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MINOOKA, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County GRUNDY         
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 1,427 2,561 3,971 7,695 Avg. Winter Temp 29.00 F -1.67 C County 30,582 32,337 37,535 40,500 Avg. Summer Temp 74.00 F 23.33 C Labor Market 0 0 19,320 25,281 Avg. Annual Rainfall 36.58 In 92.91 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 38.32 In 99.33 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government PRESIDENT / TRUSTEES / VI     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2002       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  6    in city  7     outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            4         12         40
    Police Department           14          5          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  40
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest  20 MI   32 KM
 
                 Banks   3  Assets $     71,553,278
     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
POPULATION WAS 3,452 IN 1995 SPECIAL CENSUS.
ASSETS DO NOT INCLUDE ASSETS OF BRANCH FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS.  COUNTY ZONING IN EFFECT OUTSIDE
VILLAGE LIMITS.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   1 State
Interstates Serving Community I-80                                              
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   3
          Interstate Carriers   2
          Intrastate Carriers   2

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO    45 MI 72 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day    0

    Nearest Public Airport MORRIS MUNICIPAL - JAMES R. WASHBURN FIELD AIRPORT
                     Local NO   12 MI   19 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  5,000 FT   1,667 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                          
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO     5 MI    8 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           708     1,133       2         2
Chicago            65       104       1         1
Cleveland         348       557       1         1
Dallas            921     1,474       2         3
Denver          1,021     1,634       3         3
Detroit           270       432       1         1
Kansas City       350       560       1         1
Los Angeles     2,048     3,277       4         5
Memphis           537       859       3         2
Minneapolis       356       570       1         1
New Orleans       919     1,470       2         2
New York          809     1,294       2         2
St. Louis         230       368       1         1
Seattle         2,052     3,283       4         5

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
ELGIN JOLIET EASTERN                   
CSX                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    60 MI   96 KM
Container Service NO    40 MI   64 KM

Remarks
AIR: TYPE OF SURFACE - CONCRETE/ASPHALT.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          685,000           2,603,000
            Treatment Capacity        1,404,000           5,335,200
          Average Daily Demand          439,000           1,668,200
             Peak Daily Demand          923,000           3,507,400
               Excess Capacity          481,000           1,827,800

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process ACTIVATED SLUDGE    
            Treatment Capacity        1,100,000           4,169,000
                  Present Load          375,000           1,425,000
               Excess Capacity          725,000           2,755,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier SBC                                               
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers 119 CHOICES ISDN   

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest  10 MI   16 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     5
            Dentists in Community     1
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO    10 MI   16 KM

Remarks
Chiroprators: 1.  Hospitals located in Morris (10
Miles) and Joliet (15 Miles).


Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                2        53           0
Junior High               1        28           0
High School               1        79       2,273
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 22.5

Remarks
ENROLLMENT ELEMENTARY & JR HIGH 3,621.  JOLIET
JUNIOR COLLEGE,ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, LEWIS
UNIVERSITY ARE 15 MINUTES AWAY.  EVENING COURSES
AVAILABLE IN CITY.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
JEMCO ENGINEERING          FOR APPLIANCES             72  NONE             1963
- PILOT LIGHTS           
JOLIET VALVES              PIPING, TUBING             55  TEAMSTERS        1972
                         
MINOOKA PHARMACY           PHARMACY                   20  NONE             1984
                         
CLOROX                     DISTRIBUTION              100  NONE             2004
                         
RELCO EQUIPMENT            LOCOMOTIVES                56  NONE             1962
                         
MINOOKA HIGH SCHOOL        HIGH SCHOOL               120  NONE                0
                         
MINOOKA ELEMENTARY         SCHOOL                     96  NONE                0
                         
U.S. COLD STORAGE          FOOD DISTRIBUTION         210  NONE             1997
- FROZEN                 
N/A STAINLESS -            DISTRIBUTION              200                      0
KELLOGG                  
ALBERTO CULVER             DISTRIBUTION               68  NONE             2003
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for GRUNDY COUNTY                           
Annual Average for Year 2007
      Total Labor Force    25,281
             Unemployed   1,447
             Percentage   5.70%
         Total Employed    23,834
          Manufacturing  13.80%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.93%
            Agriculture   1.27%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1995
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       $ 19.90  $ 40.27   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.35  $ 23.63
Assembler-Electronic     $  7.85  $ 14.50   Office Clerk             $  8.87  $ 15.48
Assembler-Production     $  7.47  $ 12.76   Secretary                $  9.88  $ 17.40
Computer Operator        $ 13.03  $ 23.15   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 12.44  $ 18.97
Computer Programmer      $ 21.84  $ 43.43   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.83  $ 16.48
Data Entry Operator      $  8.60  $ 15.32   Systems Analyst          $ 26.61  $ 45.92
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.41  $ 15.44   Technician               $ 16.44  $ 31.32
Engineer                 $ 23.89  $ 40.70   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.44  $ 27.68
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.86  $ 13.77   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.05  $ 18.06
Laborer                  $ 10.94  $ 29.58   Welder                   $ 11.15  $ 20.14
Machinist                $ 10.85  $ 21.05   Word Processor           $ 11.76  $ 19.20

Remarks
Additional Employer: Tri-County Bank, Financial
Services, 19, None, 1964.  Wage Rates 2nd Quarter
2007 from IL Dept of Employment Security web site.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       8        Protestant Churches   2
                 Number of Rooms     720          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants      20          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     400              Country Clubs   3
             Public Golf Courses       3               Health Clubs   3
            Public Tennis Courts       1      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River ILLINOIS RIVER                                    

Remarks
DAY CARE FACILITIES: 5.

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  0.0000%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.0000%          2006       0                 Electricity  0.00%
  School  0.0000%         7.6316%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  0.0000%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  7.5864%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Nancy Norton Ammer                   Nancy Norton Ammer                 
Director                             Director                 
Grundy Econ. Dev. Council            Grundy Econ. Dev. Council          
112 E. Washington St.                112 E. Washington St.              
Morris, IL  604502280                Morris, IL  604502280
Phone (815) 942-0163                 Phone (815) 942-0163
  Fax (815) 942-0711                   Fax (815) 942-0711

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60447           Rep Dist            75                          
                            Senate Dist        38                           
                            Congressional Dist 11               


Remarks
Grundy EDC Web Site: www.gedc.com
E-mail: info@gedc.com
Minooka Web Site: www.minooka.com

Last updated 11/18/2008
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