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MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 27,998 27,139 26,987 26,987 Avg. Winter Temp 25.00 F -3.89 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,376,741 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,694,904 Avg. Annual Rainfall 32.00 In 81.28 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 25.00 In 63.50 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MANAGER / BOARD / VILLAGE     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan No             - Rev.    0       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule YES
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System NO                                Rescue Squad NO 
 
 Fire Insurance Class  7    in city   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           44          0          0
    Police Department           55          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal NO             Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels   0
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    3 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   2  Assets $    122,595,975
     Savings and Loans   1  Assets $    169,081,279
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone YES                      Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   8 Federal   5 State
Interstates Serving Community I-55, I-90                                        
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     5 MI    8 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   2
               Local Carriers   0
          Interstate Carriers   1
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport NOT SPECIFIED
                     Local NO     7 MI 11 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day 1147

    Nearest Public Airport NOT SPECIFIED
                     Local NO    7 MI   11 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway 11,600 FT   3,480 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  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO     0 MI    0 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       3         2
Chicago             0         0       0         0
Cleveland         343       549       2         1
Dallas            936     1,498       3         2
Denver          1,016     1,626       3         2
Detroit           271       434       1         1
Kansas City       499       798       1         1
Los Angeles     2,095     3,352       3         4
Memphis           544       870       2         1
Minneapolis       412       659       2         1
New Orleans       944     1,510       3         3
New York          840     1,344       3         2
St. Louis         288       461       1         1
Seattle         2,063     3,301       3         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN                   
VAR. FREIGHT LINES                     
CHICAGO GREATWESTERN                   
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    11 MI   18 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source OTHER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        6,000,000          22,800,000
            Treatment Capacity        6,000,000          22,800,000
          Average Daily Demand          300,000           1,140,000
             Peak Daily Demand          400,000           1,520,000
               Excess Capacity        5,600,000          21,280,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity    1,400,000,000       5,320,000,000
                  Present Load      870,000,000       3,306,000,000
               Excess Capacity      530,000,000           2,014,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier AMERITECH                                         
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers     

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  5    Total Number of Beds  2,089
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   0 MI    0 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     0
            Dentists in Community    75
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     0 MI    0 KM

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Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                7       294       5,409
Junior High               0         0           0
High School               1       158       2,454
Trade & Technical         1         6          45
Community College         1     1,960      24,463
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score  0.0

Remarks
TRITON COLLEGE WORKS WITH MAYWOOD COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PROVIDING TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
LOYOLA HOSPITAL            HOSPITAL                6,000                      0
                         
COOK COUNTY COMPLEX        COUNTY OFFICES            600                      0
                         
COMMONWEALTH EDISON        ELECTRIC UTILITY          500  NONE                0
                         
VALLEY TRANSIT             SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORT      170                      0
                         
CONT'L MAIL SYSTEMS        BULK MAIL SORTING/ P      120                      0
                         
MEDCARE HMO                HMO ADMINISTRATIONS       110                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2000
      Total Labor Force 2,694,904
             Unemployed 125,430
             Percentage   4.70%
         Total Employed 2,569,474
          Manufacturing  16.90%
      Non-Manufacturing  82.70%
            Agriculture   0.40%

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     467

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

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $  0.00  $  0.00   Maintenance Mechanic     $  0.00  $  0.00
Assembler-Electronic     $  0.00  $  0.00   Office Clerk             $  0.00  $  0.00
Assembler-Production     $  0.00  $  0.00   Secretary                $  0.00  $  0.00
Computer Operator        $  0.00  $  0.00   Sheet Metal Worker       $  0.00  $  0.00
Computer Programmer      $  0.00  $  0.00   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  0.00  $  0.00
Data Entry Operator      $  0.00  $  0.00   Systems Analyst          $  0.00  $  0.00
Drill or Punch Press     $  0.00  $  0.00   Technician               $  0.00  $  0.00
Engineer                 $  0.00  $  0.00   Tool & Die Maker         $  0.00  $  0.00
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  0.00  $  0.00   Warehouse Worker         $  0.00  $  0.00
Laborer                  $  0.00  $  0.00   Welder                   $  0.00  $  0.00
Machinist                $  0.00  $  0.00   Word Processor           $  0.00  $  0.00

Remarks

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels      12        Protestant Churches  22
                 Number of Rooms     900          Catholic Churches   2
                     Restaurants       0          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     400              Country Clubs   2
             Public Golf Courses       0               Health Clubs   0
            Public Tennis Courts       0      Public Swimming Pools   0
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks

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    0          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.25%
    City  5.9760%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  1.1280%          0          0                 Electricity  0.00%
  School  4.6770%         0.0000%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.7170%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total 13.4980%                                             Water  0.00%

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Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Brian Sims                           Brian Sims                         
Project Manager                      Project Manager          
Village of Maywood                   Village of Maywood                 
40 Madison Street                    40 Madison Street                  
Maywood, IL  60153                   Maywood, IL  60153    
Phone (708) 450-4429                 Phone (708) 450-4429
  Fax (708) 344-8380                   Fax (708) 344-8380

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60153           Rep Dist            51                          
                            Senate Dist        26                           
                            Congressional Dist  7               


Remarks

Last Updated on July 2, 1990.

Last updated 06/19/2002
Copyright © 2002 by Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity


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