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LAKE ZURICH, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County LAKE           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 8,225 14,927 18,104 20,386 Avg. Winter Temp 24.50 F -4.17 C County 440,372 516,418 644,356 704,086 Avg. Summer Temp 74.80 F 23.77 C Labor Market 0 0 334,994 369,959 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.85 In 85.98 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 32.00 In 81.28 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government ADMINISTRATOR / TRUSTEES      Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2003       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 3     in city  5     outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           62          0          0
    Police Department           55          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal NO             Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels   5
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   1 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   4  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   4  Assets $    136,000,000
     Savings and Loans   3  Assets $  1,200,000,000
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
VILLAGE HAS AN ADMINISTRATOR AND VILLAGE
PRESIDENT.  TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT IN
DOWNTOWN AREA.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   4 State
Interstates Serving Community I-94, I-90                                        
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     5 MI    8 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   6
               Local Carriers   2
          Interstate Carriers  40
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    26 MI 42 KM
       Commercial Airlines   56   Flights per day 2079

    Nearest Public Airport PALWAUKEE MUNI AIRPORT
                     Local NO   14 MI   22 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  3,000 FT     900 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  5 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    50 MI   80 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           756     1,210       1         2
Chicago            39        62       1         1
Cleveland         384       614       1         1
Dallas            943     1,509       1         2
Denver          1,009     1,614       2         2
Detroit           320       512       1         1
Kansas City       532       851       1         1
Los Angeles     2,023     3,237       3         4
Memphis           568       909       1         1
Minneapolis       385       616       1         1
New Orleans       962     1,539       1         2
New York          830     1,328       1         2
St. Louis         312       499       1         1
Seattle         1,998     3,197       5         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
ELGIN JOLIET EASTERN                   
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    30 MI   48 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
METRA UNION PACIFIC NW LINE - BARRINGTON 5.3
MILES.  METRA UNION PACIFIC NW LINE - PALATINE 5.3
MILES.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        2,250,000           8,550,000
            Treatment Capacity        6,500,000          24,700,000
          Average Daily Demand        2,200,000           8,360,000
             Peak Daily Demand        4,700,000          17,860,000
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant NOT SPECIFIED
                       Process SEWAGE TRANSFER     
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
                  Present Load                0                   0
               Excess Capacity       17,500,000          66,500,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COM ED                   
Local Telephone Supplier AT&T/COMCAST/MY PHONE CO.                         
       Digital Switching NO 
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers POWERNET GLOBAL OPEX AT&T 

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   4 MI    6 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community    12
            Dentists in Community    26
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     4 MI    6 KM

Remarks
ACTUAL DISTANCE TO HOSPITAL IS 4.4 MILES.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                6       300       2,345
Junior High               2        80       1,609
High School               1       185       2,200
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 22.8

Remarks
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #95.  ALSO 2 PAROCHIAL
SCHOOLS AND 2 PRE- NURSERY SCHOOLS.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
LAKE ZURICH COMMUNITY      PUBLIC SCHOOLS            766  LZEA TEACHERS       0
UNIT DISTRICT #95        
ECHO, INC.                 LAWN & GARDEN EQUIP       700                      0
                         
SMALLEY'S                  STEEL RING COMPANY        328                      0
                         
CM PRODUCTS, INC.          COOK WARE, FOIL CONT      320                      0
                         
WAL-MART STORES            DISCOUNT DEPT STORE       200                      0
                         
JEWEL FOOD STORES          RETAIL GROCER             170                      0
                         
TREDEGAR                   FILM PRODUCTS             162                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for LAKE COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   369,959
             Unemployed  15,655
             Percentage   4.20%
         Total Employed   354,304
          Manufacturing  19.60%
      Non-Manufacturing  80.20%
            Agriculture   0.20%

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  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       2        Protestant Churches  10
                 Number of Rooms      29          Catholic Churches   3
                     Restaurants      20          Jewish Synagogues   1
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     125              Country Clubs   6
             Public Golf Courses       3               Health Clubs   2
            Public Tennis Courts       0      Public Swimming Pools   0
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
EXCELLENT MOTEL/HOTEL SERVICE IS AVAILABLE WITHIN
A 5 MILE RADIUS.

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  6.50%
    City  0.8660%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.4500%          2005       2004              Electricity  0.00%
  School  4.1870%         6.2560%    6.4290%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  0.6490%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  6.1520%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Bob Vitas                            Vijay Gadde                        
Village Administrator                Village Planner          
Village of Lake Zurich               Village of Lake Zurich             
70 E. Main Street                    70 E. Main Street                  
Lake Zurich, IL  600472416           Lake Zurich, IL  600472416
Phone (847) 438-5141                 Phone (847) 540-1759
  Fax (847) 540-1768                   Fax (847) 540-1769

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60047           Rep Dist            52    51                    
                            Senate Dist        26                           
                            Congressional Dist  8               


Remarks
Village Web Site: www.volz.org
Village E-mail: ragsdale@volz.org

Last updated 12/20/2007
Copyright © 2007 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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