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ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties WILL             

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 23,045 35,720 51,077 60,000 Avg. Winter Temp 25.00 F -3.89 C County 5,253,855 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,376,741 Avg. Summer Temp 71.00 F 21.66 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,638,985 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 39.00 In 99.06 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / TRUSTEES / VILLAG     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1997       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule YES
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class  2    in city   2    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department          148         14          0
    Police Department          110         62         15
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations  50
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  54
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   3 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks  44  Assets $    880,558,000
     Savings and Loans   1  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives YES     Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
ORLAND PARK REVOLVING LOAN FUND PROGRAM.  MAYOR'S
BUSINESS RETENTION/EXPANSION PROGRAM.  SUPPORT
COOK COUNTY TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM.  SATELLITE,
INTERNET.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   4 Federal   3 State
Interstates Serving Community I-80, I-57, I-55, I-294, I-355                    
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     1 MI    2 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   4
               Local Carriers   3
          Interstate Carriers  12
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO    14 MI 22 KM
       Commercial Airlines   32   Flights per day 2200

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO   14 MI   22 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  6,522 FT   1,989 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     8 MI   13 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       501       1         1
Dallas            906     1,450       1         2
Denver            986     1,578       2         2
Detroit           241       386       1         1
Kansas City       469       750       1         1
Los Angeles     2,065     3,304       3         4
Memphis           514       822       1         1
Minneapolis       382       611       1         1
New Orleans       914     1,462       1         2
New York          810     1,296       1         2
St. Louis         258       413       1         1
Seattle         2,033     3,253       3         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
METRA ROCK ISLAND                      
METRA SOUTHWEST SERV                   
NORFOLK SOUTHERN           3 DAYS/WEEK 
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     8 MI   13 KM
Container Service NO    11 MI   18 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity       18,990,000          72,162,000
            Treatment Capacity       32,000,000         121,600,000
          Average Daily Demand        6,900,000          26,220,000
             Peak Daily Demand       17,300,000          65,740,000
               Excess Capacity       14,700,000          55,860,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process MWRD GC             
            Treatment Capacity       18,375,000          69,825,000
                  Present Load        5,052,900          19,201,020
               Excess Capacity       13,322,000          50,623,600

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

Remarks
WATER SOURCE: LAKE MIGHIGAN.

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   350
            Dentists in Community    91
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    3 MI    5 KM

Remarks
Palos Community Hospital Primary Care; Palos
Immediate Care; Med First Physician Care; Michael
Reese Health Care; Midwest Physician's Center.
Due to location in major metro area, numerous
other facilities are available within minutes of
Orland Park, if needed.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                9       359       4,348
Junior High               3       165       2,136
High School               1       333       3,850
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         1     1,040      42,000
Four-Yr College           0        42       1,125
University                0        61         845

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 27.7

Remarks
FACILITIES LISTED SERVE ORLAND PARK RESIDENTS.
MORAINE VALLEY COMM COLL.  ST. MICHAEL'S CATHOLIC
- ORLAND PARK, 35 TCHRS, 801 ENROLLED.  SATELLITES
INCLUDE: LEWIS UNIV; ST. XAVIER COLL; ROBERT
MORRIS COLL; KELLER GRAD. Continued on last page
under General Remarks.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
SCHOOL DISTRICT            EDUCATION                 770  ORLAND COUNC OF     0
135                      
JEWEL FOOD STORE           RETAIL                    611  UFCW881 & 1546      0
(2)                      
VILLAGE OF ORLAND          GOVERNMENT                594  286 FULL TIME       0
PARK                     
PANDUIT                    ELECT. COMPONENTS         400  NONE                0
                         
