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CLARENDON HILLS, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County DUPAGE         
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 6,857 6,994 7,610 7,700 Avg. Winter Temp 24.70 F -4.06 C County 658,858 781,666 904,161 912,044 Avg. Summer Temp 72.00 F 0.00 C Labor Market 0 0 530,868 531,514 Avg. Annual Rainfall 36.68 In 93.17 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 35.10 In 89.15 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / COUNCIL / VILLAGE     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1991       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 5     in city        outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            3         34          0
    Police Department           13          4          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels   1
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    3 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest   1 MI    2 KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest   3 MI    5 KM
 
                 Banks   2  Assets $    128,000,000
     Savings and Loans   2  Assets $    217,000,000
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist NO 
 
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Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   1 State
Interstates Serving Community I-294, I-55, I-88                                 
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     2 MI    3 KM

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

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    17 MI 27 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day    0

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO   17 MI   27 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway 10,560 FT   3,168 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           712     1,139       0         0
Chicago            19        30       0         0
Cleveland         360       576       0         0
Dallas            953     1,525       0         0
Denver          1,033     1,653       0         0
Detroit           292       467       0         0
Kansas City       516       826       0         0
Los Angeles     2,112     3,379       0         0
Memphis           561       898       0         0
Minneapolis       429       686       0         0
New Orleans       946     1,514       0         0
New York          860     1,376       0         0
St. Louis         308       492       0         0
Seattle         2,080     3,328       0         0

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
BURLINGTON NTHRN/SANTA FE              
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    10 MI   16 KM
Container Service NO    10 MI   16 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier DU PAGE WATER COMMISSION 
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        1,250,000           4,750,000
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
          Average Daily Demand          716,000           2,720,800
             Peak Daily Demand        1,400,000           5,320,000
               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                    
       Electric Supplier COM ED                   
Local Telephone Supplier AT&T                                              
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT MCI OTHERS 

Remarks
FLAGG CREEK WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT.

Health Facilities

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

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Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                2        45         561
Junior High               1        40         632
High School               0         0           0
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 25.0

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Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
JEWEL/OSCO                 GROCERY/DRUG STORE        150  YES                 0
                         
MID AMERICA                BANK/SAVINGS              170  N/A              1974
                         
CLARENDON AUTO             AUTO REPAIRS               12  N/A                 0
BODY                     
RACKER ASSOC.              MARKETING                  37  N/A              1969
                         
HINSDALE GOLF CLUB         COUNTRY CLUB               80  N/A              1898
                         
SCAPA                      RESTAURANT                 25  N/A              2006
                         
MAIJEAN'S                  RESTAURANT                 17  N/A              2007
                         
THE BIRCHES - SENIOR       LIVING FACILITY            21  N/A              1998
ASSISTED                 
GLOBE GLASS AMERICA,       GLASS SALES/REPAIRS        60  N/A              1997
LLC                      

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      44        Protestant Churches 150
                 Number of Rooms   4,000          Catholic Churches  20
                     Restaurants     300          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   1,100              Country Clubs   5
             Public Golf Courses      18               Health Clubs  15
            Public Tennis Courts      20      Public Swimming Pools  10
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River DES PLAINES RIVER                                 

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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  6.75%
    City  0.6480%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.3421%          2005       2004              Electricity  5.00%
  School  3.7917%         5.1565%    5.4600%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  0.4781%                                         Telephone  5.00%
   Total  5.2599%                                             Water  0.00%

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Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
                                     Michael Brown                      
Village Manager                      Comm. Dev. Director      
Vill. of Clarendon Hills             Vill. of Clarendon Hills           
1 North Prospect Ave.                1 North Prospect Ave.              
Clarendon Hills, IL  605141227       Clarendon Hills, IL  605141227
Phone (630) 323-3500                 Phone (630) 323-3500
  Fax (630) 323-3512                   Fax (630) 323-1658

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60514           Rep Dist           81                           
                            Senate Dist        41                           
                            Congressional Dist 13               


Remarks
Village E-mail: admin@clarendonhills.us
Village Web Site: www.clarendon-hills.il.us

Last updated 08/30/2007
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