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ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 28,097 33,429 34,727 34,800 Avg. Winter Temp 25.40 F -3.67 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,376,741 Avg. Summer Temp 70.40 F 21.33 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,675,531 Avg. Annual Rainfall 31.72 In 80.57 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 39.00 In 99.06 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MANAGER / TRUSTEES / TOWN     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan No             - Rev. 1990       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          107          0          0
    Police Department          112         23          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels   8
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   1 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops 100  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die  75  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks  13  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   3  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives YES     Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone YES
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
ADJACENT TO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PROGRAM;
SUPPORT COOK COUNTY TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM; HOME
PAGE ON INTERNET-WWW.ELKGROVE.COM; E MAIL ADDRESS:
EDO@ELKGROVE.COM

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   5 Federal   6 State
Interstates Serving Community 94,194,294,90,290,355,53,72,83,ELGIN O'HAR        
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals  20
               Local Carriers  91
          Interstate Carriers 115
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO     2 MI  3 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 1500

    Nearest Public Airport NOT SPECIFIED
                     Local NO    2 MI    3 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway 13,000 FT   3,900 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            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           730     1,175       0         1
Chicago            22        35       0         0
Cleveland         343       552       0         1
Dallas            936     1,506       0         2
Denver          1,016     1,635       0         2
Detroit           271       436       0         1
Kansas City       499       803       0         1
Los Angeles     2,095     3,371       0         5
Memphis           544       875       0         1
Minneapolis       412       663       0         1
New Orleans       944     1,519       0         2
New York          840     1,352       0         2
St. Louis         288       463       0         1
Seattle         2,063     3,319       0         3

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN                   
CHI SWITCHING CENTER                   
CHGO MILWAUKEE/ST PAUL                 
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (SWITCHI  NG CARRIER  
CENTRAL ILLINOIS                       

Piggyback Service NO     5 MI    8 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
I-290, I-355, I-90, 53, 72 & 83.  MOVERS/STORAGE:
7.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity       10,000,000          37,850,000
            Treatment Capacity       22,540,000          85,315,111
          Average Daily Demand        7,153,000          27,074,105
             Peak Daily Demand       13,148,000          49,765,180
               Excess Capacity        5,027,000          22,902,600

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
                  Present Load                0                   0
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier AMERITECH, AT&T, MCI METRO, MFS                   
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT   

Remarks
ALTERNATIVE ACCESS TO LONG DISTANCE PROVIDERS CAN
BE ACQUIRED FROM MTS OR MCI METRO IN SOME CASES.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  1    Total Number of Beds    475
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   0 MI    0 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community   433
            Dentists in Community    21
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                7       154       3,042
Junior High               2       122       1,574
High School               2       128       1,746
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 22.6

Remarks
ONE PRIVATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
ALEXIAN BROTHERS           HEALTH CARE             2,000                      0
MEDICAL CENTER           
AUTOMATIC DATA                                     1,000                      0
PROCESSING               
MOTOROLA                                             600                      0
                         
APPLE VACATION                                       450                      0
                         
JOHN B. SANFILIPPO                                   400                      0
& SONS                   
COOPER LIGHTING                                      350                      0
                         
FIELD CONTAINER                                      350                      0
                         
CUSTOM PLASTICS                                      320                      0
                         
BURNHAM                                              310                      0
                         
AMERICAN ACADEMY                                     300                      0
OF PEDIATRICS            

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2001
      Total Labor Force 2,675,531
             Unemployed 157,274
             Percentage   5.90%
         Total Employed 2,518,257
          Manufacturing  16.90%
      Non-Manufacturing  82.70%
            Agriculture   0.40%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available    0
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   0
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   0
      Work stoppage occurrences
            within last 5 years   0
   Number of employees involved       0

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

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 13.97  $ 18.95   Maintenance Mechanic     $  7.82  $ 11.05
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.54  $ 11.97   Office Clerk             $  9.23  $ 13.26
Assembler-Production     $  8.72  $ 11.31   Secretary                $ 11.17  $ 16.22
Computer Operator        $ 10.38  $ 15.72   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 10.13  $ 13.40
Computer Programmer      $ 13.66  $ 18.10   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.50  $ 13.00
Data Entry Operator      $  8.18  $ 11.77   Systems Analyst          $  0.00  $  0.00
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.63  $  9.57   Technician               $ 10.42  $ 16.12
Engineer                 $  0.00  $  0.00   Tool & Die Maker         $ 12.50  $ 16.04
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.82  $ 11.05   Warehouse Worker         $  8.16  $ 11.01
Laborer                  $  7.43  $  9.69   Welder                   $  9.81  $ 12.34
Machinist                $  8.43  $ 10.78   Word Processor           $  8.36  $ 12.28

Remarks
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYER: WORLD COLOR, 300 EMPLOYEES.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels      11        Protestant Churches  13
                 Number of Rooms   1,649          Catholic Churches   2
                     Restaurants     100          Jewish Synagogues   1
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   1,200              Country Clubs   0
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   1
            Public Tennis Courts      10      Public Swimming Pools   4
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
FOREST PRESERVE LAKES NEARBY.  SYNAGOGUE IN
NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY.  1 BUDDHIST TEMPLE.

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 2001          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  8.25%
    City  0.5140%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.9780%          2000       1999              Electricity  0.00%
  School  4.7200%         7.2600%    7.1430%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.1540%                                         Telephone  3.00%
   Total  7.3660%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Nancy Carlson                        Nancy Carlson                      
Econ. Dev. Officer                   Econ. Dev. Officer       
Village of Elk Grove                 Village of Elk Grove               
901 Wellington Avenue                901 Wellington Avenue              
Elk Grove Village, IL  60007         Elk Grove Village, IL  60007    
Phone (847) 357-4005                 Phone (847) 439-3900
  Fax (847) 357-4022                   Fax (847) 357-4044

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60007           Rep Dist                        53    46    45  
                            Senate Dist                    27    23         
                            Congressional Dist              6   


Remarks
E-Mail: edo@elkgrove.com
Web Site: www.elkgrove.com


Last updated 04/15/2002
Copyright © 2002 by Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity


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