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MACKINAW, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County TAZEWELL       
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 1,300 1,331 1,452 1,621 Avg. Winter Temp 27.00 F -2.78 C County 132,078 123,692 128,485 128,485 Avg. Summer Temp 76.00 F 24.44 C Labor Market 0 0 186,163 203,975 Avg. Annual Rainfall 37.00 In 93.98 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 20.00 In 50.80 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government PRESIDENT / TRUSTEES / VI     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2000       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  7     outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0         25
    Police Department            1          7          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels   5
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest  10 MI   16 KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest  20 MI   32 KM
 
                 Banks   1  Assets $     20,000,000
     Savings and Loans   1  Assets $    167,200,000
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist NO 
 
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Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   1 State
Interstates Serving Community I-74, I-55, I-155                                 
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     6 MI   10 KM

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

     Package Delivery Service NO 
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    25 MI 40 KM
       Commercial Airlines    4   Flights per day   25

    Nearest Public Airport GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT
                     Local NO   25 MI   40 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  8,000 FT   2,400 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    22 MI   35 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           672     1,075       2         2
Chicago           161       258       1         1
Cleveland         485       776       1         1
Dallas            825     1,320       2         2
Denver            910     1,456       3         2
Detroit           412       659       1         1
Kansas City       360       576       1         1
Los Angeles     1,956     3,130       3         2
Memphis           459       734       1         1
Minneapolis       433       693       2         1
New Orleans       860     1,376       2         2
New York          980     1,568       2         2
St. Louis         160       256       1         1
Seattle         2,080     3,328       3         2

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    20 MI   32 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE THROUGH MORTON - WE CARE
PROGRAM.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          500,000           1,900,000
            Treatment Capacity        1,000,000           3,800,000
          Average Daily Demand          280,000           1,064,000
             Peak Daily Demand          400,000           1,520,000
               Excess Capacity          600,000           2,280,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity          140,000             532,000
                  Present Load          200,000             760,000
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier AMEREN/IP                
Local Telephone Supplier VERIZON / MEDIACOM                                
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics NO 
 Long Distances Carriers MANY    

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   8 MI   13 KM
                           Clinic NO 
             Doctors in Community     2
            Dentists in Community     0
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
VOLUNTEER EMT'S ON CALL THROUGH FIRE DEPT.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1        25         361
Junior High               1        25         396
High School               1        27         324
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 20.0

Remarks
PreK-3rd.  (INTERMEDIATE INCLUDED IN JUNIOR HIGH)
4-6TH GRADE IN DEER CREEK)

16 MILES (PEKIN)
23 MILES (E. PEORIA)
22 MILES (NORMAL)
23 MILES (PEORIA)

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
SCHOOL DISTRICT            EDUCATIONAL INSTITUT       83  TEACHERS ONLY       0
701                      
FITZGERALD EQUIPMENT       INDUSTRIAL LIFT TRUC       21  NONE                0
COMPANY                  
DU-MONT                    METAL FABRICATION          25                   1913
                         
XCELL                                                 20                      0
                         
MACKINAW IGA                                          38  NONE                0
                         
KDJ ELECTRIC                                          10  NONE                0
                         
CASEYS GENERAL STORE                                  16  NONE                0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for PEORIA/PEKIN MSA                        
Annual Average for Year 2007
      Total Labor Force   203,975
             Unemployed   9,217
             Percentage   4.50%
         Total Employed   194,758
          Manufacturing  34.50%
      Non-Manufacturing  64.70%
            Agriculture   0.80%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2000
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  EDR 3 NORTH CENTRAL     

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 17.31  $ 32.51   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 10.92  $ 21.20
Assembler-Electronic     $  9.31  $ 15.97   Office Clerk             $  7.77  $ 12.87
Assembler-Production     $  8.86  $ 15.36   Secretary                $  9.08  $ 14.25
Computer Operator        $ 10.47  $ 18.76   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 12.05  $ 20.22
Computer Programmer      $ 22.56  $ 40.55   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.19  $ 15.61
Data Entry Operator      $  0.00  $  0.00   Systems Analyst          $ 24.22  $ 48.77
Drill or Punch Press     $  9.82  $ 15.82   Technician               $ 16.60  $ 24.33
Engineer                 $ 18.32  $ 34.19   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.83  $ 24.09
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.69  $ 13.06   Warehouse Worker         $  9.92  $ 17.74
Laborer                  $ 11.37  $ 21.94   Welder                   $ 12.00  $ 17.35
Machinist                $ 13.76  $ 19.38   Word Processor           $  8.68  $ 18.69

Remarks
WAGE RATES 2NDQUARTER 2007 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  18
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   0
                     Restaurants       8          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     400              Country Clubs   0
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   3
            Public Tennis Courts       0      Public Swimming Pools   2
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River BROCK/HERTIAGE LAKES/MACKINAW RIVER               

Remarks
HOTEL/MOTEL SERVICES ARE WITHIN 10 MILES.  BANQUET
ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE IN MANY LOCAL RESTAURANTS.
HEALTH CLUB IS IN HOPEDALE.  PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL
IN TREMONT.  DAY CARE FACILITY IN TOWN.

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 2007          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.25%
    City  0.8738%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.4537%          2006       2005              Electricity  6.00%
  School  4.7680%         7.4930%    7.2607%            Natural Gas  6.00%
Other(s)  1.3900%                                         Telephone  6.00%
   Total  7.4856%                                             Water  0.00%

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Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Craig Friend                         Lorrie Paxton                      
Village President                    Village Clerk            
Villiage of Mackinaw                 Village of Mackinaw                
100 E. Fast, P.O. Box 500            100 E. Fast, P.O. Box 500          
Mackinaw, IL  617550500              Mackinaw, IL  617550500
Phone (309) 359-5821                 Phone (309) 359-5821
  Fax (309) 359-8704                   Fax (309) 359-8704

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 61755           Rep Dist            89                          
                            Senate Dist        45                           
                            Congressional Dist 18               


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Village E-Mail: village@mackinawillinois.org
Village Web Site: www.mackinawillinois.org


Last updated 11/07/2008
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