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DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 53,568 53,414 58,720 56,945 Avg. Winter Temp 29.70 F -1.28 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,376,741 Avg. Summer Temp 74.50 F 23.61 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,630,338 Avg. Annual Rainfall 39.75 In **.** Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 27.40 In 69.59 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / COUNCIL / CITY        Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2007       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   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department          102          0          0
    Police Department          105          0         29
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   2
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  99
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   3 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   4  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   3  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   3  Assets $    627,616,000
     Savings and Loans   4  Assets $    462,564,000
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives YES     Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
CITY ALSO HAS A CITY MANAGER.  LOCATED 15 MILES NW
OF CHICAGO, ADJACENT TO O'HARE AIRPORT. 5 TIF
DISTRICTS.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   3 Federal   4 State
Interstates Serving Community I-90, I-94 ,I-190, I-294                          
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     1 MI    2 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals  12
               Local Carriers   3
          Interstate Carriers  11
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO     5 MI  8 KM
       Commercial Airlines   56   Flights per day 2160

    Nearest Public Airport PALWAUKEE MUNI AIRPORT
                     Local NO    4 MI    6 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway 11,600 FT   3,480 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available YES
     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     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    15 MI   24 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           850     1,360       2         3
Chicago            15        24       0         0
Cleveland         343       549       1         1
Dallas            950     1,520       3         4
Denver          1,030     1,648       2         4
Detroit           280       448       1         1
Kansas City       514       822       2         2
Los Angeles     3,010     4,816       3         5
Memphis           560       896       2         3
Minneapolis       410       656       1         1
New Orleans       959     1,534       3         5
New York          840     1,344       2         3
St. Louis         288       461       1         1
Seattle         2,063     3,300       3         5

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
WISCONSIN CENTRAL                      
UNION PACIFIC                          
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     8 MI   13 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier CITY OF CHICAGO          
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity       19,000,000          72,200,000
            Treatment Capacity       20,000,000          76,000,000
          Average Daily Demand        8,450,000          32,110,000
             Peak Daily Demand       14,500,000          55,100,000
               Excess Capacity        8,575,000          32,585,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process TREATMENT BY MWRD   
            Treatment Capacity        4,400,000          16,720,000
                  Present Load        3,057,000          11,616,600
               Excess Capacity        1,343,000           5,103,400

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     

Remarks
WATER SOURCE: LAKE MICHIGAN.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   0 MI    0 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community   169
            Dentists in Community    62
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
HOLY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER (WITHIN CITY).
LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (OUTSIDE CITY,
NEIGHBORING TOWN).

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                9       240       3,600
Junior High               2       200       1,400
High School               1       175       2,168
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         1       142       8,776
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                1        34       2,000

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 21.6

Remarks
SUBURBAN CAMPUS OF DEPAUL UNIVERSITY LOCATED AT
RIVER RD. & DEVON AVE. APPROX. 5,000 STUDENTS PER
WEEK.  ACT SCORE FOR 2006.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS,    CHEMICAL ENG. SERV.     2,000                      0
INC.                     
SYSCO FOOD SYSTEMS         FOOD DISTRIBUTOR          650                      0
                         
LITTLEFUSE, INC.           AUTO & ELECTRICAL         800                      0
DIV. OF TRACOR, INC.     
HOLY FAMILY MEDICAL        GENERAL HOSPITAL        1,036                      0
CENTER                   
SYMONS CORP.               CONCRETE FORMING EQ.      800                      0
                         
OAKTON COMMUNITY           PUBLIC COMM. COLLEGE      990                      0
COLLEGE                  
WHEELS, INC.               FLEET MGMT SERV           550                      0
                         
CIBA-VISION                CONTACT LENSES            675                      0
                         
HART SCHAFFNER             MEN'S APPAREL             775                      0
& MARX COMPANY           
JUNO LIGHTING,             LIGHTING FIXTURES         690                      0
INC.                     

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force 2,630,338
             Unemployed 123,623
             Percentage   4.70%
         Total Employed 2,506,715
          Manufacturing  16.90%
      Non-Manufacturing  82.70%
            Agriculture   0.40%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years  10
            Number won by union   6
          Number won by company   4
      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       7        Protestant Churches  29
                 Number of Rooms     930          Catholic Churches   3
                     Restaurants      91          Jewish Synagogues   1
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     500              Country Clubs   3
             Public Golf Courses       0               Health Clubs   0
            Public Tennis Courts       0      Public Swimming Pools   0
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
ABUNDANT FOREST PRESERVES, PARKS, BOATING,
FISHING, AQUATIC SLIDE, YMCA WITH HEALTH CLUB.

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 2004          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  8.75%
    City  0.7776%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.5930%          2003       2002              Electricity  3.00%
  School  4.2700%         7.2620%    7.0250%            Natural Gas  3.00%
Other(s)  1.4690%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  7.1096%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
GAS USE TAX - .025/THERM.  TELECOMMUNICATIONS
3.00%.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Tim Angell                                                              
Dep Dir Comm & Econ Dev              City Clerk's Office      
City of Des Plaines                  City of Des Plaines                
1420 Miner St, Ste 300               1420 Miner St, Ste 300             
Des Plaines, IL  600164498           Des Plaines, IL  600164498
Phone (847) 391-5651                 Phone (847) 391-5651
  Fax (847) 827-2196                   Fax (847) 391-5378

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60016  60018    Rep Dist           57    65    66               
                            Senate Dist        33                           
                            Congressional Dist  6               


Remarks
Tim Angell E-Mail: tangell@desplaines.org
Web Site: www.desplaines.org/

Last updated 08/23/2007
Copyright © 2007 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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