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CREST HILL, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County WILL           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 9,252 10,996 13,329 19,438 Avg. Winter Temp 27.00 F -2.78 C County 324,460 357,313 502,266 502,266 Avg. Summer Temp 76.00 F 24.44 C Labor Market 0 0 252,514 322,908 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / ALDERMEN / CITY       Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1992       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class  6    in city   9    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           45          0         15
    Police Department           26          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal NO             Radio Stations   3
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels   6
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   1 Daily    0 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   3  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   3  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   3  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist NO 
 
Remarks

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   6 State
Interstates Serving Community I-55, I-80                                        
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     7 MI   11 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   2
          Interstate Carriers   2
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    40 MI 64 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 2000

    Nearest Public Airport LEWIS UNIVERSITY
                     Local NO    2 MI    3 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  3,000 FT     900 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available NO 
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water YES
            Name of Waterway DES PLAINES RIVER        
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     9 FT      3 M
            Length Of Season 12 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    35 MI   56 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       3         2
Chicago            40        64       1         1
Cleveland         343       549       3         1
Dallas            936     1,498       2         2
Denver          1,016     1,626       2         2
Detroit           271       323       3         1
Kansas City       461       738       1         1
Los Angeles     2,057     3,291       3         4
Memphis           544       870       2         1
Minneapolis       370       592       2         1
New Orleans       906     1,450       2         2
New York          840     1,344       4         2
St. Louis         250       400       2         1
Seattle         2,025     3,240       5         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
ILL. CENTRAL GULF                      
SANTA FE                               
EJE                                    
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    35 MI   56 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier CITY OF CREST HILL       
        Water Source RIVER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        2,850,000          10,830,000
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
          Average Daily Demand        1,800,000           6,840,000
             Peak Daily Demand        2,200,000           8,360,000
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process EAST                
            Treatment Capacity        3,000,000          11,400,000
                  Present Load        2,100,000           7,980,000
               Excess Capacity          900,000           3,420,000

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

Remarks
WASTE WATER TREATMENT: EAST AND WEST PLANTS
COMBINED.

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     3
            Dentists in Community     2
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1         0           0
Junior High               1         0           0
High School               2         0           0
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         1         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                1       104       2,776

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score  0.0

Remarks
ENROLLMENT K-12: 3,502 STUDENTS.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
IL DEPT OF CORRECTIONS     STATEVILLE PRISON           0                      0
                         
HENDRICKSON STAMPING                                 155                      0
                         
THE INN AT WILLOW FALLS                               95                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for WILL COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2005
      Total Labor Force   322,908
             Unemployed  17,894
             Percentage   5.50%
         Total Employed   305,014
          Manufacturing  16.80%
      Non-Manufacturing  81.20%
            Agriculture   2.00%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   0
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   0
      Work stoppage occurances
            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       $ 17.69  $ 37.21   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 11.98  $ 22.52
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.02  $ 13.15   Office Clerk             $  8.65  $ 14.79
Assembler-Production     $  7.08  $ 13.42   Secretary                $  9.27  $ 16.96
Computer Operator        $ 12.74  $ 25.60   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 12.33  $ 22.11
Computer Programmer      $ 20.50  $ 37.34   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.05  $ 14.88
Data Entry Operator      $  9.21  $ 14.61   Systems Analyst          $ 24.14  $ 41.12
Drill or Punch Press     $  9.15  $ 15.59   Technician               $ 14.28  $ 26.31
Engineer                 $ 22.35  $ 35.71   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.64  $ 26.51
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.02  $ 12.39   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.58  $ 16.97
Laborer                  $ 12.24  $ 28.79   Welder                   $ 11.43  $ 19.99
Machinist                $ 10.58  $ 18.90   Word Processor           $ 10.19  $ 17.08

Remarks
WAGE RATES UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2006 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEB SITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       1        Protestant Churches   1
                 Number of Rooms      38          Catholic Churches   2
                     Restaurants      20          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     350              Country Clubs   0
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   0
            Public Tennis Courts       1      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    0          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.50%
    City  0.0000%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.0000%          0          0                 Electricity  0.00%
  School  0.0000%         0.0000%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  0.0000%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  0.0000%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Nick Churnovic                       Ada Cornejo                        
Mayor                                Administrative Assistant 
City of Crest Hill                   City of Crest Hill                 
1610 Plainfield Road                 1610 Plainfield Road               
Crest Hill, il  60435                Crest Hill, IL  60435    
Phone (815) 741-5105                 Phone (815) 741-5105
  Fax (815) 741-5109                   Fax (815) 741-5109

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60435           Rep Dist            84    83                    
                            Senate Dist        42    41                     
                            Congressional Dist  4               


Remarks
E-mail: nchurnovic@cityofcresthill.com or
acornejo@cityofcresthill.com
Web Site: www.cityofcresthill.com

Last updated 09/21/2006
Copyright © 2006 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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