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SHABBONA, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County DEKALB         
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 851 897 929 950 Avg. Winter Temp 21.00 F -6.11 C County 74,624 77,932 88,969 92,000 Avg. Summer Temp 73.00 F 22.77 C Labor Market 0 0 48,420 47,995 Avg. Annual Rainfall 35.00 In 88.90 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 32.00 In 81.28 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government TRUSTEE / TRUSTEES / VILL     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2003       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 6     in city   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0         25
    Police Department            0          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal NO             Radio Stations  10
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  14
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest  11 MI   18 KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest  15 MI   24 KM
 
                 Banks   1  Assets $     30,000,000
     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 NO 
 
Remarks

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   0 State
Interstates Serving Community I-39 & I-88                                       
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     8 MI   13 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers  28
          Interstate Carriers  58
          Intrastate Carriers  28

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    65 MI104 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 1800

    Nearest Public Airport AURORA MUNI AIRPORT
                     Local NO   16 MI   26 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  6,501 FT   1,983 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    40 MI   64 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       2         2
Chicago            79       126       1         1
Cleveland         420       672       1         2
Dallas            860     1,376       2         3
Denver            940     1,504       2         3
Detroit           367       587       1         1
Kansas City       420       672       2         2
Los Angeles     2,020     3,232       4         5
Memphis           544       870       2         2
Minneapolis       370       592       1         1
New Orleans       944     1,510       2         2
New York          916     1,465       2         2
St. Louis         234       375       1         1
Seattle         1,987     3,179       4         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
BURLINGTON NTHRN/SANTA FE  DAILY       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    45 MI   72 KM
Container Service NO    45 MI   72 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          200,000             760,000
            Treatment Capacity          800,000           3,040,000
          Average Daily Demand           90,000             342,000
             Peak Daily Demand          675,000           2,565,000
               Excess Capacity           75,000             285,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant NOT SPECIFIED
                       Process Aerated Lagoon      
            Treatment Capacity        1,000,000           3,800,000
                  Present Load          110,000             418,000
               Excess Capacity          890,000           3,382,000

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

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest  17 MI   27 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     1
            Dentists in Community     0
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO    17 MI   27 KM

Remarks
KISHWAUKEE HOSPITAL - DEKALB - 133 BEDS.  VALLEY
WEST HOSPITAL - SANDWICH - 68 BEDS.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1        16         202
Junior High               1        18         243
High School               1        22         268
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         1         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 20.1

Remarks
INDIAN CREEK SCHOOL DISTR SERVES SHABBONA, LEE &
WATERMAN.  NORTHERN IL UNIV, 25,000 STUDENTS, IN
DEKALB, 17 MILES.  KISHWAKEE COLLEGE - 2 YR COMM
COLL IN MALTA, 11 MILES.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
SHABBONA SCHOOL            EDUCATION                  60  TEACHER'S UNION     0
DISTRICT                 
FARMERS & TRADERS          BANKING                     7  NONE                0
BANK                     
SHABBONA GRAIN             GRAIN SERVICE               6  NONE                0
                         
ALEXANDER LUMBER           LUMBER/HARDWARE             6  NONE                0
                         
SHABBONA HEALTH            NURSING HOME               80  NONE                0
CARE CENTER              

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for DEKALB LMA                              
Annual Average for Year 2001
      Total Labor Force    47,995
             Unemployed   2,079
             Percentage   4.30%
         Total Employed    45,916
          Manufacturing  26.90%
      Non-Manufacturing  68.70%
            Agriculture   4.40%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1999
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   0
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   0
      Work stoppage occurrences
            within last 5 years   0
   Number of employees involved       0

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the 2002 DEKALB COUNTY       

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 12.28  $ 28.82   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 13.99  $ 18.72
Assembler-Electronic     $  7.00  $ 11.41   Office Clerk             $  7.00  $ 10.87
Assembler-Production     $  7.00  $ 15.75   Secretary                $  7.50  $ 11.73
Computer Operator        $ 11.27  $ 13.89   Sheet Metal Worker       $  7.00  $ 14.25
Computer Programmer      $  9.62  $ 24.73   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  8.00  $ 15.02
Data Entry Operator      $  7.00  $ 10.80   Systems Analyst          $ 12.98  $ 47.07
Drill or Punch Press     $  5.47  $ 10.26   Technician               $ 15.00  $ 19.96
Engineer                 $ 17.79  $ 53.61   Tool & Die Maker         $ 11.65  $ 22.92
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  6.00  $ 12.88   Warehouse Worker         $  7.92  $ 13.33
Laborer                  $  6.73  $  8.00   Welder                   $  7.80  $ 13.13
Machinist                $ 10.34  $ 16.13   Word Processor           $  9.81  $ 13.71

Remarks
SOURCE: 2002 DEKALB COUNTY WAGE SURVEY.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       0        Protestant Churches   2
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   0
                     Restaurants       4          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     200              Country Clubs   1
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   0
            Public Tennis Courts       1      Public Swimming Pools   0
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River Shabbona Lake                                     

Remarks
300 ACRE LAKE WITH PUBLIC STATE PARK & COUNTY
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 2001          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.25%
    City  0.4557%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.8671%          2000       1999              Electricity  5.15%
  School  4.3754%         7.2860%    7.5909%            Natural Gas  5.15%
Other(s)  1.6260%                                         Telephone  5.15%
   Total  7.3243%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Roger Hopkins                        Roger Hopkins                      
Executive Director                   Executive Director       
DeKalb County EDC                    DeKalb County EDC                  
421 N. California, #200              421 N. California, #200            
Sycamore, IL  60178                  Sycamore, IL  60178    
Phone (815) 895-2711                 Phone (815) 895-2711
  Fax (815) 895-8713                   Fax (815) 895-8713

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60550           Rep Dist           70                           
                            Senate Dist        35                           
                            Congressional Dist 14               


Remarks
DEKALB COUNTY EDC WEB SITE: www.dcedc.org.
ROGER HOPKINS E-MAIL: rogerh@niu.edu.

Last updated 03/19/2003
Copyright © 2003 by Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity


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