rep Dist           22    31    36               
                            Senate Dist        24    11                     
                            Congressional Dist 3                


Remarks
VILLAGE WEB SITE: www.villageofbridgeview.com.
Joe Kaput E-mail: jkaput@villageofbridgeview.com.

Last updated 01/15/2009
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