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LAKE VILLA, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County LAKE           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 1,462 2,857 5,864 5,864 Avg. Winter Temp 24.00 F -4.44 C County 440,372 516,418 644,356 644,356 Avg. Summer Temp 72.00 F 22.22 C Labor Market 0 0 334,994 331,799 Avg. Annual Rainfall 32.00 In 81.28 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 41.00 In **.** Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government TRUSTEE / TRUSTEES / VILL     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1991       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class  7    in city  9     outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0         40
    Police Department           15          3          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   1
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels   8
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   2 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest   6 MI   10 KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   1  Assets $     24,193,567
     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

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community NONE                                              
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     8 MI   13 KM

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

     Package Delivery Service NO 
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    50 MI 80 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 2000

    Nearest Public Airport CAMPBELL AIRPORT
                     Local NO   12 MI   19 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway      0 FT       0 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available NO     Charter Service Available NO 
     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           780     1,248       1         1
Chicago            50        80       1         1
Cleveland         393       629       1         1
Dallas            986     1,577       2         2
Denver          1,066     1,705       1         1
Detroit           321       513       1         1
Kansas City       549       878       1         1
Los Angeles     2,145     3,432       2         2
Memphis           594       950       1         1
Minneapolis       462       739       1         1
New Orleans       994     1,590       1         1
New York          890     1,424       1         1
St. Louis         328       524       1         1
Seattle         2,113     3,380       2         2

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
WISCONSIN CENTRAL                      
METRA                                  
                                       
                                       
                                       

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

Remarks
Additional Commerical Airport: General Mitchell
International Airport.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          400,000           1,520,000
            Treatment Capacity          612,000           2,325,600
          Average Daily Demand          210,000             798,000
             Peak Daily Demand          231,400             879,320
               Excess Capacity          380,600           1,446,280

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant NOT SPECIFIED
                       Process 8-MILES             
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
                  Present Load                0                   0
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COM ED                   
Local Telephone Supplier SBC                                               
       Digital Switching NO 
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers     

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest  15 MI   24 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     5
            Dentists in Community     2
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    2 MI    3 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                2        48       1,345
Junior High               1        60       1,012
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 21.2

Remarks
District 41 has 2 K-6 schools in commuity some K-6
students attend a K-6 school just outside of our
boundaries.  3 High School Districts service our
residents: Dist. 117, 124 & 127.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
VONCO, INC.                PLASTICS                   85  NONE             1955
                         
AMERITECH TELEPHONE        COMMUNICATIONS             60  YES              1962
                         
ALLENDALE ASSOC            CHILD CARE AGENCY          85  NONE             1897
                         
NIELSEN ENTERPRISES        KAWASAKI/HONDA DL          45  NONE             1969
                         
QUALITY CATERING           FOOD                       50  NONE             1983
                         
GREGORY CHRYSLER           CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH DE       20  NONE             1999
                         
CENTRAL BAPTIST            CHILD CARE AGENCY          81  NONE             1895
CHILDRENS HOME           
C & F PACKING              FOOD PROCESSING             0  NONE             2001
                         

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  21.50%
      Non-Manufacturing  76.90%
            Agriculture   1.60%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   1
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   1
      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                          

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $  0.00  $  0.00   Maintenance Mechanic     $  9.50  $ 11.23
Assembler-Electronic     $  0.00  $  0.00   Office Clerk             $  0.00  $  0.00
Assembler-Production     $  5.40  $  7.05   Secretary                $  6.25  $  8.18
Computer Operator        $  0.00  $  0.00   Sheet Metal Worker       $  0.00  $  0.00
Computer Programmer      $  0.00  $  0.00   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  7.50  $  9.50
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         $ 10.78  $ 12.76
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  5.75  $  6.90   Warehouse Worker         $  8.34  $ 11.68
Laborer                  $  0.00  $  0.00   Welder                   $  0.00  $  0.00
Machinist                $  0.00  $  0.00   Word Processor           $  0.00  $  0.00

Remarks

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       7        Protestant Churches  23
                 Number of Rooms     659          Catholic Churches  18
                     Restaurants     146          Jewish Synagogues   6
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     150              Country Clubs   1
             Public Golf Courses       4               Health Clubs   5
            Public Tennis Courts       2      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
CEDAR LAKE IS A PRIVATE LAKE WITH A PUBLIC
PICNIC/SWIMMING PARK. LAKE VILLA DAYS HELD IN
LEHMANN PARK EVERY AUGUST.

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 2001          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.50%
    City  0.8130%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.5160%          0          0                 Electricity  0.00%
  School  5.3160%         0.0000%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  3.1490%                                         Telephone  6.00%
   Total  8.1680%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
VILLAGE IS IN 3 DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AND 2 GRADE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.  TAX RATE ABOVE IS
FOR DISTRICT 117 & DISTRICT 41.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Frank Loffredo                       Alice Brownlee                     
Mayor                                Village Clerk            
Village of Lake Villa                Village of Lake Villa              
65 Cedar Ave, Box 519                65 Cedar Ave, Box 519              
Lake Villa, IL  60046                Lake Villa, IL  60046    
Phone (847) 356-6100                 Phone (847) 356-6100
  Fax (847) 356-6217                   Fax (847) 356-6217

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60046           Rep Dist            62                          
                            Senate Dist        31                           
                            Congressional Dist 12               


Remarks
PROFILE DELETED.  LAST UPDATED 2/23/03.

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Last updated 04/27/2009
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