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DIXMOOR, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 4,175 3,647 3,934 3,934 Avg. Winter Temp 26.00 F -3.33 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,376,741 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,639,209 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 39.00 In 99.06 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government TRUSTEE / TRUSTEES / VILL     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan No             - Rev. 1990       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library NO 
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class  7    in city   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            1         21          0
    Police Department            9         11          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  36
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    0 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest   1 MI    1 KM
 
                 Banks   0  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone YES                      Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
CHICAGO METROPOLITAN NEWSPAPERS.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   5 State
Interstates Serving Community I-80, I-57, I-294                                 
          Nearest Interchange YES  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 YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO     5 MI  8 KM
       Commercial Airlines   99   Flights per day 1552

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO   12 MI   19 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  6,500 FT   1,950 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    26 FT      8 M
            Length Of Season  8 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           700     1,120       1         2
Chicago            30        48       1         1
Cleveland         313       500       1         1
Dallas            906     1,450       1         2
Denver          1,000     1,600       2         2
Detroit           241       385       1         1
Kansas City       469       750       1         1
Los Angeles     2,065     3,304       3         4
Memphis           514       822       1         1
Minneapolis       442       707       1         1
New Orleans       914     1,462       1         2
New York          810     1,296       1         2
St. Louis         258       412       1         1
Seattle         2,063     3,300       3         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
ILL. CENTRAL GULF                      
GRAND TRUNK                            
CSX                                    
INDIANA BELT HARBOR                    
CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN                   

Piggyback Service YES    5 MI    8 KM
Container Service YES    4 MI    6 KM

Remarks
ADDITIONAL RAILROADS: CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILROAD,
METRA/PACE, AMTRAK.  GREYHOUND.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier CITY OF HARVEY           
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity       14,000,000          53,200,000
            Treatment Capacity       20,000,000          76,000,000
          Average Daily Demand          550,000           2,090,000
             Peak Daily Demand          665,000           2,527,000
               Excess Capacity       19,335,000          73,473,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity      220,000,000         836,000,000
                  Present Load          417,500           1,586,500
               Excess Capacity      219,582,500         834,413,500

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier AT&T                                              
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T MCI ETC.  

Remarks
WATER SOURCE: LAKE MICHIGAN.

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

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                2        37         653
Junior High               1        26         397
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 16.9

Remarks
TWO JUNIOR COLLEGES WITHIN 6 MILES; UNIVERSITY
WITHIN 9 MILES.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
VITCO STEEL SUPPLY         ENGINEERS                  29  NONE                0
CO                       
RHODIA RHODIA                                         44  YES                 0
                         
NATIONAL RAILWAY           REBUILD LOCOMOTIVES        61  NONE                0
EQUIPMENT CO.            
PTC ALLIANCE                                          40  YES                 0
                         
M & O INSULATION                                      11  YES                 0
                         
LKQ A- RELIABLE                                       80  NONE                0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2007
      Total Labor Force 2,639,209
             Unemployed 135,150
             Percentage   5.10%
         Total Employed 2,504,059
          Manufacturing  16.90%
      Non-Manufacturing  82.70%
            Agriculture   0.40%

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   0
   Number of employees involved       0

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  COOK COUNTY             

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 15.86  $ 31.25   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.06  $ 20.56
Assembler-Electronic     $  7.83  $ 12.49   Office Clerk             $  8.19  $ 13.75
Assembler-Production     $  7.98  $ 13.54   Secretary                $ 10.56  $ 17.69
Computer Operator        $ 11.80  $ 24.97   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 10.11  $ 19.31
Computer Programmer      $ 19.10  $ 33.82   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  8.84  $ 14.72
Data Entry Operator      $  9.21  $ 13.72   Systems Analyst          $ 22.71  $ 37.75
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.18  $ 13.76   Technician               $ 13.86  $ 23.50
Engineer                 $ 21.55  $ 33.26   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.64  $ 25.14
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.20  $ 13.24   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.36  $ 17.63
Laborer                  $  6.86  $ 22.89   Welder                   $ 10.54  $ 18.73
Machinist                $ 10.86  $ 19.21   Word Processor           $  9.94  $ 15.48

Remarks
WAGE RATES UPDATED FEBRUARY 2004 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEB SITE AT
http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/wage data/wage.htm.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       0        Protestant Churches   8
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   0
                     Restaurants       0          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room       0              Country Clubs   1
             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
WITHIN 4 MILES: 4 MOTELS/HOTELS WITH 1,000 ROOMS;
BANQUET ROOMS.

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  6.25%
    City  1.6290%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  1.1470%          0          0                 Electricity  0.00%
  School 9.4800%         0.0000%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.2620%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total 13.5180%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Val Williams                         Val Williams                       
Econ. Dev. Director                  Econ. Dev. Director      
Village of Dixmoor                   Village of Dixmoor                 
170 W. 145th Street                  170 W. 145th Street                
Dixmoor, IL  60426                   Dixmoor, IL  60426    
Phone (708) 389-6121                 Phone (708) 389-6121
  Fax (708) 389-4130                   Fax (708) 389-4130

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60426           Rep Dist            33                          
                            Senate Dist        17                           
                            Congressional Dist  2               


Remarks
Val Williams E-Mail: williamsvwilli@aol.com

Last updated 12/29/2008
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