PARK FOREST, ILLINOIS
General Information
Primary County COOK
Additional Counties WILL
POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 2010 Current CLIMATE
City 26,222 24,656 23,462 21,975 21,975 Avg. Winter Temp 26.00 F -3.33 C
County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,194,675 5,194,675 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C
Labor 0 0 2,694,904 2,604,300 2,604,300 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm
Market Avg. Annual Snowfall 39.00 In 99.06 Cm
Municipal Services
Local Government MANAGER / COUNCIL / VILLA Municipal Zoning YES
Comprehensive Plan Yes - Rev. 2009 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 5 in city 9 outside
Full Time Part Time Volunteer
Fire Department 25 16 0
Police Department 52 4 2
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES Radio Stations 2
Special Waste Disposal NO TV Channels 999
Cable YES
Newspapers 3 Daily 1 Weekly
Machine Shops 0 If none, distance to nearest 5 MI 8 KM
Tool & Die 0 If none, distance to nearest 3 MI 5 KM
Banks 3 Assets $ 85,000,000
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 YES
Remarks
POLICIES RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INCENTIVES ADOPTED BY VILLAGE BOARD 3-27-05.
VILLAGE OF PARK FOREST IS HOME RULE & HAS ACCESS
TO $80 PER RESIDENT IN DESIGNATED INDUSTRIAL
REVENUE BOND, OR JUST UNDER $2 MILLION FOR
INDUSTRIAL & RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS. THERE ARE 2
DESIGNATED TIF DISTRICTS.
Transportation
MotorCarrier
Highways Serving Community 3 Federal 1 State
Interstates Serving Community I-57, I-80, I-294, I-394
Nearest Interchange NO Distance 3 MI 5 KM
Motor Freight Terminals 0
Local Carriers 13
Interstate Carriers 67
Intrastate Carriers 23
Package Delivery Service YES
Commercial Bus Service YES
Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
Local NO 10 MI 16 KM
Commercial Airlines 0 Flights per day 1552
Nearest Public Airport FRANKFORT AIRPORT
Local NO 9 MI 14 KM
Type of Surface CONCRETE
Longest Runway 6,500 FT 1,983 M
Runway Lighted YES
Fuel Available NO Charter Service Available NO
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 15 MI 24 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 313 500 1 1
Dallas 906 1,450 1 2
Denver 1,000 1,600 2 2
Detroit 241 385 1 1
Kansas City 469 750 1 1
Los Angeles 2,065 3,304 3 4
Memphis 514 822 1 1
Minneapolis 442 707 1 1
New Orleans 914 1,462 1 2
New York 810 1,296 1 2
St. Louis 258 412 1 1
Seattle 2,063 3,300 3 4
Railroad(s) Frequency of Switching
METRA ELECTRIC
EJ&E
Piggyback Service NO 7 MI 11 KM
Container Service NO 7 MI 11 KM
Remarks
AMTRAK SERVICE, METRA ELECTRIC COMMUTER SERVICE,
PACE BUS SERVICE - JOLLY TROLLY LOCAL SERVICE.
VILLAGE OF PARK FOREST IS SERVED BY THE METRA
ELECTRIC LINE WITH COMMUTER SERVICE TO DOWNTOWN
CHICAGO.
Utilities
Water
Water Supplier MUNICIPAL
Water Source WELL
Gallons/Day Liters/Day
Storage Capacity 3,000,000 11,400,000
Treatment Capacity 3,200,000 12,160,000
Average Daily Demand 2,200,000 8,360,000
Peak Daily Demand 3,400,000 12,920,000
Excess Capacity 0 0
Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY
Process
Treatment Capacity 3,500,000 13,300,000
Present Load 1,250,000 4,750,000
Excess Capacity 2,250,000 8,550,000
Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
Gas Supplier NICOR
Electric Supplier COM ED
Local Telephone Supplier AT&T
Digital Switching YES
Fiber Optics YES
Long Distances Carriers
Remarks
NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN JUNE 2007 WITH
CAPACITY OF 5,000,000 G/P/D AND EXCESS CAPACITY OF
1,600,000 G/P/D.
