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LISLE, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County DUPAGE         
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 13,625 19,600 21,182 23,500 Avg. Winter Temp 12.20 F **.** C County 0 781,666 904,161 904,161 Avg. Summer Temp 83.80 F 28.78 C Labor Market 0 0 530,868 531,514 Avg. Annual Rainfall 37.12 In 94.28 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 30.40 In 77.22 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / BOARD / VILLAGE       Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2004       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 1     in city  1     outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department          121          0          2
    Police Department           57          3          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations  30
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  20
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   1 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   4  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   8  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
SALES TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM.  FOCADE IMPROVEMENT
GRANTS, DEMOLITION GRANT, RETAIL GRANT, INDUSTRIAL
REVENUE BONDS.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   2 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-355, I-88                                       
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   3
          Interstate Carriers   3
          Intrastate Carriers   3

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    23 MI 37 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day    0

    Nearest Public Airport DUPAGE AIRPORT
                     Local NO   10 MI   16 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  7,572 FT   2,309 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 DUPAGE RIVER, EAST       
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO     8 MI   13 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             0         0       0         0
Chicago             0         0       0         0
Cleveland         360       579       1         1
Dallas              0         0       0         0
Denver              0         0       0         0
Detroit           279       449       1         1
Kansas City       555       893       1         1
Los Angeles         0         0       0         0
Memphis           544       875       1         1
Minneapolis       420       676       1         1
New Orleans         0         0       0         0
New York            0         0       0         0
St. Louis         299       482       1         1
Seattle             0         0       0         0

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
BURLINGTON NORTHERN                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    10 MI   16 KM
Container Service NO    10 MI   16 KM

Remarks
METRA COMMUTER RAIL (TO/FROM DOWNTOWN CHICAGO)
AVERAGE DAILY BOARDINGS: 2,280, PACE BUS SERVICE.
AIR: ALSO MIDWAY AIRPORT 25 MILES.  LISLE TRAIN
STATION LOCATED IN THE HEART OF A REDEVELOPING
DOWNTOWN.  NEW TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS ARE
IN THE PLANNING PROCESS NOW AND WILL OFFER
RESIDENTS A TRULY CONVENIENT LIFESTYLE.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        5,500,000          20,900,000
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
          Average Daily Demand        2,700,000          10,260,000
             Peak Daily Demand        5,300,000          20,140,000
               Excess Capacity        1,100,000           4,180,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process AEROBIC             
            Treatment Capacity       12,000,000          45,600,000
                  Present Load       10,000,000          38,000,000
               Excess Capacity        2,000,000           7,600,000

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   1 MI    2 KM
                           Clinic NO 
             Doctors in Community     6
            Dentists in Community     6
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     1 MI    2 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                5         0           0
Junior High               2         0           0
High School               3         0       3,000
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           1
University                3         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 23.9

Remarks

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES        COMMUNICATION SOFTWA    2,600                      0
                         
MOLEX INCORPORATED         ELECTRONIC COMPONENT      850                      0
                         
PATRICK ENGINEERING                                  203                      0
                         
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES        COMPUTER SOFTWARE         460                      0
                         
LISLE AUTO PLAZA           AUTOMOTIVE                440                      0
                         
BENEDICTIVE UNIVERSITY     HIGHER EDUCATION          332                      0
                         
UNILEVER FOODS                                       300                      0
                         
MCCAIN FOODS                                         300                      0
                         
FIRESIDE WEST LLC          HILTON HOTEL              210                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for DUPAGE COUNTY                           
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   531,514
             Unemployed  17,959
             Percentage   3.40%
         Total Employed   513,555
          Manufacturing  15.40%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.00%
            Agriculture   0.60%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available    0
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       5        Protestant Churches   4
                 Number of Rooms   1,350          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants      54          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     850              Country Clubs   0
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   6
            Public Tennis Courts      24      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River LISLE PARK DIST, PONDS, E. BRANCH DUPAGE RIVER    

Remarks
8 CHURCHES TOTAL.  "The Arboretun Village",
ideally situated adjacent to I-88 and I-355, is
located 25 miles from Chicago in prosperous DuPage
County.  Lisle was named one of Money Magazine's
"Top 20 Best Places to Live" in 2007.  Major
revitalization is underway in the downtown area
and excellent business opportunities are now
available.  Generous Grants available.

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  6.75%
    City  0.3641%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.1713%          2005       2004              Electricity  0.00%
  School  3.9915%         6.2046%    6.2655%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.5553%                                         Telephone  6.00%
   Total  6.0622%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Catherine M. Schuster                Catherine M. Schuster              
Econ Dev Director                    Econ Dev Director        
Village of Lisle                     Village of Lisle                   
925 Burlington Ave.                  925 Burlington Ave.                
Lisle, IL  605321889                 Lisle, IL  605321889
Phone (630) 271-4148                 Phone (630) 271-4148
  Fax (630) 271-4155                   Fax (630) 271-4155

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60532           Rep Dist           42                           
                            Senate Dist        21    24                     
                            Congressional Dist 13               


Remarks
Village Web Site:  www.villageoflisle.org
E-Mail:  cschuster@villageoflisle.org



Last updated 10/16/2007
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