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MUNICIPAL
SERVICES:
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Council/Manager
Form of Government |
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Comprehensive
Plan Text (2003) |
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Updated
Land Use Map (2003) |
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Municipal Zoning |
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Subdivision Ordinances with Design Standards |
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County Zoning in Effect |
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Home Rule |
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Enhanced Emergency 911 System |
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Rescue Squad |
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Police
Department-27 full-time (including Police Chief) |
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Fire department-
26 full-time (including
Fire Chief), 18 volunteer |
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Fire insurance Class-5 in City, 9 outside |
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| LOCATION:
The City of Sycamore is the
county seat of DeKalb County and is located in north central Illinois,
approximately 58 miles west of the City of Chicago and 30 miles southeast of the
City of Rockford. The City encompasses an area of about 5.57
square miles. |
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TRANSPORTATION |
MILEAGE
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MAJOR HIGHWAYS: |
ROCKFORD |
35
MILES |
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CHICAGO |
58
MILES |
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INTERSTATES: |
MILWAUKEE |
125
MILES |
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SPRINGFIELD |
184
MILES |
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MOTOR CARRIER |
DES
MOINES |
275
MILES |
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1 MOTOR FREIGHT TERMINAL
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28 LOCAL CARRIERS
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28 INTERSTATE
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28 INTRASTATE
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ST.
LOUIS |
280
MILES |
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DETROIT |
334
MILES |
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MINNEAPOLIS |
400
MILES |
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PACKAGE DELIVERY SERVICE |
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COMMERCIAL BUS SERVICE |
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AIR |
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Nearest Commercial Airports |
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Nearest Public Airport |
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DeKalb Taylor (hard surface, lighted runways, fuel, private
aircraft storage, private aircraft maintenance, longest runway is
5,200 feet, charter service)
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RAIL |
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Nearest piggy back service-40 miles |
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Nearest container service-40 miles |
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WATER |
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Nearest Public Dock-40 miles |
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POPULATION:
It is estimated that over five million
people live within a fifty-mile radius of Sycamore. In the 2005 Special Census, the
population of the City of Sycamore was determined to be 14,900. The chart
below illustrates a historic view of Sycamore's population for the past 20+
years.
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POPULATION |
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1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
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CITY |
9,219 |
9,708 |
12,020 |
14,900 |
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COUNTY |
74,624 |
77,932 |
88967 |
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LABOR |
38,710 |
36,691 |
46,128 |
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PUBLIC
UTILITIES:
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*Water-City of Sycamore |
Source: Deep Wells |
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Daily Pumping Capacity:
750,000 gallons |
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Treatment Capacity:
6,264,000 g/p/d |
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Average Daily Demand:
1,433,000 g/p/d |
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Peak Daily Demand:
2,200,000 g/p/d |
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Excess Capacity:
4,800,000 g/p/d |
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*Sewage-Secondary Plant |
Treatment Capacity:
9,970,000 g/p/d |
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Present Rating:
2,970,000 g/p/d |
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Low Daily Flow:
1,170,000 g/p/d |
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Primary Treatment
Capacity: 4,600,000 g/p/d |
| *Electric - Commonwealth
Edison |
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*Gas-NICOR |
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Telephone-Verizon |
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Cable-Comcast |
OTHER
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LINKS:
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City
of Sycamore Community Profile
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This is a link to Illinois Department of
Commerce and Community Affairs |
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Demographic information pertaining to the
City of Sycamore. |
Want more information on Economic Development?
Contact Brian Gregory by clicking
here
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