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LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County MCHENRY        
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 5,651 5,866 23,152 29,195 Avg. Winter Temp 26.00 F -3.33 C County 147,897 183,241 260,077 312,373 Avg. Summer Temp 74.00 F 23.33 C Labor Market 0 0 139,396 172,405 Avg. Annual Rainfall 32.00 In 81.28 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 28.00 In 71.12 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government PRESIDENT / TRUSTEES / VI     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2002       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule YES
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class 4     in city  9     outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           36         71          0
    Police Department           60          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   2
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  10
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   3 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest   2 MI    3 KM
            Tool & Die   3  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   5  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 
 
Remarks
FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBERS ARE FOR THE ALGONQUIN/LAKE
IN THE HILLS FIRE DISTRICT.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   3 Federal   7 State
Interstates Serving Community I-90                                              
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     8 MI   13 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   5
               Local Carriers  17
          Interstate Carriers  38
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    40 MI 64 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 2000

    Nearest Public Airport LAKE IN THE HILLS AIRPORT
                     Local NO    1 MI    2 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  3,900 FT     900 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     5 MI    8 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           674     1,078       3         2
Chicago            40        64       1         1
Cleveland         335       536       3         1
Dallas            917     1,467       2         2
Denver            996     1,594       2         2
Detroit           266       426       3         1
Kansas City       499       798       1         1
Los Angeles     2,054     3,286       3         4
Memphis           530       848       2         1
Minneapolis       405       648       2         1
New Orleans       912     1,459       2         2
New York          802     1,283       4         2
St. Louis         220       352       2         1
Seattle         2,013     3,221       5         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN                   
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    35 MI   56 KM
Container Service NO     5 MI    8 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        2,900,000          11,020,000
            Treatment Capacity        7,632,000          29,001,600
          Average Daily Demand        2,564,000           9,743,200
             Peak Daily Demand        6,236,000          23,696,800
               Excess Capacity        1,396,000           5,304,800

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity        4,200,000          15,960,000
                  Present Load        2,500,000           9,500,000
               Excess Capacity        1,400,000           5,320,000

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 AT&T SPRINT MCI  

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest  10 MI   16 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community    16
            Dentists in Community    13
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    1 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                7       207       3,157
Junior High               5         0           0
High School               5         0           0
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         1         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 22.7

Remarks
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE WITHIN 12 MILES.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
DOMINICKS FINER            FOOD                      150                      0
FOODS INC.               
CHESAK ELEMENTARY          EDUCATION                 100                      0
SCHOOL                   
VILLAGE OF LAKE            GOVERNMENT                 96                      0
IN THE HILLS             
COMMUNITY UNIT             EDUCATION                  88                      0
SCHOOL DISTRICT 300      
BONCOSKY TRANSPORTATION    TRANSPORTATION             80                   1950
INC.                     
BONCOSKY SERVICES                                     70                      0
                         
WALGREEN CO.               RETAIL                     60                      0
                         
APPLE SAUCE/APPLE                                     57                      0
ILL LLC                  
STEAK N SHAKE INC.         RESTURANT                  40                      0
                         
DRYWALL SYSTEMS            DRYWALL                    40                      0
RESIDENTIAL              

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for MCHENRY COUNTY                          
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   172,405
             Unemployed   6,463
             Percentage   3.70%
         Total Employed   165,942
          Manufacturing  30.10%
      Non-Manufacturing  68.20%
            Agriculture   1.70%

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 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 AT
http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/wagedata/wage.htm.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels      20        Protestant Churches  25
                 Number of Rooms   1,000          Catholic Churches   4
                     Restaurants     200          Jewish Synagogues   1
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     750              Country Clubs   3
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   4
            Public Tennis Courts       0      Public Swimming Pools   2
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
WE HAVE 4 LAKES TOTALING 73 ACRES; 2 PUBLIC
BEACHES AND 2 BOAT LAUNCH AREAS.

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  7.00%
    City  0.6313%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.6380%          2001       0                 Electricity  0.00%
  School  4.2408%         7.4358%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.8310%                                         Telephone  6.00%
   Total  7.3411%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Shannon Andrews                      Shannon Andrews                    
Asst. Vill. Administrator            Asst. Vill. Administrator
Vill of Lake in the Hills            Vill of Lake in the Hills          
600 Harvest Gate                     600 Harvest Gate                   
Lake in the Hills, IL  601564803     Lake in the Hills, IL  601564803
Phone (847) 960-7412                 Phone (847) 960-7412
  Fax (847) 960-7415                   Fax (847) 960-7415

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60156           Rep Dist           64                           
                            Senate Dist        32                           
                            Congressional Dist 16               


Remarks
Shannon Murphy E-mail: sandrews@lith.org
Village Web Site: www.lith.org


Last updated 09/06/2007
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