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OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County DUPAGE         
Additional Counties COOK             

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 2010 Current CLIMATE City 6,679 9,087 8,702 7,883 7,883 Avg. Winter Temp 24.00 F -4.44 C County 658,835 781,666 904,161 916,924 916,924 Avg. Summer Temp 84.00 F 28.88 C Labor 0 0 530,868 524,521 524,521 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Market 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        outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           37          0          0
    Police Department           45          5          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   20   Flights per day  900

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO   10 MI   16 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway 10,000 FT   3,050 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           717     1,147       0         0
Chicago            17        27       0         0
Cleveland         345       552       0         0
Dallas            926     1,482       0         0
Denver          1,003     1,605       0         0
Detroit           283       453       0         0
Kansas City       528       845       0         0
Los Angeles     2,017     3,227       0         0
Memphis           534       854       0         0
Minneapolis       408       653       0         0
New Orleans       929     1,486       0         0
New York          712     1,139       0         0
St. Louis         297       475       0         0
Seattle         2,049     3,278       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
NEAREST HOSPITAL 3 MILES, HAS 259 BEDS.  NUMBER OF
 DOCTORS AT AREA HOSPITAL MORE THAN 600.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1         0         268
Junior High               1         0         151
High School               0         0           0
Trade & Technical         1        20         150
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                2        15         300

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
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
OAK BROOK CENTER           RETAIL                  3,150                      0
MALL                     
MCDONALD'S CORPORATION     FAST FOOD RESTAURANT    3,000                      0
                         
ADVOCATE HEALTHCARE        HEALTHCARE              1,980                      0
                         
INLAND REAL ESTATE         REAL ESTATE               800                      0
GROUP OF COMPANIES       
ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION   HOME IMPROVEMENT          780                      0
                         
ADT SECURITY SERVICES,     SECURITY                  350                      0
INC.                     
FOLLET HIGHER EDUCATION                              338                      0
GROUP                    
LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL                             285                      0
                         
SANFORD CORPORATION                                  271                      0
                         
REED ELSEVIER SAFEWAY,                               230                      0
INC.                     

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for DUPAGE COUNTY                           
Annual Average for Year 2010
      Total Labor Force   524,521
             Unemployed  43,516
             Percentage   8.30%
         Total Employed   481,005
          Manufacturing  15.40%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.00%
            Agriculture   0.60%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2009
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   2
            Number won by union   2
          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       $ 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 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 2009          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  7.75%
    City  0.0000%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.3579%          2008       2007              Electricity  5.00%
  School  2.1234%         2.5669%    2.6083%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  0.1555%                                         Telephone  6.00%
   Total  2.6368%                                             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 
Website: 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 08/10/2011
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