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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 7,958 Avg. Winter Temp 20.00 F -6.67 C County 278,405 317,471 404,119 472,482 Avg. Summer Temp 71.00 F 21.66 C Labor Market 0 0 222,285 256,553 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           12         30          0
    Police Department           13          5          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   4  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          762,000           2,895,600
            Treatment Capacity        2,192,000           8,329,600
          Average Daily Demand          550,000           2,090,000
             Peak Daily Demand        1,200,000           4,560,000
               Excess Capacity        1,642,000           6,239,600

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process ANAEROBIC SLUG      
            Treatment Capacity        4,200,000          15,960,000
                  Present Load       29,900,000         113,620,000
               Excess Capacity       12,100,000          45,980,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier SBC                                               
       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     1
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        25         570
Junior High               1        70         882
High School               1        67         783
Trade & Technical         1        10         500
Community College         1       421      10,000
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 22.6

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                 850  TEACHERS UNION   1967
COLLEGE                  
OAK GRIGSBY INC.           ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR       270  NONE                0
                         
SCOT INDUSTRIES            HONE PIPE                  75  NONE                0
                         
HYTEK MANUFACTURING        MACHINE SHOP               35  NONE                0
                         
HFR PRECISION MACHING                                 85                      0
INC.                     
FINISHES UNLIMITED         PAINT MFG.                 38                      0
                         
DEEP-COAT METALLIZING                                 60                      0
INC.                     
LUMANAIR AVAITION                                     35                      0
SERVICES                 
TRANZACT SYSTEMS           TRANSPORTATION             75                      0
LTD.                     
FLIGHT VISIONS             MANUFACTURING              70                      0
INC.                     

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for KANE COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   256,553
             Unemployed  10,911
             Percentage   4.30%
         Total Employed   245,642
          Manufacturing  27.90%
      Non-Manufacturing  71.00%
            Agriculture   1.10%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1996
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       $ 18.13  $ 38.72   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 12.08  $ 22.93
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.36  $ 13.75   Office Clerk             $  8.54  $ 14.99
Assembler-Production     $  7.39  $ 13.27   Secretary                $  9.27  $ 16.67
Computer Operator        $ 11.97  $ 21.04   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 13.17  $ 18.85
Computer Programmer      $ 21.04  $ 37.91   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.17  $ 15.84
Data Entry Operator      $  9.16  $ 14.89   Systems Analyst          $ 26.00  $ 43.14
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.52  $ 15.39   Technician               $ 12.09  $ 25.28
Engineer                 $ 22.75  $ 37.65   Tool & Die Maker         $ 13.07  $ 26.02
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.40  $ 12.73   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.09  $ 17.76
Laborer                  $ 11.58  $ 28.80   Welder                   $ 11.55  $ 19.90
Machinist                $ 10.62  $ 19.48   Word Processor           $ 11.01  $ 17.82

Remarks
WAGE RATES 1st QUARTER 2006 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEB SITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       5        Protestant Churches   8
                 Number of Rooms     900          Catholic Churches   2
                     Restaurants      10          Jewish Synagogues   1
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     500              Country Clubs   1
             Public Golf Courses       5               Health Clubs   2
            Public Tennis Courts       1      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River FOX RIVER                                         

Remarks
FOX RIVER IS 7 MILES AWAY.

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 2004          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.50%
    City  0.4859%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.4899%          2003       2002              Electricity  5.00%
  School  4.5024%         7.1996%    7.3923%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  1.6945%                                         Telephone  6.00%
   Total  7.1727%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Scott Buening                        Scott Buening                      
Comm Development Director            Comm Development Director
Village of Sugar Grove               Village of Sugar Grove             
10 Municipal Drive                   10 Municipal Drive                 
Sugar Grove, IL  60554               Sugar Grove, IL  60554    
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: sbuening@sugar-grove.il.us.
Phone extensions: Buening ext. 18.

Last updated 05/31/2007
Copyright © 2007 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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