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ROSELLE, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County DUPAGE         
Additional Counties COOK             

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 16,948 20,819 23,115 23,115 Avg. Winter Temp 25.00 F -3.89 C County 658,835 781,666 904,161 904,161 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.89 C Labor Market 0 0 530,868 531,514 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 ADMINISTRATOR / TRUSTEES      Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1997       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 4     in city  9     outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           15         21          0
    Police Department           50          3          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels   9
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   2 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   3  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   8  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   5  Assets $    823,000,000
     Savings and Loans   1  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
FIRE DEPARTMENT - 6 MEDICS.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   2 Federal   4 State
Interstates Serving Community ELGIN/O'HARE EXP.,290, 355, 294, 55, 80, 57       
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     2 MI    3 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   6
               Local Carriers  19
          Interstate Carriers  43
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    10 MI 16 KM
       Commercial Airlines   46   Flights per day    0

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO   10 MI   16 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway 11,600 FT   3,538 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 NONE                     
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO     0 MI    0 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       7         2
Chicago            25        40       1         1
Cleveland         343       549       4         3
Dallas            936     1,498       7         3
Denver          1,016     1,626       7         3
Detroit           271       434       4         1
Kansas City       499       798       4         1
Los Angeles     2,095     3,352       8         5
Memphis           544       870       6         2
Minneapolis       421       674       3         1
New Orleans       944     1,510       7         3
New York          840     1,344       6         2
St. Louis         292       467       4         1
Seattle         2,063     3,301       8         5

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
SOO                                    
METRA                                  
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     0 MI    0 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        1,750,000           6,650,000
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
          Average Daily Demand        2,175,000           8,265,000
             Peak Daily Demand        3,980,000          15,124,000
               Excess Capacity          500,000           1,900,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process ACTIVATED SLUDGE    
            Treatment Capacity        3,400,000          12,920,000
                  Present Load        3,300,000          12,540,000
               Excess Capacity          300,000           1,140,000

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

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   6 MI   10 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community   249
            Dentists in Community    52
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary               10       159       2,563
Junior High               4        61         942
High School               2       206       2,911
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 22.7

Remarks
LIES WITHIN 2 JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS. ALL
SCHOOLS SERVE BOTH ROSELLE STUDENTS AND THOSE OF
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.  ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
INCLUDE 3 PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
LARSON-JUHL                PICTURE FRAMES             65  NONE                0
                         
ROMAN, INC.                RELIGIOUS ARTICLES        160  NONE                0
                         
ELECTRI-FLEX               FLEXIBLE STEEL CONDU       90  NONE                0
                         
RICH GRAPHICS              GRAPHICS AND PRINTIN      150  NONE                0
                         
SERVICE DECORATING                                   250                      0
& CONSTRUCTION           
GENESIS                    VENDING AND PINBALL       125  NONE                0
                         
EXHIBIT GROUP              EXHIBIT MAKING            158  YES              1994
                         
SONY                       WAREHOUSE, DISTRIBUT       62  NONE             1994
                         
NEC TECHNOLOGIES                                     200                      0
                         
COMPTON PRESENTATIONS      BINDERS - PRESENTATI      125  NONE                0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for DUPAGE COUNTY                           
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   531,514
             Unemployed  17,959
             Percentage   3.40%
         Total Employed   513,555
          Manufacturing  15.40%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.00%
            Agriculture   0.60%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   2
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   2
      Work stoppage occurences
            within last 5 years   1
   Number of employees involved     250

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       $ 18.13  $ 38.72   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.08  $ 22.93
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.36  $ 13.75   Office Clerk             $  8.54  $ 14.99
Assembler-Production     $  7.39  $ 13.27   Secretary                $  9.27  $ 16.67
Computer Operator        $ 11.97  $ 21.04   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 13.17  $ 18.85
Computer Programmer      $ 21.04  $ 37.91   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.17  $ 15.84
Data Entry Operator      $  9.16  $ 14.89   Systems Analyst          $ 26.00  $ 43.14
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.52  $ 15.39   Technician               $ 12.09  $ 25.28
Engineer                 $ 22.75  $ 37.65   Tool & Die Maker         $ 13.07  $ 26.02
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.40  $ 12.73   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.09  $ 17.76
Laborer                  $ 11.58  $ 28.80   Welder                   $ 11.55  $ 19.90
Machinist                $ 10.62  $ 19.48   Word Processor           $ 11.01  $ 17.82

Remarks
WAGE RATES 1ST QUARTER 2006 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       0        Protestant Churches  13
                 Number of Rooms   1,145          Catholic Churches   3
                     Restaurants      80          Jewish Synagogues   1
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     500              Country Clubs   9
             Public Golf Courses       6               Health Clubs   2
            Public Tennis Courts      12      Public Swimming Pools   4
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
COUNTRY CLUBS LOCATED IN SURROUNDING TOWNS.
ROSELLE ALSO HAS PUBLIC GOLF COURSES AND PUBLIC
TENNIS COURTS (NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE).

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  6.75%
    City  0.5634%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.5634%          2004       2003              Electricity  6.00%
  School  4.5944%         5.9707%    6.8807%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  0.8032%                                         Telephone  5.00%
   Total  5.9510%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Patrick N. Watkins                   Patrick N. Watkins                 
Community Dev. Director              Community Dev. Director  
Village of Roselle                   Village of Roselle                 
31 S. Prospect St.                   31 South Prospect St.              
Roselle, IL  601722023               Roselle, IL  601722023
Phone (630) 671-2821                 Phone (630) 671-2820
  Fax (630) 980-0824                   Fax (630) 980-0824

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60172           Rep Dist           45    49    68               
                            Senate Dist        23    25    34               
                            Congressional Dist 6     8     16   


Remarks
E-Mail: econdev@roselle.il.us
Web Site: www.roselle.il.us

Last updated 10/30/2007
Copyright © 2007 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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