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FORD HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS


General Information

     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

Economic Development Amenities

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 
 
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Transportation

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

Utilities

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

Health Facilities

 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

Education Facilities (in community)


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

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Employment

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

Community Facilities

(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

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    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.

Location Services and Other Information

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

Last updated 04/04/2002
Copyright © 2002 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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