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STREATOR, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County LASALLE        
Additional Counties LIVINGSTON       

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 14,791 14,121 14,190 14,200 Avg. Winter Temp 25.00 F -3.89 C County 112,033 106,913 111,509 111,509 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C Labor Market 157,232 148,331 151,187 82,619 Avg. Annual Rainfall 34.68 In 88.08 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 22.00 In 55.88 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MANAGER / COUNCIL / CITY      Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev.    0       County Zoning NO 
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   9    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           14          0          0
    Police Department           24          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   2
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  57
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   1 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   5  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   3  Assets $  1,200,000,000
     Savings and Loans   2  Assets $    300,000,000
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone YES                      Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
Streator also has a City Manager.  Community
Revolving Loan Fund
Community owned Industrial Park.  Streator is
located in LaSalle and Livingston Counties.


Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-80, I-55, I-39                                  
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance    10 MI   16 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   4
               Local Carriers  15
          Interstate Carriers  12
          Intrastate Carriers  15

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    54 MI 86 KM
       Commercial Airlines    5   Flights per day   62

    Nearest Public Airport STREATOR AIRPORT
                     Local NO    1 MI    2 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  2,500 FT     750 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available NO     Charter Service Available YES
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water NO 
            Name of Waterway Illinois River           
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season 12 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    15 MI   24 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           658     1,053       2         2
Chicago            94       150       1         1
Cleveland         406       650       2         1
Dallas            835     1,336       2         2
Denver            945     1,512       3         2
Detroit           337       539       1         1
Kansas City       411       658       1         1
Los Angeles     1,968     3,149       4         3
Memphis           496       794       2         1
Minneapolis       426       682       1         1
New Orleans       863     1,381       2         2
New York          872     1,395       2         2
St. Louis         208       333       1         1
Seattle         2,010     3,216       4         3

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
BURLINGTON NTHRN/SANTA FE  AS SCHEDULED
NORFOLK SOUTHERN           AS SCHEDULED
ILLINOIS RAILWAY NET       DAILY       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    90 MI  144 KM
Container Service NO    90 MI  144 KM

Remarks
RAIL LAND BRIDGE JOINS THE BNSF TO NORFOLK
SOUTHERN.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier IL AMERICAN WATER COMPANY
        Water Source RIVER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        2,000,000           7,600,000
            Treatment Capacity        6,000,000          22,800,000
          Average Daily Demand        2,200,000           8,360,000
             Peak Daily Demand        3,400,000          12,920,000
               Excess Capacity        3,800,000          14,440,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity        3,300,000          12,540,000
                  Present Load        2,700,000          10,260,000
               Excess Capacity          500,000           1,900,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COM ED                   
Local Telephone Supplier VERIZON                                           
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers VERIZON, AT & T, Sprint, MCI 

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  1    Total Number of Beds    251
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   0 MI    0 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community    63
            Dentists in Community     5
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
Poison Control Clinic, part of Peoria Poison
Control Center Area; 24 hour emergency room.
Cancer treatment center.



Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                8       129       1,603
Junior High               2        54         673
High School               2        91       1,237
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         1       200       4,040
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 20.6

Remarks

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL        HEALTH SERVICES           550  NONE             1887
                         
U.S. FOOD SERVICE          FOOD DISTRIBUTOR          360  TEAMSTERS        1929
                         
CARRAIGE HOUSE             FOOD PRODUCTS MFG.         35  TEAMSTERS        1948
                         
OWENS-BROCKWAY             GLASS BOTTLES             250  GBBA             1916
                         
VACTOR MANUFACTURING       VACTORS                   550  NONE             1935
                         
AUTOMOTIVE LIFTS           AUTO LIFT & MATERIAL       55  NONE             1985
AND MACHINERY            
PLYMOUTH TUBE              STEEL TUBES               100  AEROSPACE        1968
                         
HILTON RESERVATION         RES CALL CENTER           228  NONE             2002
WORLDWIDE                
STREATOR DEPENDABLE        MATERIAL HANDLING EQ      100  NONE             1950
                         
LUCKEY LOGISTIC            LOGISTIC SERVICES         150  NONE             1970
TRANSPORTATION           

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for OTTAWA-STREATOR LMA                     
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force    82,619
             Unemployed   4,102
             Percentage   5.00%
         Total Employed    78,517
          Manufacturing  20.00%
      Non-Manufacturing  68.00%
            Agriculture  12.00%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2003
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   1
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   1
      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 6 NW       

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 15.97  $ 27.51   Maintenance Mechanic     $  9.49  $ 18.95
Assembler-Electronic     $  6.98  $ 11.56   Office Clerk             $  7.17  $ 11.15
Assembler-Production     $  8.69  $ 14.14   Secretary                $  7.34  $ 12.82
Computer Operator        $  9.18  $ 16.05   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 12.28  $ 22.18
Computer Programmer      $ 17.46  $ 34.68   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  8.58  $ 14.62
Data Entry Operator      $  9.39  $ 13.46   Systems Analyst          $ 26.27  $ 38.59
Drill or Punch Press     $  9.28  $ 14.82   Technician               $ 14.78  $ 27.99
Engineer                 $ 21.18  $ 35.82   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.40  $ 25.18
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.33  $ 12.36   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.20  $ 16.02
Laborer                  $ 10.94  $ 22.62   Welder                   $ 11.66  $ 18.65
Machinist                $ 11.79  $ 20.00   Word Processor           $  7.23  $ 11.77

Remarks
WAGE RATES 1ST QUARTER 2006 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEB SITE.  ADD'L EMP: STREATOR
BRICK, BRICKS, 50, 1930; FLINK CO., SNOW
PLOWS/SPREADERS, 57, STEELWORKERS, 1920; LUCKY
TRUCKING, LOGISTICS/DISTRIBUTION, 175, 1970.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       3        Protestant Churches  20
                 Number of Rooms     157          Catholic Churches   3
                     Restaurants      35          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     400              Country Clubs   1
             Public Golf Courses       2               Health Clubs   3
            Public Tennis Courts       2      Public Swimming Pools   0
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River VERMILLION RIVER, ILLINOIS RIVER, LAKE LASALLE    

Remarks
SUMMER COMMUNITY THEATRE.

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  7.50%
    City  2.6993%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  1.0897%          2005       2004              Electricity  3.09%
  School  6.7576%        11.3095%   11.1765%            Natural Gas  3.09%
Other(s)  0.7240%                                         Telephone  3.09%
   Total 11.2706%                                             Water  3.09%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Michael Neuenkirchen                 Michael Neuenkirchen, Exec Director
Executive Director                   Paul Nicholson, City Mgr.
Streator Area Ch of Comm             Streator Area Ch of Comm           
320 East Main, Box 360               320 East Main, Box 360             
Streator, IL  613640360              Streator, IL  613640360
Phone (800) 682-3268                 Phone (800) 682-3268
  Fax (815) 672-1768                   Fax (815) 672-1768

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 61364           Rep Dist            87    76                    
                            Senate Dist        44    38                     
                            Congressional Dist 15    11         


Remarks
Streator Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry
1-800-682-3268
EMAIL: sacci@streatorchamber.com, Web Address:
www.streatorchamber.com.

Last updated 07/06/2007
Copyright © 2007 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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