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FRANKFORT, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County WILL           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 4,357 7,180 10,391 17,500 Avg. Winter Temp 27.00 F -2.78 C County 324,460 357,313 502,266 586,706 Avg. Summer Temp 76.00 F 24.44 C Labor Market 0 0 252,514 345,717 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government PRESIDENT / TRUSTEES / VI     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2004       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 3     in city   7    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           50          9          4
    Police Department           34          4          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   7
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels   7
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   2 Daily    3 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   3  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die  12  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks  12  Assets $    164,400,000
     Savings and Loans   4  Assets $    261,249,256
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist NO 
 
Remarks

Transportation

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

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

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO    28 MI 45 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day    0

    Nearest Public Airport HOWELL-NEW LENOX AIRPORT
                     Local NO    5 MI    8 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  3,000 FT     915 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    15 MI   24 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           760     1,216       2         2
Chicago            30        48       1         1
Cleveland         373       596       1         2
Dallas            966     1,545       2         2
Denver          1,046     1,673       2         3
Detroit           310       496       1         1
Kansas City       529       846       2         2
Los Angeles     2,125     3,400       4         4
Memphis           574       918       2         2
Minneapolis       442       707       1         2
New Orleans       974     1,558       2         3
New York          870     1,392       2         2
St. Louis         318       508       1         1
Seattle         2,093     3,348       5         5

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
ELGIN JOLIET EASTERN                   
CSX                                    
METRA                                  
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    12 MI   19 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
ROUTE 45 IS 4 LANES - DIVIDED FROM I-80 TO
NEBRASKA ST.  US ROUTE 30 PLANNED WIDENING TO 6
LANES EAST TO HARLEM AVENUE.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        3,750,000          14,250,000
            Treatment Capacity        9,900,000          37,620,000
          Average Daily Demand        3,200,000          12,160,000
             Peak Daily Demand        7,400,000          28,120,000
               Excess Capacity        2,500,000           9,500,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity        3,400,000          12,920,000
                  Present Load        3,220,000          12,236,000
               Excess Capacity          200,000             760,000

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  12 MI   19 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community    14
            Dentists in Community    10
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     1 MI    2 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                9       326       5,830
Junior High               0         0           0
High School               3       346       6,632
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         1       360       9,800
Four-Yr College           1       125       4,000
University                2       254       9,264

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 22.3

Remarks
JOLIET AND GOVERNOR'S STATE UNIVERSITY WITHIN 1/2
HOUR.  LEWIS UNIVERSITY.  ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
PACTIV                     POLYSTYRENE FOAM PRO      505  NONE             1965
                         
BORG WARNER                MECH SEALS, PRECISIO      400  NONE             1970
                         
BRADLEY MATCH              BOOK MATCHES               95  NONE             1970
                         
FRANKFORT ELEMENTARY       ELEMENTARY SCHOOL         102  NONE             1880
SCHOOL                   
PHILLIPS CHEVROLET         NEW CAR DEALER            125  NONE             1969
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for WILL COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   345,717
             Unemployed  14,703
             Percentage   4.30%
         Total Employed   331,014
          Manufacturing  23.60%
      Non-Manufacturing  75.10%
            Agriculture   1.30%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   3
            Number won by union   1
          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       8        Protestant Churches   9
                 Number of Rooms     700          Catholic Churches   2
                     Restaurants      20          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     200              Country Clubs   5
             Public Golf Courses       3               Health Clubs   3
            Public Tennis Courts       0      Public Swimming Pools   2
     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 2006          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.50%
    City  0.3805%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.6523%          2005       2004              Electricity  0.00%
  School  4.8254%         7.3850%    7.5002%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.2719%                                         Telephone  5.00%
   Total  7.1301%                                             Water  0.00%

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Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Jeff Cook                            Jerald P. Ducay                    
Community Development Dir            Village Administrator    
Village of Frankfort                 Village of Frankfort               
432 West Nebraska Street             432 West Nebraska Street           
Frankfort, IL  604231424             Frankfort, IL  604231424
Phone (815) 469-2177                 Phone (815) 469-2177
  Fax (815) 469-7999                   Fax (815) 469-7999

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60423           Rep Dist            81                          
                            Senate Dist        41                           
                            Congressional Dist 11               


Remarks
Village Web Site: www.villageoffrankfort.com
Village E-mail: info@villageoffrankfort.com

Last updated 09/07/2007
Copyright © 2007 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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