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South Suburban Airport Master Plan DRAFT Existing Conditions Report

TableofContents

Topic

CoverSheet.............................................................................................................

TableofContents....................................................................................................

ListofTables............................................................................................................

ListofAppendices....................................................................................................

Section1Background...........................................................................................

1.1 Introduction................................................................................

1.2 History.........................................................................................

Section

2

Inventory

and

Description

of

Existing

Airspace

System

.....................2.1 NationalAirspaceSystem Overview.........................................

2.1.1 ChicagoAirRouteTrafficControlCenter.....................

2.1.2 ChicagoTerminalRadarApproachControl...................

2.1.3 ChicagoOHareAirTraffic.............................................

2.1.4 ChicagoMidwayAirTraffic...........................................

2.2 Weather......................................................................................

2.2.1 Wind............................................................................

2.2.2 CloudCoverandVisibility.............................................

2.2.3

Temperatureand

Precipitation

...................................

2.3 AirCarrierAirports......................................................................

2.4 GeneralAviationFacilities...........................................................

2.4.1 PublicUseGeneralAviationAirports............................

2.4.2 PrivateAirfields.............................................................

2.4.3 BultField.......................................................................

2.4.4 RegisteredGeneralAviationAircraft............................

2.5 Utilities........................................................................................

Section3 RegionalSettingandLandUse.............................................................

3.1

GreaterChicago

Region

..............................................................

3.2 SiteAcquisitionArea...................................................................

3.3 AffectedTownships/ZoningAuthority........................................

3.4 LandUsePlanningandZoningAgencies....................................

3.5 LandUsewithintheSSASite.......................................................

3.6 PopulationCenters......................................................................

3.7 LandUseandZoningofSurroundingAreas................................

3.8 LandUsePlanofEasternWillCounty.........................................

3.9 GroundTransportationFacilities................................................

3.9.1

RegionalRoad

Network

................................................

3.9.2 ExistingOperatingConditions......................................

3.9.3 RegionalRailroadNetwork...........................................

3.10 CommunityFacilities...................................................................

Section4EnvironmentalOverview.....................................................................

4.1 Noise...........................................................................................

4 2 Air Quality


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4.10 PrimeandImportantFarmland.................................................

Section5 SocioeconomicProfile..........................................................................

5.1 Population...................................................................................

5.2 Housing.......................................................................................

5.3 Employment................................................................................

5.4 Income........................................................................................

Section6 LandAcquisitionProgram.....................................................................

6.1 LandAcquisitionPolicies.............................................................

6.2 LandAcquisitionPlan..................................................................

ListofTables

Table21ChicagoMidwayInternationalAirport AllWeatherConditions 13K

Table22MonthlyOccurrencesofCeiling/VisibilityConditionsatChicagoMidw

Table23MonthlyAverageHighandLowTemperatures...................................

Table24MonthlyPrecipitationinInches............................................................

Table25MonthlyDistributionofWetPavementConditions.............................

Table26SummaryofGeneralAviation/CorporateAviationFacilitiesOutsidet

andwithintheSouthSuburbanRegion,2009....................................

Table27SummaryofGeneralAviation/CorporateAviationFacilitieswiththeI

Table31

Community

Facilities

............................................................................

Table41ExistingSection303(c)Lands...............................................................

Table51PopulationoftheGreaterChicagoRegion...........................................

Table52PopulationandAgeDistribution,SSAArea..........................................

Table53HousingUnitswithintheGreaterChicagoRegion................................

Table54HousingUnits,SSAArea........................................................................

Table55TotalEmploymentandUnemploymentbyCountyGreaterChicago

Table56EmployedPersonsbyIndustryWillCounty......................................

Table57MedianHouseholdIncomebyCountyGreaterChicagoRegion.......

Table58

Per

Capita

Income

by

County

Greater

Chicago

Region

......................

Table59PersonsBelowPoverty,Percent,byCountyGreaterChicagoRegion

ListofAppendices

AppendixA Acronyms...........................................................................................