CARSON PIRIE SCOTT         RETAIL                    371  NO                  0
                         
J. C. PENNEY               RETAIL                    260  250 FULL TIME       0
                         
TARGET                     RETAIL                    250                      0
                         
MACY'S                     RETAIL                    200  NO                  0
                         
SEARS                      RETAIL                    196  NO                  0
                         
LOWE'S                     HOME IMPROVEMENT          185  NO                  0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2008
      Total Labor Force 2,638,985
             Unemployed 171,351
             Percentage   6.50%
         Total Employed 2,467,634
          Manufacturing  16.90%
      Non-Manufacturing  82.70%
            Agriculture   0.40%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2008
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   3
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   3
      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       $ 20.97  $ 41.17   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.69  $ 24.65
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.14  $ 14.03   Office Clerk             $  8.96  $ 16.28
Assembler-Production     $  7.74  $ 13.14   Secretary                $ 10.70  $ 18.38
Computer Operator        $ 13.67  $ 24.49   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 13.35  $ 24.78
Computer Programmer      $ 23.04  $ 46.28   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.88  $ 17.18
Data Entry Operator      $  9.12  $ 14.76   Systems Analyst          $ 27.70  $ 48.04
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.63  $ 16.86   Technician               $ 17.56  $ 32.60
Engineer                 $ 24.99  $ 43.29   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.33  $ 27.60
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  8.41  $ 14.47   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.60  $ 19.15
Laborer                  $  8.17  $ 28.06   Welder                   $ 11.62  $ 21.03
Machinist                $ 11.49  $ 21.95   Word Processor           $ 13.15  $ 23.53

Remarks
WAGE RATES 3RD QUARTER 2008 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEB SITE.  ADD'L EMPLOYERS:
HOME DEPOT (RETAIL, 182, NO UNION) & COSTCO
(RETAIL, 160, NO UNION).

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       2        Protestant Churches  12
                 Number of Rooms     195          Catholic Churches   4
                     Restaurants     134          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   1,200              Country Clubs   3
             Public Golf Courses      21               Health Clubs   3
            Public Tennis Courts      25      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River TAMPIER LAKE                                      

Remarks
1 MOSQUE.  ORLAND PARK CIVIC CTR IN VILLAGE CTR
COMPLEX. 36 PARKS INCLUDING JOHN HUMPHREY SPORTS
COMPLEX & CENTENNIAL PARK & AQUATIC CENTER WITHIN
A 15 MI RADIUS.  VILLAGE IS LOCATED IN A MAJOR
METRO REGION.  NUMEROUS OTHER FACILITIES AVAILABLE
WITHIN MINUTES OF ORLAND PARK.

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 9.75%
    City  0.4430%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.4990%          2006       2005              Electricity  0.00%
  School  4.7920%         7.5890%    7.6290%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.5590%                                         Telephone  1.00%
   Total  7.2930%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
ORLAND PARK TAX RATE INCLUDES VILL. LIBRARY FUND;
SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDE 135, 230, AND 524.  WILL
COUNTY-TOTAL 6.5003; SCH DIST 159, 161, 210, &
525.  THE PORTION OF ORLAND PARK LOCATED IN WILL
COUNTY IS MOSTLY UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Karie Friling                        Sandra Aubin                       
Development Serv Director            Economic Development     
Village of Orland Park               Village of Orland Park             
14700 S Ravinia Avenue               14700 S Ravinia Avenue             
Orland Park, IL  604623134           Orland Park, IL  604623134
Phone (708) 403-6245                 Phone (708) 403-5100
  Fax (708) 403-6124                   Fax (708) 403-6124

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60462  60467    Rep Dist           28    35    37    81         
                            Senate Dist        14    18    19    41         
                            Congressional Dist 1     3     13   


Remarks
Karie Friling E-mail: kfriling@orland-park.il.us,
Village Web Site: www.orland-park.il.us
EDUCATION REMARKS CON'T: SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT OF
DEVRY UNIV.  I.T.T. TECHICAL INSTITUTE TRINITY
CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, TREND SETTERS COLLEGE OF
COSMETOLOGY, CAPRI BEAUTY COLLEGE.

Last updated 03/24/2009
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