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HOMETOWN, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 5,324 4,769 4,467 4,467 Avg. Winter Temp 30.00 F -1.11 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 2,675,531 Avg. Annual Rainfall 34.00 In 86.36 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 42.00 In **.** Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government ALDERMEN / CITY               Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan No             - Rev.    0       County Zoning NO 
Subdivision Ordinance NO                                   Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class  0    in city   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0         32
    Police Department            1         32          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  50
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    0 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   1  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 
 
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Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   4 State
Interstates Serving Community NONE                                              
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     5 MI    8 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 MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO    10 MI 16 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day    0

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO   10 MI   16 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway      0 FT       0 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     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           708     1,133       0         2
Chicago            15        24       0         0
Cleveland         348       557       0         1
Dallas            921     1,474       0         2
Denver          1,021     1,634       0         2
Detroit           275       440       0         1
Kansas City       542       867       0         1
Los Angeles     2,048     3,277       0         3
Memphis           537       859       0         2
Minneapolis       410       656       0         1
New Orleans       919     1,470       0         1
New York          809     1,294       0         2
St. Louis         289       462       0         2
Seattle         2,052     3,283       0         3

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
SANTA FE                               
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     0 MI    0 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

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Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source OTHER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        2,000,000           7,600,000
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
          Average Daily Demand                0                   0
             Peak Daily Demand                0                   0
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant NOT SPECIFIED
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
                  Present Load                0                   0
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR GAS                
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier SBC                                               
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers     

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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    23
            Dentists in Community     3
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     1 MI    2 KM

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Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                2        25           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
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
NONE                                                   0                      0
                         

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 1990
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       $  0.00  $  0.00   Maintenance Mechanic     $  0.00  $  0.00
Assembler-Electronic     $  0.00  $  0.00   Office Clerk             $  0.00  $  0.00
Assembler-Production     $  0.00  $  0.00   Secretary                $  0.00  $  0.00
Computer Operator        $  0.00  $  0.00   Sheet Metal Worker       $  0.00  $  0.00
Computer Programmer      $  0.00  $  0.00   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  0.00  $  0.00
Data Entry Operator      $  0.00  $  0.00   Systems Analyst          $  0.00  $  0.00
Drill or Punch Press     $  0.00  $  0.00   Technician               $  0.00  $  0.00
Engineer                 $  0.00  $  0.00   Tool & Die Maker         $  0.00  $  0.00
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  0.00  $  0.00   Warehouse Worker         $  0.00  $  0.00
Laborer                  $  0.00  $  0.00   Welder                   $  0.00  $  0.00
Machinist                $  0.00  $  0.00   Word Processor           $  0.00  $  0.00

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Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       5        Protestant Churches  30
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches  50
                     Restaurants     200          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     600              Country Clubs   5
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs  10
            Public Tennis Courts       1      Public Swimming Pools  10
     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 2000          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.25%
    City  1.0605%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.0000%          2000       1999              Electricity  0.00%
  School  0.0000%         1.2363%    1.2024%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  0.1758%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  1.2363%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
Total listed is for City only.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Michael Madden                       Mary Jo Hacker                     
Treasurer                            City Clerk               
City of Hometown                     City of Hometown                   
4331 Southwest Highway               4331 Southwest Highway             
Hometown, IL  60456                  Hometown, IL  60456    
Phone (708) 424-7500                 Phone (708) 424-7500
  Fax (708) 424-7589                   Fax (708) 424-7589

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60456           Rep Dist            27                          
                            Senate Dist        14                           
                            Congressional Dist  3               


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Last updated 04/17/2002
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