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TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County COOK           
Additional Counties WILL             

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 25,171 37,121 48,401 58,322 Avg. Winter Temp 22.70 F -5.17 C County 5,253,655 5,105,087 5,376,741 5,288,655 Avg. Summer Temp 74.30 F 23.50 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,630,338 Avg. Annual Rainfall 37.40 In 95.00 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 38.20 In 97.03 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government TRUSTEE / TRUSTEES / VILL     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2000       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule YES
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class  3    in city  10    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            1        117          0
    Police Department          103         88         70
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  42
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   1 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks  17  Assets $  2,475,000,000
     Savings and Loans   2  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
WILL COUNTY 2000 CENSUS POPULATION: 668,217.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.  FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAS 117 PAID-ON-CALL.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   3 Federal   3 State
Interstates Serving Community I-80, I-57, I-294                                 
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     1 MI    2 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   5
          Interstate Carriers   6
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT
                     Local NO    14 MI 22 KM
       Commercial Airlines   10   Flights per day  272

    Nearest Public Airport HOWELL-NEW LENOX AIRPORT
                     Local NO    5 MI    8 KM
           Type of Surface ASPHALT        
            Longest Runway  6,500 FT   1,983 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                          
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    25 MI   40 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       501       1         1
Dallas            906     1,450       1         2
Denver          1,000     1,600       2         2
Detroit           241       386       1         1
Kansas City       459       734       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         258       413       1         1
Seattle         2,083     3,333       3         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
BELTLINE (RTA)                         
NORTHEAST RAIL                         
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     8 MI   13 KM
Container Service NO    10 MI   16 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity       21,000,000          79,800,000
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
          Average Daily Demand       10,000,000          38,000,000
             Peak Daily Demand       18,633,000          70,805,400
               Excess Capacity        8,000,000          30,400,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity       22,000,000          83,600,000
                  Present Load        7,700,000          29,260,000
               Excess Capacity       14,300,000          54,340,000

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 43    

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   4 MI    6 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community    88
            Dentists in Community    67
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE; TINLEY IMMEDIATE CARE;
INGALLS; IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER; PATIENT CLINIC -
INCLUDES OUT-PATIENT SURGERY.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary               14       702       5,894
Junior High               3       147       2,597
High School               2       193       3,710
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                2       186       1,023

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 20.8

Remarks

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
PANDUIT CORPORATION        PLASTIC MFG             1,000  NONE                0
                         
COMCAST                    CABLE & INTERNET          600  NONE                0
                         
ITW                        TOOL WORKS                400  NONE                0
                         
HEART LAND BLOOD           MEDICAL CARE              240  NONE                0
CENTER                   
ADVOCATE HEALTH            HEALTH CARE               200  NONE                0
CARE                     
DEVRY UNIVERSITY           EDUCATION                 150  NONE                0
                         
VISION INTEGRATED          PRINTING                  125  NONE                0
                         
UGN                        AUTOMOTIVE PARTS          100  NONE                0
                         
INGALLS HEALTH             HEALTH CARE               100  NONE                0
CENTER                   
PRONGER SMITH              HEALTH CARE               100  NONE                0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force 2,630,338
             Unemployed 123,623
             Percentage   4.70%
         Total Employed 2,506,715
          Manufacturing  14.70%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.80%
            Agriculture   0.40%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   2
            Number won by union   1
          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 4 NE       

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 18.13  $ 38.72   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 10.75  $ 23.00
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.36  $ 13.75   Office Clerk             $  8.54  $ 14.99
Assembler-Production     $  7.08  $ 13.42   Secretary                $  9.27  $ 16.96
Computer Operator        $ 11.97  $ 21.04   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 17.41  $ 33.36
Computer Programmer      $ 20.04  $ 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     $  9.69  $ 15.65   Technician               $ 14.28  $ 26.31
Engineer                 $ 22.31  $ 39.11   Tool & Die Maker         $ 13.07  $ 26.02
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.40  $ 12.73   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.58  $ 16.97
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 AT
http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/wagedata/wage.htm.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       8        Protestant Churches  75
                 Number of Rooms     950          Catholic Churches  35
                     Restaurants     113          Jewish Synagogues   4
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room   5,700              Country Clubs   4
             Public Golf Courses       7               Health Clubs   5
            Public Tennis Courts       4      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
HOME OF THE FIRST MIDWEST BANK AMPHITHEATRE & NEW
CHICAGO SOUTHLAND CONVENTION CENTER.

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 2005          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  7.75%
    City  0.8740%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.9370%          2004       2003              Electricity  0.00%
  School  5.9645%        9.1650%    8.9217%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  0.7612%                                         Telephone  1.00%
   Total  8.5367%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
ABOVE NUMBERS FOR COOK COUNTY.  WILL COUNTY
NUMBERS:  SALES TAX 6.5%, YEAR 2006, CITY 0.8171%,
COUNTY 0.6523%, SCHOOL 4.7974%, OTHER 0.9779%,
TOTAL 7.2447%, 2005 7.5212%, 2004 7.4326%.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Ivan Baker                           Donna Franke                       
Director of Econ. Dev.               Marketing Director       
Village of Tinley Park               Village of Tinley Park             
16250 S. Oak Park Avenue             16250 S. Oak Park Avenue           
Tinley Park, IL  604771628           Tinley Park, IL  604771628
Phone (708) 444-5000                 Phone (708) 444-5000
  Fax (708) 444-5099                   Fax (708) 444-5099

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60477           Rep Dist           37    38                     
                            Senate Dist        19                           
                            Congressional Dist 2, 3, 11    13   


Remarks
VILLAGE WEB SITE:  www.tinleypark.org
VILLAGE E-MAIL: ibaker@tinleypark.org


Last updated 09/19/2007
Copyright © 2007 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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