Primary County COOK Additional Counties
POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 5,437 4,259 3,456 3,456 Avg. Winter Temp 26.00 F -3.33 C County 5,253,655 5,105,067 5,376,741 5,376,741 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C Labor Market 0 0 2,694,904 2,675,531 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 39.00 In 99.06 Cm
Municipal Services Local Government TRUSTEE / TRUSTEES / TOWN Municipal Zoning YES Comprehensive Plan Yes - Rev. 1961 County Zoning NO 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 0 outside Full Time Part Time Volunteer Fire Department 9 9 0 Police Department 15 7 0 Commercial Services General Waste Disposal NO Radio Stations 1 Special Waste Disposal NO TV Channels 36 Cable YES Newspapers 0 Daily 2 Weekly Machine Shops 0 If none, distance to nearest MI KM Tool & Die 0 If none, distance to nearest 3 MI 5 KM Banks 0 Assets $ 0 Savings and Loans 0 Assets $ 0 Additional Economic Amenities Competitive Communities Initiatives NO Stages 0 Foreign Trade Zone NO Enterprise Zone YES Tax Increment Financing Dist NO Remarks
MotorCarrier Highways Serving Community 2 Federal 1 State Interstates Serving Community I-80, I-57, I-294 Nearest Interchange YES Distance 1 MI 2 KM Motor Freight Terminals 0 Local Carriers 10 Interstate Carriers 90 Intrastate Carriers 0 Package Delivery Service YES Commercial Bus Service YES Air Nearest Commercial Airport NOT SPECIFIED Local NO 8 MI 13 KM Commercial Airlines 99 Flights per day 1552 Nearest Public Airport NOT SPECIFIED Local NO 25 MI 40 KM Type of Surface CONCRETE Longest Runway 6,500 FT 1,950 M Runway Lighted YES Fuel Available NO Charter Service Available NO 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 26 FT 8 M Length Of Season 8 Months Public Dock Local NO 12 MI 19 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 313 500 1 1 Dallas 906 1,450 1 2 Denver 1,000 1,600 2 2 Detroit 241 385 1 1 Kansas City 469 750 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 258 412 1 1 Seattle 2,063 3,300 3 4 Railroad(s) Frequency of Switching ELGIN JOLIET EASTERN Piggyback Service NO 5 MI 8 KM Container Service NO 0 MI 0 KM Remarks
Water Water Supplier CITY OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS Water Source LAKE Gallons/Day Liters/Day Storage Capacity 1,650,000 6,270,000 Treatment Capacity 0 0 Average Daily Demand 750,000 2,850,000 Peak Daily Demand 1,200,000 4,560,000 Excess Capacity 450,000 1,710,000 Waste Water Treatment Type of Sewage Treatment Plant UNKNOWN Process GRAVITY SYSTEM MWRD Treatment Capacity 0 0 Present Load 0 0 Excess Capacity 0 0 Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications Gas Supplier NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS Electric Supplier COMMONWEALTH EDISON Local Telephone Supplier AMERITECH Digital Switching YES Fiber Optics YES Long Distances Carriers Remarks
Number of Hospitals in Community 0 Total Number of Beds 0 If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest 5 MI 8 KM Clinic YES Doctors in Community 0 Dentists in Community 0 Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO 0 MI 0 KM Remarks
Type Number Teachers Enrollment ------------------- ------ -------- ---------- Elementary 2 52 869 Junior High 1 27 178 High School 1 0 260 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 0.0 Remarks
Major Employers In The Community Union Year Employer Product/Service Employees Affiliation Established ------------------------- ------------------ --------- --------------- ----------- VILLAGE OF FORD MUNICIPALITY 70 0 HEIGHTS FORD HEIGHTS SCHOOL EDUCATION 142 0 DISTRICT NEW HEIGHTS RECOVERY 94 0 Labor Force Labor Force Summary for COOK COUNTY Annual Average for Year 2001 Total Labor Force 2,675,531 Unemployed 157,274 Percentage 5.90% Total Employed 2,518,257 Manufacturing 16.90% Non-Manufacturing 82.70% Agriculture 0.40% Community Union Activity Last Year Data Available 1990 Labor Relations Board Elections Number in Last 5 Years 1 Number won by union 0 Number won by company 1 Work stoppage occurances within last 5 years 0 Number of employees involved 0 Wage Rates Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the Occupation Entry Top Occupation Entry Top ---------------------- ------- ------- ---------------------- ------- ------- Accountant/Auditor $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Maintenance Mechanic $ 13.30 $ 16.18 Assembler-Electronic $ 7.90 $ 8.75 Office Clerk $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Assembler-Production $ 6.25 $ 10.04 Secretary $ 9.00 $ 11.26 Computer Operator $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Sheet Metal Worker $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Computer Programmer $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Ship-Recving Clerk $ 8.18 $ 10.56 Data Entry Operator $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Systems Analyst $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Drill or Punch Press $ 7.11 $ 14.31 Technician $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Engineer $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Tool & Die Maker $ 12.39 $ 16.22 Janitor/Porter/Cleaner $ 7.99 $ 11.37 Warehouse Worker $ 9.82 $ 12.82 Laborer $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Welder $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Machinist $ 13.95 $ 16.34 Word Processor $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Remarks
(Available within 10 miles) Motels/Hotels 1 Protestant Churches 16 Number of Rooms 12 Catholic Churches 0 Restaurants 4 Jewish Synagogues 0 Capacity of Largest Banquet Room 350 Country Clubs 0 Public Golf Courses 2 Health Clubs 0 Public Tennis Courts 0 Public Swimming Pools 1 Public Access to Lake/River NO Name of Lake/River Remarks
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 0 Total Property Tax Rates Total Sales Tax Rate 6.25% City 1.6180% For Two Previous Years Utility Tax On County 0.9290% 2000 1999 Electricity 3.22% School 5.9550% 5.7820% 5.4560% Natural Gas 5.49% Other(s) 1.7060% Telephone 1.00% Total 10.2080% Water 0.00% Remarks TWO PREVIOUS YEARS SHOW ONLY SCHOOL RATE.
Economic / Industrial Profile Information Development Contact Provided By Veria Ely Veria Ely Comm. Dev. Director Comm. Dev. Director Village of Ford Heights Village of Ford Heights 1343 Ellis Avenue 1343 Ellis Avenue Ford Heights, IL 60411 Ford Heights, IL 60411 Phone (708) 758-3131 Phone (708) 758-3131 Fax (708) 758-9898 Fax (708) 758-9898 Other Information Zip Code(s) 60411 Rep Dist 79 Senate Dist 40 Congressional Dist 4 Remarks Veria Ely E-mail: veriae@aol.com