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OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County DUPAGE         
Additional Counties COOK             

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 6,679 9,087 8,702 8,702 Avg. Winter Temp 24.00 F -4.44 C County 658,835 781,666 904,161 904,161 Avg. Summer Temp 84.00 F 28.88 C Labor Market 0 0 530,868 531,514 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 37.00 In 93.98 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government PRESIDENT / BOARD / VILLA     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1988       County Zoning NO 
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           37          7          0
    Police Department           53          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   4
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  49
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    3 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest   8 MI   13 KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest   8 MI   13 KM
 
                 Banks   3  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   5  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
ENHANCED OAK BROOK EMERGENCY 911 SYSTEM.
ACCREDITED POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   3 Federal   8 State
Interstates Serving Community I-88, I-294                                       
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     1 MI    2 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 O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    10 MI 16 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day    0

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO   10 MI   16 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway      0 FT       0 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     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             0         0       0         0
Chicago             0         0       0         0
Cleveland           0         0       0         0
Dallas              0         0       0         0
Denver              0         0       0         0
Detroit             0         0       0         0
Kansas City         0         0       0         0
Los Angeles         0         0       0         0
Memphis             0         0       0         0
Minneapolis         0         0       0         0
New Orleans         0         0       0         0
New York            0         0       0         0
St. Louis           0         0       0         0
Seattle             0         0       0         0

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
NONE                                   
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     0 MI    0 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
ONLY 17 MILES TO CHICAGO FROM OAK BROOK.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        8,000,000          30,400,000
            Treatment Capacity        6,772,800          25,736,640
          Average Daily Demand        4,043,000          15,363,400
             Peak Daily Demand        8,587,000          32,630,600
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
                  Present Load                0                   0
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

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

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   3 MI    5 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community    49
            Dentists in Community    26
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     3 MI    5 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                2         0         864
Junior High               1        54         208
High School               0         0           0
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                1         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score  0.0

Remarks
HIGH SCHOOLS IN HINSDALE, DOWNERS GROVE &
ELMHURST; JUNIOR COLLEGE IN DUPAGE; 5 COLLEGES
NEARBY.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
MCDONALD'S CORP.           QUICK SERVICE RESTAU   99,999                      0
                         
ELKAY MFG.                 MANUFACTURING               0                      0
                         
INLAND GROUP                                           0                      0
                         
ACE HARDWARE               HOME IMPROVEMENT            0                      0
                         
BLISTEX, INC.                                          0                      0
                         
ADVOCATE HEALTHCARE        HEALTH CARE                 0                      0
                         
IL MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT                                0                      0
FUND                     
DOMINICKS                                              0                      0
                         
RUBBERMAID                                             0                      0
                         
ARAMARK FOOD SERVICE                                   0                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for DUPAGE COUNTY                           
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   531,514
             Unemployed  17,959
             Percentage   3.40%
         Total Employed   513,555
          Manufacturing  15.40%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.00%
            Agriculture   0.60%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
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   1
   Number of employees involved      22

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       $ 18.13  $ 38.72   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.08  $ 22.93
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.36  $ 13.75   Office Clerk             $  8.54  $ 14.99
Assembler-Production     $  7.39  $ 13.27   Secretary                $  9.27  $ 16.67
Computer Operator        $ 11.97  $ 21.04   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 13.17  $ 18.85
Computer Programmer      $ 21.04  $ 37.91   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.17  $ 15.84
Data Entry Operator      $  9.16  $ 14.89   Systems Analyst          $ 26.00  $ 43.14
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.52  $ 15.39   Technician               $ 12.09  $ 25.28
Engineer                 $ 22.75  $ 37.65   Tool & Die Maker         $ 13.07  $ 26.02
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.40  $ 12.73   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.09  $ 17.76
Laborer                  $ 11.58  $ 28.80   Welder                   $ 11.55  $ 19.90
Machinist                $ 10.62  $ 19.48   Word Processor           $ 11.01  $ 17.82

Remarks
Wage Rates 1st Quarter 2006 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       6        Protestant Churches  63
                 Number of Rooms   1,355          Catholic Churches   8
                     Restaurants      35          Jewish Synagogues   1
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     600              Country Clubs   2
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   1
            Public Tennis Courts       0      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River SALT CREEK                                        

Remarks
OAK BROOK MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE IS A PUBLIC
FACILITY.

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 2005          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  7.25%
    City  0.0000%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.3266%          2004       2003              Electricity  5.00%
  School  2.2314%         2.8518%    3.0216%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  0.2316%                                         Telephone  5.00%
   Total  2.7896%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 5.00% INTRASTATE AND
INTERSTATE.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Robert L. Kallien                    David Niemeyer                     
Comm. Dev. Director                  Village Manager          
Village of Oak Brook                 Village of Oak Brook               
1200 Oak Brook Road                  1200 Oak Brook Rd                  
Oak Brook, IL  605232255             Oak Brook, IL  605232255
Phone (630) 368-5104                 Phone (630) 368-5020
  Fax (630) 368-5105                   Fax (630) 368-5021

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60523           Rep Dist           41    47                     
                            Senate Dist        21    24                     
                            Congressional Dist 13     6         


Remarks
R. Kallien E-mail: rkallien@oak-brook.org, D.
Niemeyer E-mail: dniemeyer@oak-brook.org, Village
Web Site: www.oak-brook.org.  ADD'L ECON DEV
CONTACT:  OAK BROOK AREA ASSOC. OF  COMMERCE &
INDUSTRY (OBACI), PHONE (630) 572-0616, FAX (630)
572-1613


Last updated 08/31/2007
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