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WARREN, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County JO DAVIESS
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 1,595 1,550 1,496 1,496 Avg. Winter Temp 24.00 F -4.44 C County 23,520 21,821 22,289 22,188 Avg. Summer Temp 71.00 F 21.66 C Labor Market 0 0 13,201 13,230 Avg. Annual Rainfall 38.00 In 96.52 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 43.00 In **.** Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government TRUSTEE / TRUSTEES / VILL     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan No             - Rev.    0       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  7    in city  19    outside

                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0         40
    Police Department            3         11          0

Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  60
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    1 Weekly

         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM

                 Banks   2  Assets $    376,000,000
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0

Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist NO

Remarks

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   1 State
Interstates Serving Community NONE
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance    30 MI   48 KM

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

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport NORTHWEST CHICAGOLAND RGL AIRPORT AT ROCKFORD
                     Local NO    10 MI 16 KM
       Commercial Airlines    2   Flights per day    2

    Nearest Public Airport APPLE CANYON AIRPORT
                     Local NO   18 MI   29 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE
            Longest Runway  3,000 FT     900 M
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available YES
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available NO

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    45 MI   72 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           854     1,366       0         2
Chicago           180       288       0         1
Cleveland         515       824       0         1
Dallas            792     1,267       0         2
Denver            836     1,338       0         2
Detroit           446       714       0         1
Kansas City       402       643       0         1
Los Angeles     1,915     3,064       0         4
Memphis           710     1,136       0         2
Minneapolis       322       515       0         1
New Orleans     1,052     1,683       0         2
New York          982     1,571       0         2
St. Louis         308       492       0         1
Seattle         1,883     3,012       0         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
CHICAGO CENTRAL AND
   PACIFIC




Piggyback Service YES    0 MI    0 KM
Container Service NO    28 MI   45 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL
        Water Source OTHER

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day
              Storage Capacity          260,000             988,000
            Treatment Capacity        2,304,000           8,755,200
          Average Daily Demand          151,000             573,800
             Peak Daily Demand          310,200           1,178,760
               Excess Capacity        1,993,800           7,576,440

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY
                       Process
            Treatment Capacity          330,000           1,254,000
                  Present Load          190,000             722,000
               Excess Capacity          140,000             532,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR
       Electric Supplier COMM ED / EXELON ENERGY
Local Telephone Supplier FRONTIER
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers CHOICE

Remarks
NEW WATER TOWER WITH A CAPACITY OF 200,000 GALLONS
COMPLETED.  MAX FLOW 660,000.  SIZED FOR
POPULATION 3,300.  TYPE OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
- ACTIVATED SLUDGE, GRIT REMOVAL, PRIMARY
CLARIFICATION, OXIDATION DITCH, SECONDARY
CLARIFICATION, AEROBIC DIGESTION, STORM WATER
OVERFLOW LAGOONS FOLLOWED BY CHLORINATION, SLUDGE
DRYING BED W/POLYMER.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest  25 MI   40 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     1
            Dentists in Community     2
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                2        13         213
Junior High               1         0           0
High School               1         0           0
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 19.8

Remarks
JR & SR HIGH HAS 23 TEACHERS TOTAL, AND 239
STUDENTS TOTAL.  JUNIOR COLLEGE - 25 MILES; 4-YEAR
COLLEGE -60 MILES; UNIVERSITY - 75 MILES. . APPLE
RIVER STUDENTS ATTEND SCHOOL IN WARREN.  THE
SCHOOL IN APPLE RIVER IS CLOSED AND HAS BEEN SOLD.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
COTTON EXPRESSIONS,                                    5  NONE                0
LTD
CARTER MOTOR COMPANY       ELECTRIC MOTORS            22  NONE                0

WARREN PUBLIC SCHOOLS      EDUCATION                  63  WEA-IEA             0


Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for JO DAVIESS COUNTY
Annual Average for Year 2010
      Total Labor Force    13,230
             Unemployed   1,159
             Percentage   8.80%
         Total Employed    12,071
          Manufacturing  28.40%
      Non-Manufacturing  70.00%
            Agriculture   1.60%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2009
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 6 NW

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 17.04  $ 32.12   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 11.34  $ 21.81
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.97  $ 12.80   Office Clerk             $  8.47  $ 13.42
Assembler-Production     $  8.40  $ 13.78   Secretary                $  9.49  $ 14.68
Computer Operator        $ 11.19  $ 21.22   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 12.20  $ 25.46
Computer Programmer      $ 20.66  $ 34.27   Ship-Recving Clerk       $ 10.32  $ 17.34
Data Entry Operator      $  8.82  $ 12.18   Systems Analyst          $ 21.71  $ 41.79
Drill or Punch Press     $ 11.01  $ 16.00   Technician               $ 16.04  $ 25.34
Engineer                 $ 23.96  $ 43.19   Tool & Die Maker         $ 17.06  $ 24.98
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  8.44  $ 12.47   Warehouse Worker         $ 12.41  $ 18.22
Laborer                  $ 11.87  $ 23.10   Welder                   $ 13.13  $ 20.17
Machinist                $ 12.35  $ 20.85   Word Processor           $ 10.23  $ 14.55

Remarks
WAGE RATES 3RD QUARTER 2009 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEBSITE AT
http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/wagedata/wage.htm.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       0        Protestant Churches   3
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants       6          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     100              Country Clubs   2
             Public Golf Courses       0               Health Clubs   1
            Public Tennis Courts       2      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River NO
              Name of Lake/River

Remarks
STATE PARK.  15 MILES FROM COMMUNITY: PRIVATE
LAKE, 3 GOLF COURSES.

Tax Structure

Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation.
Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook
County where residential is assessed at 10%,
commercial and industrial property are assessed at 25%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2009          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.25%
    City  0.7765%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On
  County  0.6026%          2008       2007              Electricity  0.00%
  School  4.5556%         7.5690%    7.6049%            Natural Gas  0.10%
Other(s)  1.8600%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  7.7960%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
SIMPLIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION TAX 5.0%.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Wayne Raisbeck                       Wayne Raisbeck
Village President                    Village President
Village of Warren                    Village of Warren
113 Cole St., PO Box 581             113 Cole St., PO Box 581
Warren, IL  610870581                Warren, IL  610870581
Phone (815) 745-3315                 Phone (815) 745-3315
  Fax (815) 745-3185                   Fax (815) 745-3185

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 61087           Rep Dist           89
                            Senate Dist        45
                            Congressional Dist 16


Remarks
Village Web Site: villageofwarren.com
Village E-mail: vofwarr@aeroinc.net

Last updated 04/07/2011
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