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The Village of Oak Brook
DU PAGE/COOK COUNTIES.
Incorporated February 21, 1958
The Village of Oak Brook
is located about 15 miles west of the Chicago
Loop and is served by a network of major federal,
state and county roads including the Tri-State
Tollway system, the East-West Tollway and the Eisenhower
Expressway. The Village’s adjacent neighbors include the
communities of Villa
Park, Elmhurst,
Lombard,
Oakbrook
Terrace, Westchester,
Westmont,
Clarendon
Hills, Downers
Grove, and Hinsdale.
Population: 8,702 (2000 Census)
Village Size: 5,051 acres, 7.9 square miles
Households: 3,124 (2000 Census),
Household Average Income:
$187,961 (1999 Dollars),
Household Median Income: $146,537 (1999 Dollars)
Village Government: President, Village Clerk, 6 Trustees,
and Village Manager
Village Employees: 165 Full-Time Employees
Fire Insurance Rating: Class 3
Equalized Assessed Valuation:
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Year 2007 - $1,693,578,292 (7.31% increase from 2006)
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Year 2006 - $1,578,273,191 (6.93% increase from 2005)
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Year 2005 - $1,481,931,334
(3.93% increase from 2004) -
Year 2004 - $1,425,867,Y144
(7.44% increase from 2003)
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Year 2003 - $1,327,099,526
(2.50% increase from 2002)
2008 Municipal Operating & Capital Expense Budget: $46.8 million
Local Taxes:
Property Tax
Levy $0
Oak Brook (Cook) 8.75%
Oak Brook (DuPage) 7.75%
as of April 2008
Telecommunications
5%
Natural Gas
Utility Tax 5%
Electricity
Tax 5% with ten rate tiers
Transportation:
3
PACE Bus Routes
Air Transportation:
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O’Hare Airport
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Midway
Airport
School Districts:
Elementary
Butler
Elementary School District #53
Elmhurst
Community School District #205
Hinsdale
Community Consolidated School District #181
Downers
Grove Elementary School District #58
Salt
Creek School District #48
High School
Elmhurst Community High District #205
Community
High School District #99
DuPage
High School District #88
Hinsdale
Township High School #86
College:
Community
College District #502 (College of DuPage)
Water: Lake Michigan Water via
DuPage
Water Commission
Waste Water: Flagg Creek Water Reclamation District and
Downers Grove Sanitary District
Public Utilities:
NICOR
Gas,
Commonwealth
Edison,
SBC
and Comcast Broadband
Recreational Facilities: Oak Brook Sports Core,
Oak
Brook Park District, and
DuPage
County
Forest Preserve District
Shopping,
Restaurant & Service Facilities: The Oakbrook center,
The Oaks of Oak Brook, Oak Brook Court, The Shops at Oak
Brook Place
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here for our Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity profile.
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