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ISLAND LAKE, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County MCHENRY        
Additional Counties LAKE             

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 2,293 4,449 8,153 8,153 Avg. Winter Temp 32.00 F 0.00 C County 440,372 516,418 644,356 644,356 Avg. Summer Temp 81.00 F 27.22 C Labor Market 0 0 334,994 331,799 Avg. Annual Rainfall 29.00 In 73.66 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 36.00 In 97.44 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government TRUSTEE / TRUSTEES / TOWN     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1994       County Zoning NO 
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class  9    in city   9    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0          0
    Police Department            9          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  35
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   3 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   2  If none, distance to nearest   2 MI    3 KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest   1 MI    2 KM
 
                 Banks   4  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   1  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist NO 
 
Remarks
COUNTY POPULATION ABOVE IS FOR LAKE COUNTY.
MCHENRY COUNTY 1990: 183,241.  2000: 260,077.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   1 State
Interstates Serving Community NORTHWEST TOLLWAY/I-90                            
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance    15 MI   24 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 O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    30 MI 48 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day    0

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO   30 MI   48 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway      0 FT       0 M 
            Runway Lighted NO 
            Fuel Available NO     Charter Service Available NO 
     Pvt Storage Available NO     Pvt Maintenance Available NO 

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water YES
            Name of Waterway FOX RIVER                
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     6 FT      2 M
            Length Of Season  9 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           800     1,280       0         0
Chicago            55        88       0         0
Cleveland           0         0       0         0
Dallas              0         0       0         0
Denver              0         0       0         0
Detroit           250       400       0         0
Kansas City         0         0       0         0
Los Angeles     2,000     3,200       0         0
Memphis             0         0       0         0
Minneapolis         0         0       0         0
New Orleans         0         0       0         0
New York            0         0       0         0
St. Louis           0         0       0         0
Seattle             0         0       0         0

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
NONE                                   
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    25 MI   40 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source OTHER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          550,000           2,090,000
            Treatment Capacity        1,728,000           6,566,400
          Average Daily Demand          240,000             912,000
             Peak Daily Demand          396,700           1,507,460
               Excess Capacity        1,331,300           5,058,940

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 NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier AMERITECH                                         
       Digital Switching NO 
            Fiber Optics NO 
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT MCI  

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   5 MI    8 KM
                           Clinic NO 
             Doctors in Community     2
            Dentists in Community     1
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO    10 MI   16 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1        37         950
Junior High               0        37         600
High School               0        73       1,050
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

Remarks
ISLAND LAKE IS IN WAUCONDA AND MCHENRY SCHOOL
DISTRICT.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
KEMPER VALVE               VALVES                     75                   1964
                         
ISLAND FOODS               GROCERIES                  30                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for LAKE COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2001
      Total Labor Force   331,799
             Unemployed  15,264
             Percentage   4.60%
         Total Employed   316,535
          Manufacturing  26.80%
      Non-Manufacturing  72.10%
            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 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

Remarks
MCHENRY COUNTY LABOR FORCE SUMMARY FOR 2001:
TOTAL LABOR FORCE 138,554.  UNEMPLOYED TOTAL
6,350; PERCENTAGE 4.6%.  TOTAL EMPLOYED 132,204.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       0        Protestant Churches   2
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants      25          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room       0              Country Clubs   2
             Public Golf Courses       3               Health Clubs   2
            Public Tennis Courts       3      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River BANGS/FOX RIVER                                   

Remarks

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    0          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.25%
    City  0.3480%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.4190%          0          0                 Electricity  5.00%
  School  3.5540%         0.0000%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  0.0000%                                         Telephone  5.00%
   Total  5.4100%                                             Water  5.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Debbie Herrmann                      Debbie Herrmann                    
Village Trustee                      Village Trustee          
Village of Island Lake               Village of Island Lake             
3720 Green Leaf, Box 450             3720 Green Leaf, Box 450           
Island Lake, IL  60042               Island Lake, IL  60042    
Phone (847) 526-8764                 Phone (847) 526-8764
  Fax (847) 526-1534                   Fax (847) 526-1534

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60042           Rep Dist            63                          
                            Senate Dist        32                           
                            Congressional Dist 12               


Remarks
E-Mail:  voil@villageofislandlake.com
Web Site:  www.villageofislandlake.com

Last updated 04/17/2002
Copyright © 2002 by Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity


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