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CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County DUPAGE         
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 15,472 31,716 40,438 40,738 Avg. Winter Temp 25.00 F -3.89 C County 658,835 781,666 904,161 932,670 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C Labor Market 0 0 530,868 536,597 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 32.00 In 81.28 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / COUNCIL / VILLAGE     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2000       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 3     in city  3     outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           58          8          0
    Police Department           97          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels 854
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   3 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops  12  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   6  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks  10  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives YES     Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
NO MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAX.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   3 State
Interstates Serving Community I-290, I-294,I-90, I-355, I-88                    
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     3 MI    5 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   1
               Local Carriers  16
          Interstate Carriers  48
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    15 MI 24 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day 2500

    Nearest Public Airport DUPAGE AIRPORT
                     Local NO    5 MI    8 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  4,000 FT   1,200 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     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           730     1,168       1         2
Chicago            26        42       1         1
Cleveland         353       565       1         1
Dallas            926     1,482       2         2
Denver          1,006     1,610       2         2
Detroit           281       450       1         1
Kansas City       489       782       1         1
Los Angeles     2,085     3,336       3         3
Memphis           544       870       1         1
Minneapolis       422       675       1         1
New Orleans       944     1,510       2         2
New York          850     1,360       1         2
St. Louis         290       464       1         1
Seattle         2,053     3,285       3         3

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
CHICAGO CENTRAL &          AS NEEDED   
PACIFIC                                
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     8 MI   13 KM
Container Service NO     8 MI   13 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        6,500,000          24,700,000
            Treatment Capacity        7,850,000          29,830,000
          Average Daily Demand        4,063,000          15,439,400
             Peak Daily Demand        7,558,000          28,720,400
               Excess Capacity          292,000           1,109,600

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process ACTIVATED SLUDGE    
            Treatment Capacity        5,400,000          20,520,000
                  Present Load        5,100,000          19,380,000
               Excess Capacity          300,000           1,140,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier SBC                                               
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT MCI COMCAST 

Remarks
WATER SOURCE: LAKE MICHIGAN.
CABLE TV:  COMCAST, AT&T BROADBAND.

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    98
            Dentists in Community    15
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                7       205       3,620
Junior High               1        57         848
High School               1       143       2,839
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 23.2

Remarks
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE - 3 MILES. NORTHERN ILLINOIS
UNIVERSITY - 35 MILES. DEVRY INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY - 5 MILES.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
TYNDALE HOUSE              PUBLISHER                 260                   1967
                         
BERLIN INDUSTRIES          COMMERCIAL PAINTING       320                   1991
                         
INGRAM MICRO               COMPUTER DIST.            225                   1996
                         
OFFICE DEPOT               OFFICE SUPPLIES DIST      274                   1995
                         
FIC AMERICA CORP.          METAL FABRICATION         635                   1995
                         
PARTY LITE GIFTS           CANDLES/ACCES. DIST.      200                   1993
                         
CNS HOME HEALTH            HOME HEALTH AGENCY        325                   1993
                         
JEFFERSON SMURFITT         FOLDING CARTONS           270  YES              1963
                         
FEDEX                      TRANSPORTATION            300                   1999
                         
MICHAEL NICHOLAS,          CARPENTER/CONTRACTOR      300                   1965
INC.                     

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for DUPAGE COUNTY                           
Annual Average for Year 2007
      Total Labor Force   536,597
             Unemployed  20,159
             Percentage   3.80%
         Total Employed   516,438
          Manufacturing  15.40%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.00%
            Agriculture   0.60%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   4
            Number won by union   1
          Number won by company   3
      Work stoppage occurences
            within last 5 years   1
   Number of employees involved      10

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       $ 19.90  $ 40.27   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.35  $ 23.63
Assembler-Electronic     $  7.85  $ 14.50   Office Clerk             $  8.87  $ 15.48
Assembler-Production     $  7.47  $ 12.76   Secretary                $  9.88  $ 17.40
Computer Operator        $ 13.03  $ 23.15   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 12.44  $ 18.97
Computer Programmer      $ 21.84  $ 43.43   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.83  $ 16.48
Data Entry Operator      $  8.60  $ 15.32   Systems Analyst          $ 26.61  $ 45.92
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.41  $ 15.44   Technician               $ 16.44  $ 31.32
Engineer                 $ 23.89  $ 40.70   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.44  $ 27.68
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.86  $ 13.77   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.05  $ 18.06
Laborer                  $ 10.94  $ 29.58   Welder                   $ 11.15  $ 20.14
Machinist                $ 10.85  $ 21.05   Word Processor           $ 11.76  $ 19.20

Remarks
Add'l Employers: RPS, INC., Transport of parcels,
300, Yes, 1999.  Wage Rates 2nd Quarter 2007 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   8
                 Number of Rooms   1,500          Catholic Churches   3
                     Restaurants     200          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     440              Country Clubs   4
             Public Golf Courses       5               Health Clubs   8
            Public Tennis Courts       4      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
HOTEL, ICE SKATING ARENA, 22 ACRE TOWN CENTER
WITH 3 ACRES AVAILABLE FOR RETAIL DEVELOPMENT,
OUTDOOR FOUNTAIN, GAZEBO, AMPHITHEATER AND
VISITOR'S CENTER ALL IN CAROL STREAM.

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  7.25%
    City  0.0000%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.2360%          2005       2004              Electricity  5.00%
  School  5.0211%         7.1310%    7.0874%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.9850%                                         Telephone  6.00%
   Total  7.2420%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
NATURAL GAS $0.025 PER THERM.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Bob Glees                            Bob Glees                          
Comm. Dev. Dept. Director            Comm. Dev. Dept. Director
Village of Carol Stream              Village of Carol Stream            
500 North Gary Avenue                500 North Gary Avenue              
Carol Stream, IL  601881899          Carol Stream, IL  601881899
Phone (630) 871-6230                 Phone (630) 871-6230
  Fax (630) 665-1064                   Fax (630) 665-1064

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60188           Rep Dist            50    45    39              
                            Senate Dist        25    23    20               
                            Congressional Dist 14     6         


Remarks
Community Development Dept. E-mail:
communitydevelopment@carolstream.org.
Web Site: www.carolstream.org.


Last updated 04/21/2008
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