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ITASCA, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County DUPAGE         
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 0 6,947 8,302 8,302 Avg. Winter Temp 47.00 F 8.33 C County 0 781,666 904,161 904,161 Avg. Summer Temp 74.00 F 23.33 C Labor Market 0 0 530,868 531,514 Avg. Annual Rainfall 0.00 In 0.00 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 0.00 In 0.00 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government BOARD / VILLAGE               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  4    in city        outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           12          9          0
    Police Department           37          1          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  80
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   1 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   3  Assets $    197,000,000
     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 
 
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Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   4 State
Interstates Serving Community I-290;I-90; RT.53; ELGIN O'HARA EXP.              
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   0
          Interstate Carriers   0
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    10 MI 16 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 2400

    Nearest Public Airport DUPAGE AIRPORT
                     Local NO   15 MI   24 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  5,100 FT   1,530 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                          
                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           720     1,152       0         0
Chicago            30        48       0         0
Cleveland         355       568       0         0
Dallas            928     1,485       0         0
Denver          1,014     1,622       0         0
Detroit           286       458       0         0
Kansas City       530       848       0         0
Los Angeles     2,034     3,254       0         0
Memphis           536       858       0         0
Minneapolis       409       654       0         0
New Orleans       929     1,486       0         0
New York          821     1,314       0         0
St. Louis         297       475       0         0
Seattle         2,072     3,315       0         0

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
SOO LINE                               
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

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

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Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier DU PAGE WATER COMMISSION 
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        1,250,000           4,731,765
            Treatment Capacity        2,635,000           9,974,560
          Average Daily Demand        1,108,000           4,194,236
             Peak Daily Demand        1,940,000           7,343,699
               Excess Capacity          695,000           2,630,861

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant NOT SPECIFIED
                       Process ACTIVATED SLUDGE    
            Treatment Capacity        2,600,000           9,880,000
                  Present Load        2,120,000           8,025,073
               Excess Capacity          480,000           1,816,998

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COM ED                   
Local Telephone Supplier SBC                                               
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT MCI  

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Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   3 MI    5 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     2
            Dentists in Community     3
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

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Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                2        30         524
Junior High               1        28         256
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

Remarks
2 PRIVATE PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
GALLAGHER - BASSETT        INSURANCE-3RD PARTY       675  NONE                0
SERVICES, INC.           
BOISE CASCADE OFFICE       COPORATE HDQTRS.- OF      625  NONE                0
PRODUCTS                 
FELLOWES MANUFACTUR        MANUFACTURER-OFFICE       600  NONE                0
COMPANY                  
WESTIN HOTEL               (408 ROOMS/SUITES)        320  NONE                0
                         
CONTINENTAL WEB            COMMERCIAL PRINTER        425  NONE                0
PRESS INC.               
OCE-BRUNING                MANUFACTURER REPOGRA      330  NONE                0
                         
NESTLE                     CANDY MANUFACTURER        320  NONE                0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for DU PAGE COUNTY                          
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   531,514
             Unemployed  17,959
             Percentage   3.40%
         Total Employed   513,555
          Manufacturing  15.40%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.00%
            Agriculture   0.60%

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 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
SEE PREVAILING WAGE RATES ISSUED BY THE STATE OF
ILLINOIS.  WAGE RATES 1ST QUARTER 2006 FROM IL
DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEB SITE AT
http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/wage data/wage.htm.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       5        Protestant Churches  11
                 Number of Rooms   1,071          Catholic Churches   2
                     Restaurants      25          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   1,000              Country Clubs   1
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   3
            Public Tennis Courts       4      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
THE FACILITIES LISTED ABOVE ARE LOCAL ONLY.  MANY
MORE EXIST WITHIN TEN MILES FOR EACH CATEGORY.

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  7.25%
    City  0.0000%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.0000%          1999       1998              Electricity  0.00%
  School  0.0000%         6.1176%    6.5176%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  0.0000%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  5.4958%                                             Water  0.00%

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Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Nicole Aranas                        David C. Williams                  
Director of Comm Dev                 Village Administrator    
Village of Itasca                    Village of Itasca                  
100 North Walnut Street              100 North Walnut Street            
Itasca, IL  601431740                Itasca, IL  601431740
Phone (630) 773-5568                 Phone (630) 773-0835
  Fax (630) 773-2505                   Fax (630) 773-5575

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60143           Rep Dist           46                           
                            Senate Dist        23                           
                            Congressional Dist 6                


Remarks
Village Web Site: www.itasca.com
E-mail: Nicole Aranas naranas@itasca.com, David
Williams administrator@itasca.com, Village Clerk
clerk@itasca.com


Last updated 07/13/2007
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