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MIDLOTHIAN, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 2010 Current CLIMATE City 14,422 14,372 14,315 14,819 14,819 Avg. Winter Temp 26.00 F -3.33 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,373,741 5,194,675 5,194,675 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C Labor 0 0 2,694,904 2,604,300 2,604,300 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Market Avg. Annual Snowfall 39.00 In 99.06 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government PRESIDENT / BOARD / VILLA     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2001       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           16         13          0
    Police Department           26          9          0

Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  36
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   1 Daily    2 Weekly

         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM

                 Banks   2  Assets $    120,000,000
     Savings and Loans   1  Assets $    115,858,054

Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES

Remarks
1 BIWEEKLY NEWSPAPER.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   3 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-80, I-57, I-294
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     1 MI    1 KM

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

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO    12 MI 19 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day    0

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO   12 MI   19 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE
            Longest Runway  6,500 FT   1,950 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    26 FT      8 M
            Length Of Season  8 Months
           Public Dock Local NO     2 MI    3 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           700     1,120       1         2
Chicago            30        48       1         1
Cleveland         313       500       1         1
Dallas            903     1,450       1         2
Denver          1,000     1,600       2         2
Detroit           241       385       1         1
Kansas City       469       750       1         1
Los Angeles     2,065     3,304       3         4
Memphis           514       822       1         1
Minneapolis       442       707       1         1
New Orleans       914     1,462       1         2
New York          810     1,296       1         2
St. Louis         258       412       1         1
Seattle         2,063     3,300       3         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
RTA (NIRC)





Piggyback Service NO     2 MI    3 KM
Container Service NO     3 MI    5 KM

Remarks
METRA COMMUTER STOP - CHICAGO TO JOLIET.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL
        Water Source LAKE

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day
              Storage Capacity        4,000,000          15,200,000
            Treatment Capacity        4,000,000          15,200,000
          Average Daily Demand        1,400,000           5,320,000
             Peak Daily Demand        2,000,000           7,600,000
               Excess Capacity        2,000,000           7,600,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY
                       Process
            Treatment Capacity       42,000,000         159,600,000
                  Present Load        1,450,000           5,510,000
               Excess Capacity       40,550,000         154,090,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR
       Electric Supplier COM ED
Local Telephone Supplier AT&T, CIMCO
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT MCI

Remarks
WATER SOURCE: CHICAGO - LAKE MICHIGAN.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   2 MI    3 KM
                           Clinic NO
             Doctors in Community     2
            Dentists in Community     3
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     1 MI    2 KM

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Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                4       150       1,989
Junior High               0         0           0
High School               1        98       1,400
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 19.1

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Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
A. J. SMITH F.S.           BANK                       40  NONE                0

BILL KAY FORD              AUTO DEALERSHIP            75  YES                 0

DOBER CHEMICAL             CHEMICAL MFGR.             85  NONE                0

VILLAGE OF MIDLOTHIAN      MUNICIPAL GOV'T           142  YES                 0

MIDLOTHIAN PARK            PARK DISTRICT              70  NO                  0
DISTRICT

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY
Annual Average for Year 2010
      Total Labor Force 2,604,300
             Unemployed 272,436
             Percentage  10.50%
         Total Employed 2,331,864
          Manufacturing  16.90%
      Non-Manufacturing  82.70%
            Agriculture   0.40%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2009
Labor Relations Board Elections
         Number in Last 5 Years   2
            Number won by union   1
          Number won by company   1
      Work stoppage occurences
            within last 5 years   1
   Number of employees involved       2

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       $ 22.00  $ 42.25   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 16.28  $ 28.75
Assembler-Electronic     $  9.94  $ 16.68   Office Clerk             $  9.94  $ 16.81
Assembler-Production     $  8.95  $ 16.21   Secretary                $ 11.26  $ 19.03
Computer Operator        $ 13.95  $ 26.21   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 12.68  $ 21.21
Computer Programmer      $ 23.97  $ 43.79   Ship-Recving Clerk       $ 10.61  $ 17.35
Data Entry Operator      $ 10.19  $ 16.55   Systems Analyst          $ 24.72  $ 42.25
Drill or Punch Press     $  9.72  $ 16.95   Technician               $ 15.91  $ 29.53
Engineer                 $ 22.65  $ 39.97   Tool & Die Maker         $ 16.62  $ 29.39
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  9.08  $ 14.60   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.45  $ 16.69
Laborer                  $  8.89  $ 25.95   Welder                   $ 12.42  $ 20.60
Machinist                $ 12.13  $ 22.43   Word Processor           $ 12.77  $ 20.10

Remarks
WAGE RATES 2ND QUARTER 2010 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEBSITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels     100        Protestant Churches 150
                 Number of Rooms   5,000          Catholic Churches  20
                     Restaurants     500          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   1,500              Country Clubs  23
             Public Golf Courses      19               Health Clubs  75
            Public Tennis Courts       5      Public Swimming Pools   7
     Public Access to Lake/River NO
              Name of Lake/River

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Tax Structure

Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation.
Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook
 County where residential is assessed at 10%,
commercial and industrial property are assessed at 25%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2007          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  8.50%
    City  0.2300%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On
  County  0.5170%          2006       2005              Electricity  5.00%
  School  6.5320%         8.6560%    8.0170%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  1.1340%                                         Telephone  5.00%
   Total  8.4130%                                             Water  0.00%

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Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
James Lang                           Michael T. Wolke
Village Administrator                Village Clerk
Village of Midlothian                Village of Midlothian
14801 Pulaski Road                   14801 Pulaski Rd.
Midlothian, IL  604453401            Midlothian, IL  604453401
Phone (708) 389-0200                 Phone (708) 389-0200
  Fax (708) 389-0255                   Fax (708) 389-0255

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60445           Rep Dist           28    30
                            Senate Dist        14    15
                            Congressional Dist 1


Remarks
Village E-mail: dclerk@villageofmidlothian.net
Village Website: www.villageofmidlothian.net

Last updated 12/05/2011
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