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DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 2010 Current CLIMATE City 53,568 53,414 58,720 58,364 58,364 Avg. Winter Temp 29.70 F -1.28 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,194,675 5,194,675 Avg. Summer Temp 74.50 F 23.61 C Labor 0 0 2,694,904 2,604,300 2,604,300 Avg. Annual Rainfall 39.75 In **.** Cm Market 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 2     in city   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department          104          1          0
    Police Department          130          1          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations  56
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  35
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   1 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   4  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   3  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks  10  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   4  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
CITY IS LOCATED 15 MILES NW OF CHICAGO, EASILY 
ACCESSIBLE TO I-90 & I-294, ADJACENT TO O'HARE 
AIRPORT.  TWO METRA STATIONS, AND 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     1 MI  2 KM
       Commercial Airlines   42   Flights per day 2626

    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     5 FT      2 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           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
NAME OF WATER WAY: DES PLAINES RIVER.

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        6,892,205          26,190,379
             Peak Daily Demand       12,180,000          46,284,000
               Excess Capacity        6,820,000          25,916,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process TREATMENT BY MWRD   
            Treatment Capacity      110,000,000         418,000,000
                  Present Load       32,000,000         121,600,000
               Excess Capacity       78,000,000         296,400,000

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.  UPDATE BASED ON 
NOVEMBER 2010 TO OCTOBER 2011 DAILY AVERAGES.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   2 MI    3 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       190       2,500
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         1       154      43,000
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                1        50         500

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 22.6

Remarks
ACT SCORE FOR MAINE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL IN 2010.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS,    CHEMICAL ENG. SERV.     1,500                      0
INC.                     
SYSCO FOOD SYSTEMS         FOOD DISTRIBUTOR          650                      0
                         
SCHOOL DISTRICT #62        EDUCATION                 706                      0
                         
HOLY FAMILY MEDICAL        MEDICAL CENTER          1,036                      0
CENTER                   
RIVERS CASINO              CASINO                  1,377                      0
                         
OAKTON COMMUNITY           PUBLIC COMM. COLLEGE      990                      0
COLLEGE                  
WHEELS, INC.               FLEET MGMT SERV           550                      0
                         
ABBOTT MOLECULAR           MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC      500                      0
                         
HART SCHAFFNER             MEN'S APPAREL             350                      0
& MARX COMPANY           
JUNO LIGHTING,             LIGHTING FIXTURES         400                      0
INC.                     

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2010
      Total Labor Force 2,604,300
             Unemployed 272,436
             Percentage  10.50%
         Total Employed 2,331,864
          Manufacturing  16.90%
      Non-Manufacturing  82.70%
            Agriculture   0.40%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2009
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   7
            Number won by union   4
          Number won by company   3
      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       $ 22.00  $ 42.25   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 16.28  $ 28.75
Assembler-Electronic     $  9.94  $ 16.68   Office Clerk             $  9.94  $ 16.81
Assembler-Production     $  8.95  $ 16.21   Secretary                $ 11.26  $ 19.03
Computer Operator        $ 13.95  $ 26.21   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 12.68  $ 21.21
Computer Programmer      $ 23.97  $ 43.79   Ship-Recving Clerk       $ 10.61  $ 17.35
Data Entry Operator      $ 10.19  $ 16.55   Systems Analyst          $ 24.72  $ 42.25
Drill or Punch Press     $  9.72  $ 16.95   Technician               $ 15.91  $ 29.53
Engineer                 $ 22.65  $ 39.97   Tool & Die Maker         $ 16.62  $ 29.39
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  9.08  $ 14.60   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.45  $ 16.69
Laborer                  $  8.89  $ 25.95   Welder                   $ 12.42  $ 20.60
Machinist                $ 12.13  $ 22.43   Word Processor           $ 12.77  $ 20.10

Remarks
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYER: CITY OF DES PLAINES, 
MUNICIPAL GOV'T, 346.  WAGE RATES 2ND QUARTER 2010
 FROM IL DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEBSITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       7        Protestant Churches  32
                 Number of Rooms   1,076          Catholic Churches   4
                     Restaurants     150          Jewish Synagogues   1
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     500              Country Clubs   0
             Public Golf Courses       2               Health Clubs   4
            Public Tennis Courts       8      Public Swimming Pools   3
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River DES PLAINES RIVER                                 

Remarks
ABUNDANT FOREST PRESERVES, PARKS, BOATING, 
FISHING, AQUATIC SLIDE, YMCA WITH HEALTH CLUB.  
ONLY DES PLAINES FQACILITIES ARE INCLUDED ABOVE.  
MANY OTHERS IN NEARBY COMMUNITIES.

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 2010          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate 9.50%
    City  0.9990%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.4230%          2009       2008              Electricity  0.00%
  School  4.6830%         6.5900%    6.2750%            Natural Gas  3.00%
Other(s)  1.0730%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  7.1780%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
2011 TOTAL SALES TAX RATE IS 9.5%.  GAS USE TAX 
.025/THERM.  TELECOMMUNICATIONS 6.00%.  THERE IS A
 WATER USAGE FEE OF $3.412/100 CUBIC FEET AND A 
SANITARY SEWER FEE OF $.70/100 CUBIC FEET.  
ELECTRICITY VARIES BY KILOWATT.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Chan Yu                              Chan Yu                            
Associate Planner                    Associate Planner        
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) 391-5381                 Phone (847) 391-5381
  Fax (847) 827-2196                   Fax (847) 827-2196

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60016  60018    Rep Dist           57    65    66               
                            Senate Dist        33    29                     
                            Congressional Dist  6    9     10   


Remarks
Chan Yu E-Mail: cyu@desplaines.org
Web Site: www.desplaines.org

Last updated 01/04/2012
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