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LANSING, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 28,958 28,131 28,332 28,332 Avg. Winter Temp 35.00 F 1.67 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,376,741 Avg. Summer Temp 85.00 F 29.44 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,679,721 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 32.00 In 81.28 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / TRUSTEES / VILLAG     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1995       County Zoning NO 
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   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           22         43         41
    Police Department           69         12          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  14
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   2 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   4  Assets $    406,000,000
     Savings and Loans   3  Assets $  1,216,500,000
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
3 TIF DISTRICTS, ONE/INDUSTRIAL, ONE/COMMERCIAL,
AND ONE/DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION AREA.  PARAMEDICS
ARE RESQUE SQUAD.  CABLE - COMCAST.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   3 Federal   6 State
Interstates Serving Community 65, 57, 55, 94, 90, 80, 294, 394                  
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   2
               Local Carriers   0
          Interstate Carriers  12
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO    26 MI 42 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 2000

    Nearest Public Airport LANSING MUNI AIRPORT
                     Local NO    1 MI    2 KM
           Type of Surface ASPHALT        
            Longest Runway  4,002 FT   1,221 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    10 MI   16 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           730     1,168       1         2
Chicago            26        42       1         0
Cleveland         343       549       1         1
Dallas            936     1,498       1         2
Denver          1,016     1,626       2         2
Detroit           271       434       1         1
Kansas City       499       798       1         1
Los Angeles     2,093     3,349       3         4
Memphis           544       870       1         1
Minneapolis       412       659       1         1
New Orleans       944     1,510       1         2
New York          840     1,344       1         2
St. Louis         300       480       1         1
Seattle         2,063     3,301       3         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
AMTRACK SERVICE                        
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

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

Remarks
MOTOR CARRIER: NEAREST INTERCHANGE - TORRENCE.
AIR: RUNWAY - BITUMINOUS.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        8,650,000          32,870,000
            Treatment Capacity        8,000,000          30,400,000
          Average Daily Demand        2,500,000          95,000,000
             Peak Daily Demand                0                   0
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant NOT SPECIFIED
                       Process SERVED BY MWRD      
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
                  Present Load                0                   0
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier SBC                                               
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT MCI  

Remarks
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT - METROPOLITAN WATER
RECLAMATION DISTRICT.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   5 MI    8 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community    10
            Dentists in Community    10
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     5 MI    8 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary               10         0       2,792
Junior High               6         0         664
High School               3         0       2,445
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 20.8

Remarks
7 UNIVERSITIES WITHIN A 25 MILE RADIUS.  TRADE &
TECHNICAL, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, FOUR YR COLLEGE AND
UNIVERSITY ARE IN NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
ULTRA FOODS                GROCER                    250                      0
                         
ROHN HAAS                  INDUSTRIAL COATINGS       190  NONE                0
                         
TEMPERATURE EQUIPMENT      DISTRIBUTOR               150  NONE                0
CORP                     
LAND-O-FROST               RETORT PKG FOODS          260  UFCW                0
                         
SILVERLINE                 PLASTICS                  800  NONE                0
                         
VILLAGE OF LANSING         GOVERNMENT                160  POLICE/FIRE         0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2002
      Total Labor Force 2,670,721
             Unemployed 194,453
             Percentage   7.30%
         Total Employed 2,476,268
          Manufacturing  20.80%
      Non-Manufacturing  78.90%
            Agriculture   0.30%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   2
            Number won by union   1
          Number won by company   1
      Work stoppage occurrences
            within last 5 years   4
   Number of employees involved     924

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  COOK COUNTY             

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 15.86  $ 31.25   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.06  $ 20.56
Assembler-Electronic     $  7.83  $ 12.49   Office Clerk             $  8.19  $ 13.75
Assembler-Production     $  7.98  $ 13.54   Secretary                $ 10.56  $ 17.69
Computer Operator        $ 11.80  $ 24.97   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 10.11  $ 19.31
Computer Programmer      $ 19.10  $ 33.82   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  8.84  $ 14.72
Data Entry Operator      $  9.21  $ 13.72   Systems Analyst          $ 22.71  $ 37.75
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.18  $ 13.76   Technician               $ 13.86  $ 23.50
Engineer                 $ 21.55  $ 33.26   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.64  $ 25.14
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.20  $ 13.24   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.36  $ 17.63
Laborer                  $  6.86  $ 22.89   Welder                   $ 10.54  $ 18.73
Machinist                $ 10.86  $ 19.21   Word Processor           $  9.94  $ 15.48

Remarks
WAGE RATES UPDATED FEBRUARY 2004 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       7        Protestant Churches  20
                 Number of Rooms     600          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants      55          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   1,000              Country Clubs   1
             Public Golf Courses       0               Health Clubs   2
            Public Tennis Courts      12      Public Swimming Pools   2
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
15 MILES TO LAKE MICHIGAN; 10 MILES TO CALUMET
RIVER.

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  8.25%
    City  1.1620%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.5450%          0          0                 Electricity  3.00%
  School  7.1980%         0.0000%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  3.00%
Other(s)  0.0000%                                         Telephone  3.00%
   Total 10.5910%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Grace Bazylewski, Director           Grace Bazylewski, Director         
Planning & Development               Planning & Development   
Village of Lansing                   Village of Lansing                 
18200 Chicago Avenue                 18200 Chicago Avenue               
Lansing, IL  60438                   Lansing, IL  60438    
Phone (708) 895-7174                 Phone (708) 895-7174
  Fax (708) 895-6878                   Fax (708) 895-6878

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60438           Rep Dist           29    30    34               
                            Senate Dist        15    17    40               
                            Congressional Dist 2                


Remarks
E-mail: gbazylewski@yahoo.com

Last updated 03/01/2004
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