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ELBURN, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County KANE           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 1,224 2,236 2,756 4,721 Avg. Winter Temp 25.00 F -3.89 C County 278,405 317,471 404,119 404,119 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C Labor Market 0 0 222,285 256,553 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 32.00 In 81.28 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government PRESIDENT / TRUSTEES / VI     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1993       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class 4     in city  8B    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           19         45          0
    Police Department            9          8          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   3
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  43
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   3 Daily    3 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   6  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   3  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 NO 
 
Remarks
NOTE: AMBULANCE DIVISION NOW COMBINED WITH FIRE
DEPARTMENT.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   4 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community EAST-WEST TOLLWAY                                 
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     7 MI   11 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   1
               Local Carriers   2
          Interstate Carriers   1
          Intrastate Carriers   1

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    40 MI 64 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 2000

    Nearest Public Airport AURORA MUNI AIRPORT
                     Local NO    9 MI   14 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  5,180 FT   1,554 M 
            Runway Lighted NO 
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available NO 
     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     0 MI    0 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           675     1,080       1         2
Chicago            50        80       1         1
Cleveland         345       552       1         1
Dallas            900     1,440       1         2
Denver            950     1,520       2         2
Detroit           310       496       1         1
Kansas City       500       800       1         1
Los Angeles     2,030     3,248       3         4
Memphis           545       872       1         1
Minneapolis       350       560       1         1
New Orleans       925     1,480       1         2
New York          830     1,328       1         2
St. Louis         250       400       1         1
Seattle         2,000     3,200       3         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
UNION PACIFIC                          
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    10 MI   16 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
METRA UNION PACIFIC WEST LINE - CHICAGO TO ELBURN.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        1,200,000           4,560,000
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
          Average Daily Demand          467,000           1,774,600
             Peak Daily Demand          513,700           1,952,060
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant PRIMARY        
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity        1,265,000           4,807,000
                  Present Load          600,000           2,280,000
               Excess Capacity          665,000           2,527,000

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

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   9 MI   14 KM
                           Clinic NO 
             Doctors in Community     5
            Dentists in Community     5
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

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Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                2         0         977
Junior High               1         0         842
High School               1         0         710
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         2        80       6,800
Four-Yr College           2        70       1,333
University                1         0      22,000

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 21.5

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Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
MONITOR MFG.               GAUGES                     38  NONE                0
                         
MCDONALDS                  FAST FOOD RESTAURANT       54  NONE                0
                         
DRUMBEATERS OF             MFG OF ENVIR. EQUIP.       11                      0
AMERICA                  
THRYSELIUS MACHINE         GENERAL MACHINE            15  NONE                0
                         
JEWEL                      FOOD STORE                171                      0
                         
PATTEN                     HEAVY EQUIP RENTAL/S       13                      0
                         
OLD SECOND BANK            FINANCIAL SERVICE          15  NONE                0
                         
VILLAGE OF ELBURN          GOVERNMENT                 24  48 PART TIME        0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for KANE COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   256,553
             Unemployed  10,911
             Percentage   4.30%
         Total Employed   245,642
          Manufacturing  24.70%
      Non-Manufacturing  74.20%
            Agriculture   1.10%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
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  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       0        Protestant Churches   3
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   2
                     Restaurants      17          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     150              Country Clubs   0
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   0
            Public Tennis Courts       0      Public Swimming Pools   0
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
ELBURN FOREST RESERVE; ELBURN LION'S PARK;
JOHNSON'S MOUND FOREST PRESERVE.

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  6.25%
    City  0.4944%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.5198%          0          0                 Electricity  5.15%
  School  4.6795%         0.0000%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  5.15%
Other(s)  1.5960%                                         Telephone  5.15%
   Total  7.2897%                                             Water  0.00%

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Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
David Morrison                       David Morrison                     
Village Administrator                Village Administrator    
Village of Elburn                    Village of Elburn                  
301 E. North Street                  301 E. North Street                
Elburn, IL  60119                    Elburn, IL  60119    
Phone (630) 365-5060                 Phone (630) 365-5060
  Fax (630) 365-5063                   Fax (630) 365-5063

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60119           Rep Dist           65                           
                            Senate Dist        33                           
                            Congressional Dist 14               


Remarks
Web Site: www.elburn.il.us
E-Mail: info@elburn.il.us

Last updated 08/30/2007
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