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LOMBARD, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County DUPAGE         
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 37,295 39,408 42,322 45,000 Avg. Winter Temp 24.00 F -4.44 C County 658,835 781,666 904,161 904,161 Avg. Summer Temp 84.00 F 28.88 C Labor Market 0 0 530,868 523,093 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 37.00 In 93.98 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MANAGER / COUNCIL / VILLA     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1998       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  6     outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           65          0          0
    Police Department           72          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  79
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   1 Daily    3 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops  11  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   3  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks  14  Assets $  1,925,209,463
     Savings and Loans   4  Assets $  8,086,907,216
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
TREE CITY, USA.  CURBSIDE RECYCLING (SINGLE
FAMILY). NUMBER OF CREDIT UNIONS IN COMMUNITY: 3
TOTAL.  LOMBARD HAS A BUSINESS DISTRICT.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   2 Federal   4 State
Interstates Serving Community I-290, I-88, I-355, I-294                         
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

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

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    18 MI 29 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 2000

    Nearest Public Airport DUPAGE AIRPORT
                     Local NO   10 MI   16 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  7,175 FT   2,188 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    20 MI   32 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         5
Chicago            20        32       0         0
Cleveland         340       544       1         2
Dallas            940     1,504       3         5
Denver          1,000     1,600       2         4
Detroit           290       464       1         2
Kansas City       450       720       1         2
Los Angeles     2,075     3,320       2         7
Memphis           545       872       2         3
Minneapolis       420       672       1         2
New Orleans       950     1,520       1         5
New York          860     1,376       2         7
St. Louis         300       480       1         2
Seattle         2,060     3,296       3         7

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
UNION PACIFIC                          
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     2 MI    3 KM
Container Service NO     1 MI    2 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        6,200,000          23,560,000
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
          Average Daily Demand        4,454,000          16,925,200
             Peak Daily Demand        7,083,000          26,915,400
               Excess Capacity        1,029,000           3,910,200

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity       16,000,000          60,640,000
                  Present Load       11,000,000          41,690,000
               Excess Capacity        1,305,600           4,948,224

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier SBC                                               
       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   3 MI    5 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community    34
            Dentists in Community    36
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     1 MI    2 KM

Remarks
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES LOCATED IN
COMMUNITY.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary               10       215       3,151
Junior High               1        75         950
High School               1       180       2,509
Trade & Technical         1         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                2        95         650

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 22.5

Remarks
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES; NORTHERN
BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY; 7 COLLEGES WITHIN 10
MILES. LOMBARD HAS 5 PRIVATE GRADE SCHOOLS & 1
PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
WALTER E. SMITHE           ADMIN/MGMT                460                      0
FURNITURE INC.           
CARSON PIRIE SCOTT         RETAIL                    400  NONE                0
                         
VON MAUR                   RETAIL                    400  NONE                0
                         
VILLAGE OF LOMBARD         GOVERNMENT                300  NONE                0
                         
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY        EDUCATION                 140  NONE                0
OF HEALTH SCIENCE        

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for DuPage County                           
Annual Average for Year 2004
      Total Labor Force   523,093
             Unemployed  25,505
             Percentage   4.90%
         Total Employed   497,588
          Manufacturing  15.40%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.00%
            Agriculture   0.60%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   3
            Number won by union   2
          Number won by company   1
      Work stoppage occurances
            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       $ 15.72  $ 34.28   Maintenance Mechanic     $  0.00  $  0.00
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.71  $ 13.45   Office Clerk             $  8.48  $ 14.60
Assembler-Production     $  7.06  $ 13.52   Secretary                $  9.18  $ 17.20
Computer Operator        $ 10.18  $ 23.22   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 11.81  $ 21.27
Computer Programmer      $ 20.70  $ 36.95   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.04  $ 14.64
Data Entry Operator      $  8.44  $ 14.21   Systems Analyst          $ 23.22  $ 40.60
Drill or Punch Press     $  9.05  $ 15.11   Technician               $ 13.43  $ 24.40
Engineer                 $ 22.16  $ 35.84   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.87  $ 26.39
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.02  $ 12.55   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.81  $ 17.16
Laborer                  $ 11.90  $ 27.97   Welder                   $ 11.26  $ 19.49
Machinist                $ 10.26  $ 18.71   Word Processor           $ 10.27  $ 16.74

Remarks
WAGE RATES UPDATED FEBRUARY 2006 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels      10        Protestant Churches  25
                 Number of Rooms   1,729          Catholic Churches   3
                     Restaurants      89          Jewish Synagogues   1
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   2,200              Country Clubs   3
             Public Golf Courses       2               Health Clubs   1
            Public Tennis Courts      12      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
ALL FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
ALSO HISTORICAL MUSEUM, 13 PARKS, MORAN WATER
PARK.

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 2004          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.75%
    City  0.4983%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.4120%          2001       2000              Electricity  5.00%
  School  4.7667%         6.3125%    6.4565%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  0.4825%                                         Telephone  5.00%
   Total  6.1595%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
FIGURES PRESENTED ARE TAX RATES PER $100 OF
EQUALIZED ASSESSED VALUATION.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
David Hulseberg                      David Hulseberg                    
Director of Comm. Dev.               Director of Comm. Dev.   
Village of Lombard                   Village of Lombard                 
255 East Wilson                      255 East Wilson                    
Lombard, IL  601483931               Lombard, IL  601483931
Phone (630) 620-5756                 Phone (630) 620-5756
  Fax (630) 629-2374                   Fax (630) 629-2374

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60148           Rep Dist            41   42    46               
                            Senate Dist        21    23                     
                            Congressional Dist  6               


Remarks
David Hulseberg E-Mail:
Hulsebergd@villageoflombard.org
VILLAGE WEB SITE: www.villageoflombard.org

Last updated 02/27/2006
Copyright © 2006 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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