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RICHTON PARK, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 9,403 10,523 12,533 13,867 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 76.00 F 24.44 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,639,209 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 36.00 In 91.44 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / COUNCIL / VILLAGE     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2005       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 6     in city  10    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            1         54          0
    Police Department           27         10          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal NO             Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  44
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   3 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   1  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 YES
 
Remarks
( 5 ) T.I.F. DISTRICTS.  COOK COUNTY PROPERTY TAX
INCENTIVES.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-57                                              
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   1
               Local Carriers   1
          Interstate Carriers   0
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO    20 MI 32 KM
       Commercial Airlines    2   Flights per day    0

    Nearest Public Airport LANSING MUNI 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 NO 
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available NO 

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    12 MI   19 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           720     1,152       0         0
Chicago            30        48       0         0
Cleveland         343       549       0         0
Dallas            935     1,496       0         0
Denver          1,000     1,600       0         0
Detroit           271       434       0         0
Kansas City       490       784       0         0
Los Angeles     2,095     3,352       0         0
Memphis           540       864       0         0
Minneapolis       400       640       0         0
New Orleans       940     1,504       0         0
New York          840     1,344       0         0
St. Louis         280       448       0         0
Seattle         2,065     3,304       0         0

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
ILL. CENTRAL GULF                      
ELGIN JOLIET EASTERN                   
METRA (COMMUTER)                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    12 MI   19 KM
Container Service NO    12 MI   19 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        1,000,000           3,800,000
            Treatment Capacity        4,200,000          15,960,000
          Average Daily Demand        1,200,000           4,560,000
             Peak Daily Demand        2,300,000           8,740,000
               Excess Capacity        1,900,000           7,220,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant NOT SPECIFIED
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity        3,400,000          12,920,000
                  Present Load        1,200,000           4,560,000
               Excess Capacity        3,200,006          12,160,023

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

Remarks

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     3
            Dentists in Community     3
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     2 MI    3 KM

Remarks
FOUR HOSPITALS WITHIN 10 MILES HAVING OVER 1700
BEDS.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                3        79         823
Junior High               0         0           0
High School               1        87       1,358
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  0.0

Remarks
JUNIOR COLLEGE 10 MILES; UNI- VERSITY 2 MILES;
TECHNICAL SCHOOL 10 MILES; PAROCHIAL HIGH SCHOOL 5
MILES.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
BUY 'N SAVE                GROCERY STORE               0                      0
                         
ITW - DELTAR               MACHINE WORKS             110                      0
                         
SAVE - A - LOT                                         0                      0
                         

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 2007
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   2
            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       $ 19.90  $ 40.27   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.35  $ 23.63
Assembler-Electronic     $  7.85  $ 14.50   Office Clerk             $  8.87  $ 15.48
Assembler-Production     $  7.47  $ 12.76   Secretary                $  9.88  $ 17.40
Computer Operator        $ 13.03  $ 23.15   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 12.44  $ 18.97
Computer Programmer      $ 21.84  $ 43.43   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.83  $ 16.48
Data Entry Operator      $  8.60  $ 15.32   Systems Analyst          $ 26.61  $ 45.92
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.41  $ 15.44   Technician               $ 16.44  $ 31.32
Engineer                 $ 23.89  $ 40.70   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.44  $ 27.68
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.86  $ 13.77   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.05  $ 18.06
Laborer                  $ 10.94  $ 29.58   Welder                   $ 11.15  $ 20.14
Machinist                $ 10.85  $ 21.05   Word Processor           $ 11.76  $ 19.20

Remarks
WAGE RATES 2ND QUARTER 2007 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      13        Protestant Churches   3
                 Number of Rooms   2,026          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants      50          Jewish Synagogues   1
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     900              Country Clubs   6
             Public Golf Courses       9               Health Clubs   3
            Public Tennis Courts      10      Public Swimming Pools   3
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River LAKE GEORGE                                       

Remarks
204 ROOM HOLIDAY INN WITH OFFICE COMPLEX &
CONVENTION FACILITIES (AND OTHER HOTELS) WITHIN 1
MILE.  HELIPORT SERVICES.

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  8.25%
    City  1.2140%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.5330%          2000       0                 Electricity  0.00%
  School  7.5330%        12.0470%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  4.9730%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total 14.2530%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
VALUATION IS AT 16%.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
T. Abraham Lentner                   T. Abraham Lentner                 
Econ Dev Officer                     Econ Dev Officer         
Village of Richton Park              Village of Richton Park            
4455 Sauk Trail                      4455 Sauk Trail                    
Richton Park,     604711126          Richton Park, IL  604711126
Phone (708) 481-8950                 Phone (708) 481-8950
  Fax (708) 481-9315                   Fax (708) 481-9315

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60471           Rep Dist            38                          
                            Senate Dist        40                           
                            Congressional Dist  4               


Remarks
T. Abraham Lentner Phone Ext. 120, E-mail:
talentner@richtonpark.org
Village Web Site: www.richtonpark.org

Last updated 07/24/2008
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