AppendixB Exhibits...............................................................................................

Exhibit11LandAcquisitionStatusMap.........................................

Exhibit21SectionalChart..............................................................

Exhibit22

Utility

Map

.....................................................................

Exhibit31LocationMap.................................................................

Exhibit32ExistingLandUse...........................................................

Exhibit33CommunityFacilities....................................................

Exhibit41NoiseSensitiveFacilities...............................................

Exhibit42AmbientNoiseMeasurementLocations......................

Exhibit 4 3 100 Year Floodplain


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Section1Background

1.1

Introduction

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued guidance for the deve

airportdesign,andenvironmentalimpactanalysis.FAAAdvisoryCircular(AC)1

AirportMaster Plans in conjunction with Advisory Circular (AC) 150/530013

DesignhavebeenusedasguidelinesfordevelopingtheInauguralAirportMaste

ConditionsoftheproposedSouthSuburbanAirportsite.

Thepurposeofthisdocumentistodescribetheexistingconditionsoftheprop

siteto

be

affected

or

created

by

the

Inaugural

Airport

Program

(IAP)

alternatives

initiative by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to plan, desig

commercialserviceairportineasternWillCounty,Illinois.TheSSAsitewasapp

airportbytheFAAintheirRecordofDecisionontheTier1EnvironmentalImpac

For existing airports, the analysis of existing conditions focuses on the analys

descriptionoftheairportsroleinthenationalaviationsystemanditsroleinth

existing facilitiesat theairport, the regionalsettingandthe local landuse,an

socioeconomic data related to the community and the market served by the

activityand

asummary

of

the

airports

financial

resources.

However,

since

S

inventoryofexistingconditionsfocusesontheanalysisofsitecharacteristicsof

uses that will be taken into consideration by the FAA in their assessment of

proposed new Inaugural SSA. Accordingly, FAA Order 5050.4B and the Tier 1

identification of relevant characteristics of the proposed airport site. Exhibit

identifiesthelimitsoftheSSAandisreferencedthroughoutthisdocument.

TheIAPisdefinedasthefirstfiveyearplanningperiodforSSA,fromthefirsty

the fifth year of operation (DBO+5). Major topics analyzed and discussed in

existingairspace

structure

and

air

traffic

flow,

land

use

and

zoning,

socioecon

naturalresources,farmland,historicproperties/archaeologicalresourcesandlan

1.2 History

Inthedecadespriortothe1990stheCityofChicagoandtheStateofIllinoisrec

commercial service (air carrier) airport to serve the Chicago Consolidated Me

Numerousstudieswereconductedbutconsensusonasitewasnotreachedu

WillCountysite.Atimelineofsignificantmilestonesontheselectionanddevelo

4 1994 IDOTinitiatedthePhaseIEngineeringStudyandEnvironmentalAss

anenvironmentalassessment,anAirportLayoutPlanandafinancialfeasibi

4 1995 IDOT began the Market Survey Research program to determine th

airport. Statefundingwasalsoprovidedtocommunitiessurroundingthep

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Section2InventoryandDescriptionofExistingAirspaceSystem

2.1

National

Airspace

System

Overview

The National Airspace System (NAS) is an integrated and interconnected syst

facilities and navigational aids. Airports, air traffic facilities and equipment

physicalcomponentsoftheNASwherechangeoccursover longperiodsoftim

experiencesconstantchangeasitisdependentoneverchangingweather,win

SSAExistingConditionsdocumentdescribestheelementsoftheNASastheyapp

TheNASincludesallairspaceovertheUnitedStatesfromanelevationof60,00

the

ground.

This

Airspace

is

managed

by

the

FAA

to

provide

for

its

orderlypurposestheairspace isdivided into twobroadcategories,ControlledAirspac

Uncontrolled (Class G) airspace. These classifications are used by the FAA

qualifications,andaircraftcapabilitiesrequiredtooperatewithineachclass. A

theSSAsite,anditsfutureintegrationintotheNAS,areshowninExhibit21and

ClassBAirspacesurroundsthebusiestaircarrierairports.TheclassBairspace

Airport(ORD)consistsofaseriesofconcentriccircleseachwithadifferent,a

definedminimumandmaximumaltitude(floorandceiling).Theoutermostcir

25

nautical

miles

fromORD)

is

approximately

13

nautical

miles

north

of

SSA

3,600 and 10,000 feet above the ground. Aircraft within this airspace mu

authorization regardless of weather conditions, must meet certain pilots qu

havecertainrequiredelectronicequipment.

ClassCAirspacesurroundsairportswitha largenumberofcommercialservice

alsodefinedbyaseriesofconcentriccirclesbutsmaller insizethanthosedef

airspace surrounding Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) has a

approximately fifteen (15) nautical miles north of SSA. Flight within this air

control.

ClassEAirspace surrounds the SSA site. This controlledairspacebegins (floo

extendsupto(ceiling)butnotincluding18,000feet. TheClassEairspaceoverS

linewest;southandeastofthesite(seeExhibit21). Thisairspaceallowsforpo

InstrumentFlightRules(IFR)andforcommunicationand/orflightfollowingun

specifies minimum cloud clearance and visibility requirements for flight. Typ

requireacloudceilingofnotlessthan1,000feetabovethegroundandhorizon

referstoproceduresforconductingflightinweatherconditionsbelowVFRwea

VFRare

also

used

to

define

the

type

of

flight

plan

under

which

an

aircraft

is

oper

ClassGAirspaceisuncontrolledairspaceandincludesallairspacenototherwis

D,orEairspace.AircraftoperationswithinClassGairspacearegovernedbythe

2.1.1 ChicagoAirRouteTrafficControlCenter(ZAU)


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responsibleforapproximately80,000squaremilesofairspace,overport

IowaandMichigan.ForaircraftoperatinginthevicinityofSSA,theChicag

contactandcontrolundernormaloperatingconditions.

2.1.2 ChicagoTerminalRadarApproachControl

Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facilities are in place a

metropolitanareas intheUnitedStates. These facilitiessequenceand

anddeparttheprimaryairportswithintheairspaceandprovide flight f

usingotherairportswithintheTRACONboundaryortraversingtheairsp

traffic within a minimum 30mile radius, and below 15,000 feet altit

metropolitan

area.

FAA

air

traffic

controllers

operating

in

the

TRACOcontrolforallaircraftwithinthedesignatedairspace.

TheChicagoTerminalRadarApproachControl(ChicagoTRACON)extend

fromORD. TheSSAsiteislocatedonthesouthernedgeoftheChicagoTR

TwoarrivalfixesandfivedeparturecorridorfixesforORDare located i

Aircraft operating into and out of SSA and maintaining flight below ap

affectedbytheChicagoTRACON.

2.1.3

ChicagoOHare

Air

Traffic

AircraftapproachingOHareInternationalAirport(ORD)fromthesouth

ZAUcontrollerstowardoneoftwoarrivalgateslocatedsouthwestand

northeastofSSA). Thesoutheastarrivalgate,designatedBEARZ,islocat

20milesnortheastofSSA. Theother,designatedBENKY is locatednea

approximately44nauticalmilesnorthwestofSSA. Turbineaircraftent

ORDwillcrossthesedesignateintersectionsatorabove11,000feetwith

feet.1

Southbound departures from ORD are typically routed through one of

(fromwesteast):ACITO,BACEN,CMSKY,DENNT,EARND2. Thesenavig

Positioning System (GPS) coordinates and by azimuth bearings from gr

RobertsVOR/DME3andthePeotoneVORTAC

4. TheRobertsVOR/DMEis

County),approximately53milessouthwestoftheSSAsite. ThePeoton

Illinoisisapproximately8nauticalmilessouthofthesite,andtheGUIDO

(Vermilion County) is approximately 90 miles south of the site. Aircraf

southboundaremergedwithinthesefiveairwaystypicallyexitingtheC

footceiling

prior

to

crossing

the

SSA

site.

AtthepresenttimeORDisundertakingamajorredevelopmentplandesi

asystemof intersecting runways intoamoreefficient, in termsofope

configuration. The OHare Modernization Program (OMP), when comp

paralleleastwestandtwocrosswindrunways. Throughoutthisprojectt

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vicinityofSSAtheywillgreatly influencetheproceduresusedbyaircra

Current information on the status of the OMP can be obtained from

website.

2.1.4 ChicagoMidwayAirTraffic

AircraftapproachingMDW from thesouthare typically routedtothe f

aids,theJolietVORTACandtheChicagoHeightsVORTAC. The JolietVO

miles northwest of the SSA site, near Plattville, Illinois. The Chic

approximately10nauticalmilesnortheastoftheSSAsite,justeastofCh

aircraftdestinedforMKEfromthesouthusethetwoMDWarrivalgate

arrivals.5

2.2 Weather

Localmeteorologicalconditionssignificantlyaffecttheoperationalcharacteristi

important role in determining the ideal runway orientation and airfield geom

characteristics that influence aircraft performance and safety are wind spe

(ceiling); horizontal visibility; temperature and relative humidity. The FAA

consecutiveyearsofweatherdatabeanalyzed inordertoadequatelycharact

location.

Weatherstationsare inplaceatJolietRegionalAirport(JOT)andGreaterKank

howeverdidnothavethecapabilitytoarchivetheweatherdatauntilafter200

forthis inventoryofexistingconditions. TheclosestweatherstationtoSSAw

historyisMDW.

2.2.1 Wind

Undernormaloperatingconditionsaircrafttakeoffandlandintothewin

characteristicsand

pilot

ability

dictate

the

amount

of

crosswind

(wind

b

centerline)thatcanbehandledsafely. TheFAArecommendsthatarunw

percent crosswind coverage. This means that 95 percent of the tim

allowablecrosswindcomponent(designcapability)fortheestablishedde

Tenyearwinddata,86,770observations,wasobtainedfromMDW,the

reportingstation,and importedtotheFAAAirportDesignProgram. In

databelow,theseweatherobservationswerecomparedtothesameper

comparisonbetweenthe twoairports indicated thattherewasnostati

thedatafromMDWandORD. Table21documentsthewindcoveragef

the36incrementsofthecompassroseassuminga13knotcrosswindreq

2.2.2 CloudCoverandVisibility

In addition to wind speed and direction aircraft operations are affect

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100and200feetorvisibilitybetweenmileand nauticalmile;and,C

100feetandvisibilitylessthanmile.

Table21: ChicagoMidwayInternationalAirportAllWeatherCondit

RunwayOrientation

1836

0119

0220

0321

0422

0523

0624

0725

0826

0927

1028

1129

1230

1331

1432

15

33

1634

1735Source: MurrayandTrettel, Inc.,July2004. Processedfromtenyearsofhourlyobservat

1991and2000atChicagoMidwayInternationalAirportandarchivedbyNOAA.

Table22provides informationaboutsixceiling/visibilityconditionsreco

Thedata indicatesthatCAT I,or less,conditionscanbeexpectedtooc

conditionsoccurred0.4percentoftheyearandCATIIIconditionsoccurre

Table22:

Monthly

Occurrences

of

Ceiling/Visibility

Conditions

at

Chic

MonthVFR

Conditions6

IFR

Conditions7

MDW

Minimums8 CAT

January 78.47% 21.53% 3.57% 18.84%

February 87.48% 12.52% 1.94% 10.91%

March 89.15% 10.85% 1.88% 9.56%

April 90.75% 9.25% 0.52% 9.00%

May 93.95% 6.05% 0.56% 5.69%

June 94.85% 5.15% 0.34% 4.91%

July 96.53% 3.47% 0.12% 3.40%

August 95.82% 4.18% 0.07% 4.13%

September 96.21% 3.79% 0.08% 3.71%

October 94.65% 5.35% 0.20% 5.19%

November 89.87% 10.13% 1.10% 9.23%

December 85.06% 14.94% 1.76% 13.72%

A l 91 08% 8 92% 1 01% 8 18%


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2.2.3 TemperatureandPrecipitation

Airtemperature

and

relative

humidity

have

adirect

impact

on

the

opera

andtheaircraftusingthe facility. Temperatures ineasternWillCounty

temperature of 84 degrees in July to an average low temperature of

Table23providestheaveragemonthlyhighandlowtemperaturesrecor

Table23: MonthlyAverageHighandLowTemperatures

Ave. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

High 29 35 46 58 70 80 84 82

Low

15

20

30

39

50

60

65

63

Source: TheWeatherChannel,September2010. Documentedfromhourlyobservationsc

pointinBeecher,IL.

Averageannualprecipitation is38.65 incheswithJunebeingthewettes

liststhemonthlyaverageprecipitation.

Table24: MonthlyPrecipitationInInches

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep1.79 1.64 2.73 3.80 4.14 4.66 4.08 3.82 3.15

Source: TheWeatherChannel,September2010. Documentedfromhourlyobservationsc

pointinBeecher,IL.

Inadditiontoceilingandvisibilitythedatacontainedthepercentagesoft

(any amount of frozen or liquid precipitation) were recorded at MD

pavement conditions occur during the winter months, November throu

pavementconditionsoccuratMDWabout9.2percentofthetime,orab

summarizes

the

monthly

wet

pavement

occurrences

by

percent

of

time.

Table25: MonthlyDistributionofWetPavementConditions

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

17.31% 11.31% 11.31% 11.43% 7.00% 5.44% 3.56% 4.38% 5.20%Source: MurrayandTrettel, Inc.,July2004. Processedfromtenyearsofhourlyobservat

1991and2000atChicagoMidwayInternationalAirportandarchivedbyNOAA.

2.3 AirCarrierAirports

TheChicagoregionalairspaceisoneofthebusiestairtrafficareasintheworld

ConsolidatedMetropolitanStatisticalArea(CMSA),ORDandMDWcurrentlyo

General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chica

(RFD), Rockford, Illinois, are located adjacent, but outside, the Greater Chicag

public and private general aviation and reliever airports also contribute to

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(nm) (23.3statutemiles)ofSSAscurrentAirportReferencePoint12

. Theseai

length from 1,300 to 7,003 feet. Ten of the runways are paved and the rem

airports(BultField)iswithintheInauguralAirportProgram. Thelocationofea

Exhibit21.

Twogeneralaviationairports,LewisUniversityAirport(LOT)andJolietRegiona

northernWillCountyarenot included inthis inventorysummarybecausethey

Theseairportsare22.3and22.6nauticalmilesnorthwestofSSArespectively.

2.4.1 PublicUseGeneralAviationAirports

Seven(7)ofthe24airportswithin20nmofSSAareavailableforpublic

and4turfrunways.Thepavedrunwaysrangefrom3,395to7,003feetw

Followingisadescriptionofthesepublicuseairports:

Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) is a publiclyowned, op

approximately19.4milesnortheastoftheSSAUltimateAcquisitionArea

serviceandacontractAirportTrafficControlTower. Therearetwoactive

7,003ft longand150ftwide. Runway12hasanonprecisionapproach

instrument approach system. Runway 0220 is a nonprecision runwa

According

to

FAA

5010

Form,

there

were

89

aircraft

based

at

the

airport:20jets and 9 helicopters. GYY had 35,671 total operations in 2007.1

Forecast (TAF) estimations indicate that the operational level will decr

2010and increaseto33,036totaloperations in2020. