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ITASCA, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County DUPAGE
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 2010 Current CLIMATE City 0 6,947 8,302 8,649 8,649 Avg. Winter Temp 47.00 F 8.33 C County 0 781,666 904,161 916,924 916,924 Avg. Summer Temp 74.00 F 23.33 C Labor 0 0 530,868 524,521 524,521 Avg. Annual Rainfall 0.00 In 0.00 Cm Market 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  3    in city  9     outside

                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           29         11          0
    Police Department           28          4         12

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   5  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM

                 Banks   5  Assets $693,369,015,000
     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   1 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-290;I-90; I-355; ELGIN O'HARE EXP.
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   0
          Interstate Carriers  24
          Intrastate Carriers  24

     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       1         2
Chicago            30        48       0         0
Cleveland         355       568       1         1
Dallas            928     1,485       2         3
Denver          1,014     1,622       2         3
Detroit           286       458       1         2
Kansas City       530       848       1         2
Los Angeles     2,034     3,254       3         5
Memphis           536       858       2         3
Minneapolis       409       654       1         2
New Orleans       929     1,486       2         3
New York          821     1,314       2         3
St. Louis         297       475       1         1
Seattle         2,072     3,315       3         5

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
SOO LINE
CANADIAN PACIFIC




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

Remarks
DIRECT ACCESS TO METRA COMMUTER RAIL AND PACE BUS.

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   1 MI    2 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        32         628
Junior High               1        28         318
High School               1       145       2,817
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 22.0

Remarks
ADDITIONAL PRIVATE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER        INSURANCE-3RD PARTY     1,000  NONE             1927
& CO.
FELLOWES, INC.             CORP. HEADQUARTERS        900  NONE             1917

NESTLE                     CANDY MFG                 425  NONE             1971

PEACOCK ENGINEERING        MANUFACTURER              329  NONE             1942
CO.
AIT WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS    FREIGHT FORWARDER         300  NONE             1979

OFFICE MAX                 CORP. HEADQUARTERS        330  NONE             1931

AIRCELL                    AIRBORNE TELECOMM         300  NONE             1991

JEWEL-OSCO                 CORP. HEADQUARTERS        275  NONE             1899

KNOWLES ELECTRONICS        MICROPHONE MFG            220  NONE             1946

NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL    NONPROFIT ORG             166  NONE             1913


Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for DU PAGE COUNTY
Annual Average for Year 2010
      Total Labor Force   524,521
             Unemployed  43,516
             Percentage   8.30%
         Total Employed   481,005
          Manufacturing  15.40%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.00%
            Agriculture   0.60%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2011
Labor Relations Board Elections
         Number in Last 5 Years   1
            Number won by union   1
          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       $ 22.00  $ 42.25   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 16.28  $ 28.75
Assembler-Electronic     $  9.94  $ 16.68   Office Clerk             $  9.94  $ 16.81
Assembler-Production     $  8.95  $ 16.21   Secretary                $ 11.26  $ 19.03
Computer Operator        $ 13.95  $ 26.21   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 12.68  $ 21.21
Computer Programmer      $ 23.97  $ 43.79   Ship-Recving Clerk       $ 10.61  $ 17.35
Data Entry Operator      $ 10.19  $ 16.55   Systems Analyst          $ 24.72  $ 42.25
Drill or Punch Press     $  9.72  $ 16.95   Technician               $ 15.91  $ 29.53
Engineer                 $ 22.65  $ 39.97   Tool & Die Maker         $ 16.62  $ 29.39
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  9.08  $ 14.60   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.45  $ 16.69
Laborer                  $  8.89  $ 25.95   Welder                   $ 12.42  $ 20.60
Machinist                $ 12.13  $ 22.43   Word Processor           $ 12.77  $ 20.10

Remarks
SEE PREVAILING WAGE RATES ISSUED BY THE STATE OF
ILLINOIS.  WAGE RATES 2ND QUARTER 2010 FROM IL
DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEBSITE 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 residential is assessed at 10%,
commercial and industrial property are assessed at 25%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2010          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  7.75%
    City  0.0000%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On
  County  0.0000%          2009       2008              Electricity  0.00%
  School  0.0000%         5.6081%    5.5254%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  0.0000%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  6.2420%                                             Water  0.00%

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Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Nicole Aranas                        Grant Davis
Director of Comm Dev                 Staff Planner
Village of Itasca                    Village of Itasca
550 W. Irving Park Rd                550 W. Irving Park Rd
Itasca, IL  60143                    Itasca, IL  60143
Phone (630) 773-5568                 Phone (630) 773-5568
  Fax (630) 773-2505                   Fax (630) 773-2505

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


Remarks
Village Website: www.itasca.com
E-mail: Nicole Aranas naranas@itasca.com


Last updated 02/01/2012
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