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SUGAR GROVE, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County KANE           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 1,490 2,005 3,909 8,848 Avg. Winter Temp 20.00 F -6.67 C County 278,405 317,471 404,119 491,887 Avg. Summer Temp 71.00 F 21.66 C Labor Market 0 0 222,285 264,619 Avg. Annual Rainfall 31.00 In 78.74 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 29.00 In 73.66 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government ADMINISTRATOR / TRUSTEES      Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2005       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           20         36          0
    Police Department           17          4          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   7
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  45
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   2 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   6  Assets $    100,000,000
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives YES     Stages    2      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist NO 
 
Remarks
PAST RECIPIENT OF TREE CITY USA & GOVERNORS
HOMETOWN AWARDS.  NEXT TO ILLINOIS' SECOND LARGEST
CITY, AURORA.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-88                                              
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     0 MI    0 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   1
               Local Carriers   3
          Interstate Carriers   9
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    43 MI 69 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 2492

    Nearest Public Airport AURORA MUNI AIRPORT
                     Local YES   0 MI    0 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  6,500 FT   1,981 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           776     1,242       2         3
Chicago            47        75       1         1
Cleveland         389       622       2         2
Dallas            919     1,470       2         3
Denver            961     1,538       2         3
Detroit           324       518       2         2
Kansas City       483       773       2         2
Los Angeles     1,975     3,160       3         4
Memphis           553       885       2         2
Minneapolis       392       627       2         2
New Orleans       946     1,514       2         3
New York          834     1,334       2         3
St. Louis         268       429       2         2
Seattle         2,084     3,334       3         4

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

Piggyback Service NO     6 MI   10 KM
Container Service NO     6 MI   10 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        2,700,000          10,260,000
            Treatment Capacity        7,400,000          28,120,000
          Average Daily Demand          964,000           3,663,200
             Peak Daily Demand        2,760,000          10,488,000
               Excess Capacity        4,640,000          17,632,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process ANAEROBIC SLUG      
            Treatment Capacity       42,000,000         159,600,000
                  Present Load       31,000,000         117,800,000
               Excess Capacity       11,000,000          41,800,000

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

Remarks
Waste Water Treatment by Fox Metro Water
Reclamation District (630) 892-4378.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   9 MI   14 KM
                           Clinic NO 
             Doctors in Community     4
            Dentists in Community     3
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     4 MI    6 KM

Remarks
HOSPITALS IN AURORA (2 MILES) OR GENEVA (1 MILE).
FULL MEDICAL CLINIC 4 MILES (DREYER) AWAY IN
AURORA.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1        48         624
Junior High               1        80       1,053
High School               1        86       1,115
Trade & Technical         1        10         500
Community College         1       612      26,652
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 21.1

Remarks
KANELAND SCHOOL DIST. SERVES  COMMUNITY WITH
FACILITIES LOCATED OUTSIDE OF JURISDICTION
BOUNDARIES.  JR HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL, TECHNICAL
SCHOOL LOCATED IN MAPLE PARK.  AURORA UNIV IS 6
MILES AWAY; NORTHERN IL UNIV IS 25 MILES AWAY.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY        EDUCATION               1,460  TEACHERS UNION   1967
COLLEGE                  
CMC ELECTRONICS            MANUFACTURING              93  NONE                0
INC (Formerly Flight Visi
HFR PRECISION MACHINING,                              80                      0
INC.                     
ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES,   ENGINEERING FIRM           70  NONE                0
INC.                     
SCOT INDUSTRIES, INC.      HONE PIPE                  63  NONE                0
                         
VILLAGE OF SUGAR GROVE     MUNICIPALITY               51  POLICE UNION        0
                         
HY-TEK MFG CO. INC.        MACHINE SHOP               45  NONE                0
                         
DEEP-COAT METALLIZING,     METAL DISTR.               37  NONE                0
INC.                     
LUMANAIR AVIATION          AIRCRAFT CHARTER/REN       36                      0
SERVICES                 
EDKO, INC.                                            30                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for KANE COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2007
      Total Labor Force   264,619
             Unemployed  12,608
             Percentage   4.80%
         Total Employed   252,011
          Manufacturing  27.90%
      Non-Manufacturing  71.00%
            Agriculture   1.10%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2008
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       $ 20.97  $ 41.17   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.69  $ 24.65
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.14  $ 14.03   Office Clerk             $  8.96  $ 16.28
Assembler-Production     $  7.74  $ 13.14   Secretary                $ 10.70  $ 18.38
Computer Operator        $ 13.67  $ 24.49   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 13.35  $ 24.78
Computer Programmer      $ 23.04  $ 46.28   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.88  $ 17.18
Data Entry Operator      $  9.12  $ 14.76   Systems Analyst          $ 27.70  $ 48.04
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.63  $ 16.86   Technician               $ 17.56  $ 32.60
Engineer                 $ 24.99  $ 43.29   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.33  $ 27.60
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  8.41  $ 14.47   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.60  $ 19.15
Laborer                  $  8.17  $ 28.06   Welder                   $ 11.62  $ 21.03
Machinist                $ 11.49  $ 21.95   Word Processor           $ 13.15  $ 23.53

Remarks
WAGE RATES 3RD QUARTER 2008 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEB SITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       6        Protestant Churches   8
                 Number of Rooms     900          Catholic Churches   2
                     Restaurants      20          Jewish Synagogues   1
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     500              Country Clubs   1
             Public Golf Courses       5               Health Clubs   3
            Public Tennis Courts       1      Public Swimming Pools   3
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River FOX RIVER                                         

Remarks
FOX RIVER IS 7 MILES AWAY.   1 TEMPLE.

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 2007          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  8.00%
    City  0.4117%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.3321%          2006       2005              Electricity  5.00%
  School  4.8411%         7.1549%    7.4977%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  1.7068%                                         Telephone  6.00%
   Total  7.2914%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Richard Young                        Richard Young                      
Comm Development Director            Comm Development Director
Village of Sugar Grove               Village of Sugar Grove             
10 S. Municipal Drive                10 S. Municipal Drive              
Sugar Grove, IL  605546901           Sugar Grove, IL  605546901
Phone (630) 466-4507                 Phone (630) 466-4507
  Fax (630) 466-4521                   Fax (630) 466-4521

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60554           Rep Dist           65                           
                            Senate Dist        21                           
                            Congressional Dist 14               


Remarks
Web Site: www.sugar-grove.il.us
E-Mail: ryoung@sugar-grove.il.us.
Phone extensions: Young ext. 18.

Last updated 01/14/2009
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