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STEGER, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 9,269 8,584 9,682 9,682 Avg. Winter Temp 26.00 F -3.33 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,376,741 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,675,531 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 39.00 In 99.06 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government TRUSTEE / TRUSTEES / VILL     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1975       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  5    in city   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0         44
    Police Department           16          6          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal NO             Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels   8
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   1  Assets $    188,383,000
     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
TIF - 81 UNIT SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.  TIF -
BOUNDARIES 33RD ST. (NORTH) 34TH ST (SOUTH)
CHICAGO RD (EAST) EMERALD (WEST) AVAILABLE FOR
DEVELOPMENT.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   1 State
Interstates Serving Community 394                                               
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     2 MI    3 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   0
          Interstate Carriers   3
          Intrastate Carriers   1

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO    35 MI 56 KM
       Commercial Airlines    0   Flights per day    0

    Nearest Public Airport NOT SPECIFIED
                     Local NO    8 MI   13 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway      0 FT       0 M 
            Runway Lighted NO 
            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     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           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         286       458       1         1
Seattle         2,063     3,300       3         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
UNION PACIFIC                          
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    16 MI   26 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          500,000           1,900,000
            Treatment Capacity          750,000           2,850,000
          Average Daily Demand          776,978           2,952,516
             Peak Daily Demand          796,343           3,026,103
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity       12,000,000          45,600,000
                  Present Load       10,500,000          39,900,000
               Excess Capacity        1,500,000           5,700,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier AMERITECH                                         
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers VARIED    

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   3 MI    5 KM
                           Clinic NO 
             Doctors in Community     5
            Dentists in Community     2
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     0 MI    0 KM

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Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                3        91       1,012
Junior High               1        25         330
High School               1       110       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

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Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
K-MART                     RETAIL                    120  NONE                0
                         
PRECISION DRIVE            DRIVE SHAFTS                4  NONE                0
LINE                     
CHARLEY'S MACHINE          JOB SHOP                    0  NONE                0
                         
M-LIZEN MFG.               MFG.                       30  NONE                0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2001
      Total Labor Force 2,675,531
             Unemployed 157,274
             Percentage   5.90%
         Total Employed 2,518,257
          Manufacturing  16.90%
      Non-Manufacturing  82.70%
            Agriculture   0.40%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
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                          

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $  0.00  $  0.00   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 11.98  $ 14.56
Assembler-Electronic     $  7.15  $  7.90   Office Clerk             $  0.00  $  0.00
Assembler-Production     $  5.76  $  9.03   Secretary                $  8.10  $ 10.13
Computer Operator        $  0.00  $  0.00   Sheet Metal Worker       $  0.00  $  0.00
Computer Programmer      $  0.00  $  0.00   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  7.36  $  9.50
Data Entry Operator      $  0.00  $  0.00   Systems Analyst          $  0.00  $  0.00
Drill or Punch Press     $  6.40  $ 12.87   Technician               $  0.00  $  0.00
Engineer                 $  0.00  $  0.00   Tool & Die Maker         $ 11.15  $ 14.59
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.19  $ 10.23   Warehouse Worker         $  8.84  $ 11.53
Laborer                  $  0.00  $  0.00   Welder                   $  8.00  $ 13.98
Machinist                $ 12.55  $ 14.70   Word Processor           $  0.00  $  0.00

Remarks
PREVAILING WAGES.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       0        Protestant Churches  10
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants       5          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     300              Country Clubs   6
             Public Golf Courses       0               Health Clubs   0
            Public Tennis Courts       0      Public Swimming Pools   0
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

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 2000          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  7.75%
    City  1.4525%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.5719%          0          0                 Electricity  0.00%
  School  7.7713%         0.0000%    0.0000%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  0.6878%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total 10.4835%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
SALES TAX RATE: 7.75% - COOK COUNTY; 6.5% - WILL
COUNTY.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Louis Sherman                        Carmen S. Recupito Jr.             
Village President                                             
Village of Steger                    Crete Economic Dev. Assn.          
35 West 34th Street                  35 West 34th Street                
Steger, IL  60475                    Steger, IL  60475    
Phone (708) 754-9415                 Phone (708) 754-3395
  Fax (708) 754-1913                   Fax (   )    -    

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60475           Rep Dist            80                          
                            Senate Dist        40                           
                            Congressional Dist 15     4         


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Last updated 04/04/2002
Copyright © 2002 by Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity


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