Health Facilities
Number of Hospitals in Community 0 Total Number of Beds 0
If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest 2 MI 3 KM
Clinic YES
Doctors in Community 4
Dentists in Community 1
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES 2 MI 3 KM
Remarks
Park Forest Family Health Center, Dentist.
Municipally-operated Park Forest Health
Department; Top-rated Paramedics and all emergency
response. Park Forest is located within 2 miles
of level one trauma center & also has only
municipal community health nursing service in the
south suburbs.
Education Facilities (in community)
Type Number Teachers Enrollment
------------------- ------ -------- ----------
Elementary 7 102 2,219
Junior High 2 191 1,073
High School 1 120 1,134
Trade & Technical 0 0 0
Community College 0 0 0
Four-Yr College 0 0 0
University 0 0 0
Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 17.5
Remarks
Employment
Major Employers In The Community
Union Year
Employer Product/Service Employees Affiliation Established
------------------------- ------------------ --------- --------------- -----------
AMERICANA DINETTE, 30 NONE 0
INC
CONTINENTAL/MIDLAND SCREWS FOR AUTO/APP 250 NONE 0
HADADY CORPORATION STEEL FABRICATION 36 0
STAR DISPOSAL DISPOSAL/TRANSFER SE 85 NONE 0
LUDEMAN CENTER STATE FACILITY 650 NONE 0
VILLAGE OF PARK MUNICIPAL GOV'T 162 YES 0
FOREST
USD 227 - RICH EDUCATION 206 YES 0
EAST HIGH SCHOOL
ILLINOIS SCHOOL ELEMENTARY EDUC 80 YES 0
Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY
Annual Average for Year 2010
Total Labor Force 2,604,300
Unemployed 272,436
Percentage 10.50%
Total Employed 2,331,864
Manufacturing 16.90%
Non-Manufacturing 82.70%
Agriculture 0.40%
Community Union Activity
Last Year Data Available 2009
Labor Relations Board Elections
Number in Last 5 Years 1
Number won by union 1
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.
Community Facilities
(Available within 10 miles)
Motels/Hotels 0 Protestant Churches 10
Number of Rooms 0 Catholic Churches 2
Restaurants 379 Jewish Synagogues 2
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room 250 Country Clubs 4
Public Golf Courses 16 Health Clubs 1
Public Tennis Courts 36 Public Swimming Pools 4
Public Access to Lake/River NO
Name of Lake/River CALUMET HARBOR
Remarks
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 2010 Total Property Tax Rates Total Sales Tax Rate 8.50%
City 5.2778% For Two Previous Years Utility Tax On
County 0.5077% 2009 2008 Electricity 5.00%
School 6.0286% 11.4314% 11.1479% Natural Gas 5.00%
Other(s) 1.2579% Telephone 6.00%
Total 13.0720% Water 0.00%
Remarks
PARK FOREST IS A FULL SERVICE MUNICIPALITY
PROVIDING POLICE, FIRE, HEALTH, WATER, PUBLIC
WORKS, AND RECREATION AND PARKS PROGRAMS.
Location Services and Other Information
Economic / Industrial Profile Information
Development Contact Provided By
Hildy L. Kingma, AICP Sandra Zoellner
Econ Dev & Planning Dir. Asst. Dir. Econ. Dev.
Village of Park Forest Village of Park Forest
350 Victory Drive 350 Victory Drive
Park Forest, IL 604662003 Park Forest, IL 604662003
Phone (708) 283-5622 Phone (708) 283-5623
Fax (708) 748-4355 Fax (708) 748-4355
Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60466 Rep Dist 38 79 80
Senate Dist 19 40
Congressional Dist 2 11
Remarks
Hildy Kingma E-mail: hkingma@vopf.com
Village Web Site: www.villageofparkforest.com
Last updated 08/05/2011
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