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VILLA PARK, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County DUPAGE         
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 2010 Current CLIMATE City 23,185 22,253 22,075 0 22,517 Avg. Winter Temp 21.00 F -6.11 C County 658,835 781,666 904,161 0 904,161 Avg. Summer Temp 74.00 F 23.33 C Labor 0 0 530,868 0 524,521 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.55 In 85.22 Cm Market Avg. Annual Snowfall 40.40 In **.** Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MANAGER / TRUSTEES / VILL     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2009       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   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           24          0          0
    Police Department           43         13          3
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   4
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  12
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops  15  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   9  Assets $              0
     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
4 TIF Districts.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   2 Federal   4 State
Interstates Serving Community I-55,I-355,I-290,I-294,I-88, 355, 55              
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     2 MI    3 KM

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

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    14 MI 22 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 1800

    Nearest Public Airport DUPAGE AIRPORT
                     Local NO   17 MI   27 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  4,750 FT   1,425 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    20 MI   32 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           745     1,192       0         2
Chicago            15        24       0         1
Cleveland         358       572       0         1
Dallas            951     1,522       0         3
Denver          1,031     1,650       0         3
Detroit           286       458       0         1
Kansas City       514       822       0         1
Los Angeles     2,110     3,376       0         5
Memphis           559       894       0         1
Minneapolis       457       731       0         1
New Orleans       959     1,534       0         2
New York          855     1,368       0         2
St. Louis         303       485       0         1
Seattle         2,088     3,341       0         5

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN                   
CHI. CENTRAL PACIFIC                   
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    15 MI   24 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
MIDWAY AIRPORT 24 MILES.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        3,800,000          14,440,000
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
          Average Daily Demand        1,790,000           6,802,000
             Peak Daily Demand        2,041,000           7,755,800
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity        8,500,000          32,300,000
                  Present Load        2,500,000           9,500,000
               Excess Capacity        6,000,000          22,800,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON      
Local Telephone Supplier AT&T                                              
       Digital Switching NO 
            Fiber Optics NO 
 Long Distances Carriers MCI SPRINT AMERITECH  

Remarks
WATER SOURCE: LAKE MICHIGAN.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   3 MI    5 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community    11
            Dentists in Community    12
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                4       144       1,918
Junior High               3       124       1,243
High School               1       128       2,205
Trade & Technical         3         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 22.7

Remarks
E. DUPAGE SPEC ED DISTRICT; EASTER SEALS CTR FOR 
CHILDREN; 2 LICENSED DAYCARE CTRS; 4 LICENSED 
PRE-SCHOOLS; 4 PRIVATE SCH.  CONT. ED 
OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE - 13 COLLEGES & UNIV. IN 
CO. COLLEGE OF DUPAGE IS IL LARGEST COMM. COLL.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
CON-X-ALL                  MFG. ELECT. EQUIP.        150                      0
                         
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL          ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS .      448  TEACHERS/ SERV.     0
DISTRICT #45             
DUPAGE HIGH SCHOOL         DIST. HEADQUARTERS        509  TEACHERS/ SERV.     0
DISTRICT 88              
VILLAGE OF VILLA           VILLAGE GOV'T             225  AFSCME/ MET.ALL     0
PARK                     
CROWN METAL                MANUFACTURING             120                      0
                         
WARNING LIGHTS             WARNING INSTUMENTS M      130                      0
IND                      
WAL-MART                   DISCOUNT CENTER           225                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for DUPAGE COUNTY                           
Annual Average for Year 2010
      Total Labor Force   524,521
             Unemployed  43,516
             Percentage   8.30%
         Total Employed   481,005
          Manufacturing  15.40%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.00%
            Agriculture   0.60%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2009
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   5
            Number won by union   4
          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       $ 21.80  $ 40.85   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 13.19  $ 25.56
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.48  $ 14.14   Office Clerk             $  9.37  $ 16.26
Assembler-Production     $  8.36  $ 14.43   Secretary                $ 11.12  $ 18.67
Computer Operator        $ 14.44  $ 25.39   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 14.05  $ 26.24
Computer Programmer      $ 24.63  $ 46.01   Ship-Recving Clerk       $ 10.22  $ 17.40
Data Entry Operator      $  9.44  $ 15.02   Systems Analyst          $ 27.37  $ 46.41
Drill or Punch Press     $  9.61  $ 17.47   Technician               $ 18.04  $ 31.92
Engineer                 $ 24.37  $ 42.85   Tool & Die Maker         $ 16.21  $ 28.86
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  8.78  $ 15.08   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.65  $ 17.88
Laborer                  $  8.79  $ 28.06   Welder                   $ 11.71  $ 21.37
Machinist                $ 11.57  $ 22.13   Word Processor           $ 13.43  $ 23.41

Remarks
WAGE RATES 3rd QUARTER 2009 FROM IL DEPT OF 
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEBSITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels      84        Protestant Churches  16
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   2
                     Restaurants     125          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     150              Country Clubs   6
             Public Golf Courses      20               Health Clubs   8
            Public Tennis Courts      23      Public Swimming Pools  10
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
SPORTS & EXPO CENTER (5,500 PERSON CAPACITY); 36 
FOREST PRESERVES WITH 17,500 ACRES IN COUNTY; 
ILLINOIS PRAIRIE PATH - 40 MILE LINEAR 
RECREATIONAL PATH. ILL. PRAIRIE PATH.

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 2009          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  7.75%
    City  0.9833%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.1554%          2008       2007              Electricity  5.00%
  School  4.9918%         6.1651%    6.2698%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  0.1699%                                         Telephone  5.00%
   Total  6.3004%                                             Water  5.00%

Remarks
ELECTRICITY - EXCISE TAX.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Shubhra Govind, AICP                 Shubhra Govind, AICP               
Comm. Dev. Director                  Comm. Dev. Director      
Village of Villa Park                Village of Villa Park              
20 South Ardmore Ave.                20 South Ardmore Ave.              
Villa Park, IL  601812696            Villa Park, IL  601812696
Phone (630) 592-6072                 Phone (630) 592-6072
  Fax (630) 941-5979                   Fax (630) 941-5979

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60181           Rep Dist            46    40                    
                            Senate Dist        20                           
                            Congressional Dist  6               


Remarks
Shubhra Govind E-Mail: shubhrag@vppd.org.  Village
 Website: www.invillapark.com/

Last updated 04/27/2011
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