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STICKNEY, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 5,893 5,850 6,148 6,148 Avg. Winter Temp 24.00 F -4.44 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 2,639,209 Avg. Annual Rainfall 35.10 In 89.15 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 40.40 In **.** Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government PRESIDENT / TRUSTEES / VI     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan No             - Rev.    0       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance NO                                   Home Rule YES
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class  4    in city   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            1          0         50
    Police Department           21          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  13
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest   4 MI    6 KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest   4 MI    6 KM
 
                 Banks   0  Assets $              0
     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 NO 
 
Remarks

Transportation

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

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

     Package Delivery Service NO 
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO     5 MI  8 KM
       Commercial Airlines   10   Flights per day  220

    Nearest Public Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO    5 MI    8 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  5,000 FT   1,500 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available YES
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water YES
            Name of Waterway SANI. & SHIP. CANAL      
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge YES
               Channel Depth    20 FT      6 M
            Length Of Season 11 Months
           Public Dock Local NO     1 MI    2 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       0         2
Chicago             8        13       0         0
Cleveland         343       549       0         1
Dallas            936     1,498       0         2
Denver          1,016     1,626       0         3
Detroit           271       434       0         1
Kansas City       499       798       0         2
Los Angeles     2,095     3,352       0         3
Memphis           544       870       0         1
Minneapolis       412       659       0         1
New Orleans       944     1,510       0         2
New York          840     1,344       0         2
St. Louis         288       461       0         1
Seattle         2,063     3,301       0         3

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
BURLINGTON NORTHERN                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     3 MI    5 KM
Container Service NO     3 MI    5 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source OTHER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        2,600,000           9,880,000
            Treatment Capacity        6,480,000          24,624,000
          Average Daily Demand        1,138,000           4,324,400
             Peak Daily Demand        1,400,000           5,320,000
               Excess Capacity        5,080,000          19,304,600

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant NOT SPECIFIED
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
                  Present Load                0                   0
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier SBC                                               
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers     

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   1 MI    1 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     2
            Dentists in Community     2
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     1 MI    2 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                2        50         899
Junior High               1        25         208
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 20.1

Remarks

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
KOPPERS                    TAR PRODUCTS               60                      0
                         
HAWTHORNE RACECOURSE       RACE TRACK                100                      0
                         
METROPOLITAN SANITARY      SEWAGE                    100                      0
DISTRICT                 
JEWEL STORE                FOOD STORE                 50                      0
                         
CHARTER ONE                SAVINGS                    25                      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 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      10        Protestant Churches   2
                 Number of Rooms     300          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants      50          Jewish Synagogues   1
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     250              Country Clubs   6
             Public Golf Courses       2               Health Clubs   4
            Public Tennis Courts       4      Public Swimming Pools   3
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River DES PLAINES 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 2006          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  0.00%
    City  1.9700%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.5570%          2005       2004              Electricity  0.00%
  School  5.9390%        9.1620%   10.6010%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.0960%                                         Telephone  6.00%
   Total 9.5620%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
TOTAL SALES TAX RATE IS 10.00%.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Donald J. Tabor                      Arthur E. Rawers                   
Village President                    Village Clerk            
Village of Stickney                  Village of Stickney                
6533 W. Pershing Road                6533 W. Pershing Road              
Stickney, IL  604024048              Stickney, IL  604024048
Phone (708) 749-4400                 Phone (708) 749-4400
  Fax (708) 749-4451                   Fax (708) 749-4451

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60402           Rep Dist            47                          
                            Senate Dist        24                           
                            Congressional Dist  3               


Remarks
E-mail: clerk@villageofstickney.com
Web Site: www.villageofstickney.com

Last updated 09/09/2008
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