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EAST HAZEL CREST, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 1,362 1,570 1,607 1,607 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 2,630,338 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.    0       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance NO                                   Home Rule YES
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library NO 
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class  6    in city   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            1          0         43
    Police Department           10          6          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  36
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   1 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      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 NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
EMERGENCY 911 SYSTEM EFFECTIVE 9/1/91.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   2 Federal   3 State
Interstates Serving Community I-80, I-57, I-294                                 
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     1 MI    1 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   1
               Local Carriers   1
          Interstate Carriers   1
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    10 MI 16 KM
       Commercial Airlines   99   Flights per day 1552

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO   22 MI   35 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     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    25 MI   40 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
ILLINOIS CENTRAL                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     1 MI    1 KM
Container Service YES    1 MI    1 KM

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Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier CHICAGO                  
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          475,000           1,805,000
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
          Average Daily Demand          125,230             475,874
             Peak Daily Demand          164,000             623,200
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity      220,000,000         836,000,000
                  Present Load          136,200             517,560
               Excess Capacity      219,863,800         835,482,440

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 AT&T SPRINT   

Remarks
WATER SOURCE: LAKE MICHIGAN.

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     0
            Dentists in Community     0
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

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Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                0         0           0
Junior High               0         0           0
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  0.0

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Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
ALLOY SLING CHAINS         CHAINS                     45  NONE                0
                         
HOMEWOOD SCAVENGER         WASTE DISPOSAL             20  IBT OF PRIV.        0
                         
ADVANCE STRUCTURAL         STEEL FABRICATOR           20  NONE                0
                         
TOOL AUTOMATION            TOOL MANUFACTURER          13  NONE                0
ENTER                    

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   2
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   2
      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       2        Protestant Churches   1
                 Number of Rooms     266          Catholic Churches   0
                     Restaurants       2          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     100              Country Clubs   0
             Public Golf Courses       0               Health Clubs   0
            Public Tennis Courts       1      Public Swimming Pools   0
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

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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 2003          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.25%
    City  2.0510%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.6800%          0          0                 Electricity  0.00%
  School 9.5800%         0.0000%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.2100%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total 13.5200%                                             Water  0.00%

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Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Patricia Lazuka                      Helen Minnis                       
Grant Dir./Administrator             Village Clerk            
Village of E. Hazel Crest            Village of E. Hazel Crest          
1904  174th Street                   1904  174th Street                 
East Hazel Crest, IL  604291442      East Hazel Crest, IL  604291442
Phone (708) 798-0213                 Phone (708) 789-0213
  Fax (708) 798-7346                   Fax (708) 798-7346

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60429           Rep Dist           30                           
                            Senate Dist        40                           
                            Congressional Dist  2               


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Village E-mail: admin@easthazelcrest.com
Village Web Site: http://easthazelcrest.com/

Last updated 09/18/2007
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