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MOKENA, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County WILL           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 4,578 10,058 14,583 14,583 Avg. Winter Temp 27.00 F -2.78 C County 324,460 357,313 502,266 502,266 Avg. Summer Temp 86.00 F 30.00 C Labor Market 0 0 252,514 250,597 Avg. Annual Rainfall 34.00 In 86.36 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 36.00 In 91.44 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government TRUSTEE / TRUSTEES / VILL     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 3     in city   7    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           11         16         19
    Police Department           29          6          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   3
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  43
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   2 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   4  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die  10  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   7  Assets $117,136,029,000
     Savings and Loans   1  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist NO 
 
Remarks

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   2 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-80                                              
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     3 MI    5 KM

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

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    30 MI 48 KM
       Commercial Airlines   99   Flights per day 1500

    Nearest Public Airport FRANKFORT AIRPORT
                     Local NO    3 MI    5 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  3,200 FT     960 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 12 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    12 MI   19 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           750     1,200       1         1
Chicago            35        56       1         1
Cleveland         343       548       1         1
Dallas            936     1,498       2         2
Denver          1,016     1,626       2         2
Detroit           275       440       1         1
Kansas City       499       798       1         1
Los Angeles     2,095     3,352       4         4
Memphis           475       760       1         1
Minneapolis       412       659       1         1
New Orleans       929     1,486       2         2
New York          843     1,349       2         2
St. Louis         275       440       1         1
Seattle         2,063     3,300       4         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
METRA                                  
EJ&E                                   
CRX                                    
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     8 MI   13 KM
Container Service NO     8 MI   13 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        2,000,000           7,600,000
            Treatment Capacity        5,760,000          21,888,000
          Average Daily Demand        1,550,000           5,890,000
             Peak Daily Demand        3,428,000          13,026,400
               Excess Capacity        2,332,000           8,861,600

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity        2,500,000           9,500,000
                  Present Load        1,408,000           5,350,400
               Excess Capacity        1,092,000           4,149,600

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 AT&T MCI SPRINT  

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   5 MI    8 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     8
            Dentists in Community     7
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     5 MI    8 KM

Remarks
NEAREST: ST. JAMES OLYMPIA FIELDS CAMPUS.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                3        96       2,250
Junior High               1        40         850
High School               2       252       6,000
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         1       465      10,438
Four-Yr College           1       309       5,500
University                3       657      14,092

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 22.8

Remarks
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, FOUR YR COLLEGE AND THE
UNIVERSITY ARE ALL WITHIN 25 MILES . BELOW NUMBER
FOR ACT SCORES ARE FROM  1999.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
FORMAX                     MEAT MACHINES             191  NONE                0
                         
DETROIT INTERSTEP          REFRACTOR PROD. ETC.       36  NONE                0
                         
ILLIANA MACHINE            MACHINE PARTS              53  NONE                0
                         
CALUMET SCREW              SCREW MACHINE PRODUC       40  YES                 0
                         
ITW DELTAR                 PLASTIC FABRICATORS       220  NONE                0
                         
MC GLADREY PULLEN          ACCOUNTING                 80  NONE                0
                         
NORMAL PLUMB               PLUMBING CONT.             60  YES                 0
                         
LIGO PRODUCT               FURNITURE ASSEMBLY         50  NONE                0
                         
AIR RITE HTG AND           HVAC CONT                  55  YES                 0
COOL                     
DUNKIN DONUTS MIDWEST      DISTRIBUTION               65  NONE                0
DISTR. CENTER            

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for WILL COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2001
      Total Labor Force   250,597
             Unemployed  13,045
             Percentage   5.20%
         Total Employed   237,552
          Manufacturing  16.80%
      Non-Manufacturing  81.20%
            Agriculture   2.00%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   1
            Number won by union   1
          Number won by company   0
      Work stoppage occurrences
            within last 5 years   0
   Number of employees involved       0

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     $  8.00  $  8.75
Assembler-Electronic     $  5.00  $  7.00   Office Clerk             $  0.00  $  0.00
Assembler-Production     $  5.50  $ 19.98   Secretary                $  5.50  $ 11.84
Computer Operator        $  0.00  $  0.00   Sheet Metal Worker       $  5.00  $  7.00
Computer Programmer      $  0.00  $  0.00   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  8.00  $ 12.00
Data Entry Operator      $  0.00  $  0.00   Systems Analyst          $  0.00  $  0.00
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.00  $ 12.00   Technician               $  0.00  $  0.00
Engineer                 $  0.00  $  0.00   Tool & Die Maker         $  0.00  $ 10.00
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  5.00  $ 11.49   Warehouse Worker         $  7.50  $ 11.70
Laborer                  $  0.00  $  0.00   Welder                   $  7.00  $ 12.00
Machinist                $  9.00  $ 18.00   Word Processor           $  0.00  $  0.00

Remarks
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYER: OZINGA REDI-MIX, 80
EMPLOYEES.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       4        Protestant Churches   4
                 Number of Rooms     200          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants      37          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   1,500              Country Clubs   0
             Public Golf Courses       2               Health Clubs   1
            Public Tennis Courts       1      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
LARGE PARK AND FOREST PRESERVE AREAS WITHIN
VILLAGE

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 1997          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  7.00%
    City  0.2308%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.5656%          1996       1997              Electricity  0.00%
  School  4.6060%         7.0008%    7.0204%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.6044%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  7.0068%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Sharon Filkins Jenrich               Sharon Filkins Jenrich             
Economic Dev. Coordinator            Economic Dev. Coordinator
Village of Mokena                    Village of Mokena                  
11004 Carpenter                      11004 Carpenter                    
Mokena, IL  604481112                Mokena, IL  604481112
Phone (708) 479-3900                 Phone (708) 479-3900
  Fax (708) 479-4844                   Fax (708) 479-4844

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60448           Rep Dist            84                          
                            Senate Dist        42                           
                            Congressional Dist  4               


Remarks
E-MAIL: economicdevelopment@mokena.org
WEB SITE: www.mokena.org

Last updated 06/20/2002
Copyright © 2002 by Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity


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