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PALOS HILLS, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 16,654 17,803 17,665 17,665 Avg. Winter Temp 30.00 F -1.11 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,376,741 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,639,209 Avg. Annual Rainfall 34.00 In 86.36 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 42.00 In **.** Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / ALDERMEN / CITY       Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan No             - Rev.    0       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  0    in city   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           31         30          0
    Police Department           35          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels   0
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   3 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   3  Assets $              0
     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
PALOS HILLS IS RECEIPIENT OF OVER 50 GOVERNORS
HOMETOWN AWARD'S SINCE 1982.  FIRE DEPARTMENT IS
NORTH PALOS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   5 State
Interstates Serving Community I-55/I-294                                        
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     3 MI    5 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 MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO     7 MI 11 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day    0

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO    7 MI   11 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway      0 FT       0 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available NO     Charter Service Available NO 
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water YES
            Name of Waterway CAL-SAG                  
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge YES
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  9 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    10 MI   16 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       0         2
Chicago            20        32       0         0
Cleveland         348       557       0         1
Dallas            921     1,474       0         2
Denver          1,021     1,634       0         2
Detroit           275       440       0         1
Kansas City       542       867       0         1
Los Angeles     2,048     3,277       0         3
Memphis           537       859       0         2
Minneapolis       410       656       0         1
New Orleans       919     1,470       0         1
New York          809     1,294       0         2
St. Louis         289       462       0         2
Seattle         2,052     3,283       0         3

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
NONE                                   
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     2 MI    3 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
CHICAGO O'HARE IS 10 MILES.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier CHICAGO                  
        Water Source OTHER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        4,000,000          15,200,000
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
          Average Daily Demand        1,800,000           6,840,000
             Peak Daily Demand        3,900,000          14,820,000
               Excess Capacity          500,000           1,900,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity        2,250,000           8,550,000
                  Present Load        2,000,000           7,600,000
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

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

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     0
            Dentists in Community     0
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     4 MI    6 KM

Remarks
NOT IN TOWN.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                2        45         810
Junior High               0         0           0
High School               1       134       2,490
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         1         0      15,859
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score  0.0

Remarks
ALL MAJOR CHICAGOLAND UNIVERSITIES ARE 10 MILES
AWAY.  COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS 171 FULL-TIME AND 607
PART TIME TEACHERS.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
EXECUTIVE MAILING          SORT COMMERCIAL MAIL      300                      0
                         
MORAINE VALLEY             COMMUNITY COLLEGE           0                      0
COMMUNITY COLLEGE        

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2007
      Total Labor Force 2,639,209
             Unemployed 135,150
             Percentage   5.10%
         Total Employed 2,504,059
          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   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       $ 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
CITY HAS ADOPTED FAIR LABOR STANDARDS.  WAGE RATES
3RD QUARTER 2008 FROM IL DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY WEB SITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       8        Protestant Churches   7
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   6
                     Restaurants       0          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   1,000              Country Clubs   3
             Public Golf Courses       7               Health Clubs   4
            Public Tennis Courts       0      Public Swimming Pools   4
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River TO CAL SAG                                        

Remarks
9 HOLE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE.

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  9.00%
    City  0.4500%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.4460%          0          0                 Electricity  4.00%
  School  5.9000%         0.0000%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  4.00%
Other(s)  0.0000%                                         Telephone  4.00%
   Total  0.0000%                                             Water  4.00%

Remarks
2006 CITY .041, COUNTY .50.  2005 CITY .039,
COUNTY .533.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Economic Dev. Corp                                                      
                                     City Clerk               
Southwest Suburbs                    City of Palos Hills                
10900 South 88th Avenue              10335 S. Roberts Road              
Palos Hills, IL  60465               Palos Hills, IL  60465    
Phone (   )    -                     Phone (708) 598-3400
  Fax (   )    -                       Fax (708) 598-2475

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60465           Rep Dist           35    36                     
                            Senate Dist        18                           
                            Congressional Dist 3     13         


Remarks

Last updated 03/11/2009
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