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DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County LAKE           
Additional Counties COOK             

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 17,430 17,327 18,420 18,420 Avg. Winter Temp 26.00 F -3.33 C County 440,372 516,418 644,356 644,356 Avg. Summer Temp 76.00 F 24.44 C Labor Market 0 0 334,994 373,570 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 40.00 In **.** Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MANAGER / COUNCIL / VILLA     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2003       County Zoning NO 
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule YES
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class  4    in city  5     outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           42          4          0
    Police Department           52         13          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  17
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest   5 MI    8 KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest   4 MI    6 KM
 
                 Banks  11  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   1  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   0 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-294, EDENS                                      
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

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

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    17 MI 27 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 2000

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO   17 MI   27 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway 13,000 FT   3,965 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     5 MI    8 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           740     1,184       0         3
Chicago            27        43       0         1
Cleveland         370       595       0         1
Dallas            938     1,510       0         3
Denver          1,010     1,625       0         3
Detroit           307       494       0         1
Kansas City       535       861       0         1
Los Angeles     2,025     3,259       0         4
Memphis           558       898       0         3
Minneapolis       397       639       0         1
New Orleans       952     1,532       0         3
New York          817     1,315       0         3
St. Louis         311       501       0         1
Seattle         2,054     3,306       0         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
SOO                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    25 MI   40 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
AIR - TYPE OF SURFACE FOR AIRPORT - CONCRETE AND
ASPHALT.  ADDITIONAL AIRPORT: PALWAUKEE AIRPORT

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        4,300,000          16,340,000
            Treatment Capacity        6,000,000          22,800,000
          Average Daily Demand        3,000,000          11,400,000
             Peak Daily Demand        4,500,000          17,100,000
               Excess Capacity        3,000,000          11,400,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity        7,500,000          28,500,000
                  Present Load        3,490,000          13,262,000
               Excess Capacity        4,010,000          15,238,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NORTH SHORE GAS          
       Electric Supplier COM ED                   
Local Telephone Supplier AT&T                                              
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers SEVERAL    

Remarks
WHILE AT&T IS THE MAIN PROVIDER OF TELEPHONE
SERVICE, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER
COMPANIES.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   3 MI    5 KM
                           Clinic NO 
             Doctors in Community    26
            Dentists in Community    26
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     3 MI    5 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                4       184       2,059
Junior High               2        98       1,065
High School               1       140       1,733
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 27.6

Remarks
MANY HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES IN AREA.  ALSO
VARIOUS TRADE AND TECHNICAL FACILITIES.   1
PAROCHIAL (K-8) SCHOOL.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL       HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS    1,000  NONE                0
INC. *                   
WALGREEN CO                PHARMACY                2,500  NONE                0
                         
IL STUDENT ASSISTANCE      STUDENT LOANS             550                      0
COMMISSION               
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS     NORTH AMERICA HQ        1,200                      0
NORTH                    
KINETEK INC.               MOTION CONTROL SYS      1,000                      0
                         
ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC     PHARMACEUTICALS         1,000                      0
                         
DADE BEHRING               CORP HQ HLTH CARE         400                      0
                         
FORTUNE BRANDS             CORPORATE HQ              350                      0
                         
SHAND MCRAHAN              INSURANCE                 240                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for LAKE COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2007
      Total Labor Force   373,570
             Unemployed  18,724
             Percentage   5.00%
         Total Employed   354,846
          Manufacturing  21.50%
      Non-Manufacturing  76.90%
            Agriculture   1.60%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2008
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   1
   Number of employees involved   1,200

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
Wage Rates 3rd Quarter 2008 from IL Dept of
Employment Security Web Site.  Baxter numbers do
not include Baxter's Corp HQ which is adjacent to
village in unincorporated Lake Co.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       6        Protestant Churches  13
                 Number of Rooms   1,168          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants      40          Jewish Synagogues   5
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     450              Country Clubs   6
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   4
            Public Tennis Courts       8      Public Swimming Pools   2
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River LAKE ELEANOR - PRIVATE                            

Remarks
NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN; CITY'S 2005 MEDIAN HOME VALUE
WAS $465,000.  AVERAGE FAMILY INCOME 2000 CENSUS
$107,194.

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  8.00%
    City  0.1940%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.6540%          2005       2004              Electricity  0.00%
  School  4.1960%         6.3100%    6.4970%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.0640%                                         Telephone  1.00%
   Total  6.1080%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
SALES TAX LISTED ABOVE IS FOR LAKE COUNTY.  COOK
COUNTY TOTAL SALES TAX RATE IS 10.0%.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Kent Street                          Kent Street                        
Village Manager's Office             Village Manager's Office 
Village of Deerfield                 Village of Deerfield               
850 Waukegan Road                    850 Waukegan Road                  
Deerfield, IL  600153206             Deerfield, IL  600153206
Phone (847) 945-5000                 Phone (847) 945-5000
  Fax (847) 945-0214                   Fax (847) 945-0214

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60015           Rep Dist            60    59                    
                            Senate Dist        30                           
                            Congressional Dist 10               


Remarks
Village Web Site: www.deerfield.il.us
Village E-mail: deermail@deerfield.il.us

Last updated 02/09/2009
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