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ROBBINS, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 8,119 7,498 6,635 6,635 Avg. Winter Temp 26.00 F -3.33 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,288,655 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,639,209 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 32.00 In 81.28 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / TRUSTEES / VILLAG     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2007       County Zoning NO 
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule YES
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad NO 
 
 Fire Insurance Class 7     in city   6    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            8          9          0
    Police Department           13          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  90
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    0 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest   1 MI    2 KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest   1 MI    2 KM
 
                 Banks   0  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone YES                      Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
FIRE DEPT. 3 PAID-ON-CALL.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   7 Federal   4 State
Interstates Serving Community I-94,I-55,I-57,I-90,I-80,I-294                    
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     3 MI    5 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals  39
               Local Carriers   3
          Interstate Carriers  84
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    23 MI 37 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 2000

    Nearest Public Airport NOT SPECIFIED
                     Local NO    8 MI   13 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 CHANNEL          
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth    15 FT      5 M
            Length Of Season 12 Months
           Public Dock Local NO     4 MI    6 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           730     1,168       4         3
Chicago             2         3       1         1
Cleveland         343       549       3         3
Dallas            936     1,498       4         4
Denver          1,016     1,626       2         3
Detroit           271       434       1         2
Kansas City       494       790       3         3
Los Angeles     2,095     3,352       7         4
Memphis           544       870       2         3
Minneapolis       455       728       2         3
New Orleans       944     1,510       3         3
New York          840     1,344       2         3
St. Louis         282       451       2         2
Seattle         2,063     3,301       5         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
UNION PACIFIC                          
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    10 MI   16 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
AMTRAK SERVICE.  METRA STATION.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source OTHER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        1,250,000           4,750,000
            Treatment Capacity        1,200,000           4,560,000
          Average Daily Demand        1,200,000           4,560,000
             Peak Daily Demand        1,740,000           6,612,000
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant PRIMARY        
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity      220,000,000         836,000,000
                  Present Load      174,000,000         661,200,000
               Excess Capacity       46,000,000         174,800,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier AT&T                                              
       Digital Switching NO 
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT MCI  

Remarks
WATER SOURCE: CITY OF CHICAGO.

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     2
            Dentists in Community     1
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    1 MI    2 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                4        41       1,804
Junior High               2        34       3,769
High School               0         0           0
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
ROBBINS IS APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES FROM CENTER OF
CHICAGO.  ALSO, THE TOWN IS SPLIT BETWEEN 3
SEPARATE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS & MORAINE VALLEY
COMM COLL IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
LYDIA HEALTH CARE          NURSING HOME              115  NONE                0
                         
CITGO                      GAS STATION                 6  NONE                0
                         
MEDICAL CENTER             MEDICAL SERVICES           26  NONE                0
                         
COZY CORNER LOUNGE         LOUNGE                      5  NONE                0
                         
CHURBY'S CUT ABOVE         BARBER SHOP                 7  NONE                0
                         
BUCHANNANS BARBER          BARBER AND BEAUTICAN        9  NONE                0
AND BEAUTY SHOP          
SATELITE SECURITY          SECURITY                   14  NONE                0
SERVICES                 
BLANCHE'S FRONTIER         FOOD & LIQUOR               7  NONE                0
INC.                     
CLEMONS TRUCKING           TRUCKING                    7  NONE                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    0
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 Region 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.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       0        Protestant Churches  32
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants       3          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room      50              Country Clubs   5
             Public Golf Courses       0               Health Clubs   0
            Public Tennis Courts       0      Public Swimming Pools   0
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
ROBBINS IS APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES FROM A FOREST
PRESERVE.

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 2006          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.25%
    City  2.1130%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.2670%          2000       0                 Electricity  1.00%
  School  5.6570%        13.4210%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  1.3370%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total 9.3760%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Sylvia L. Parham                     Sylvia L. Parham                   
Village Planner                      Village Planner          
Village of Robbins                   Village of Robbins                 
3327 West 137th St.                  3327 West 137th St.                
Robbins, IL  604721699               Robbins, IL  604721699
Phone (708) 385-8940                 Phone (708) 385-8940
  Fax (708) 385-8949                   Fax (708) 385-8949

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60472           Rep Dist            27                          
                            Senate Dist        14                           
                            Congressional Dist  3               


Remarks
Village Web Site: www.robbins-il.com

Last updated 07/28/2008
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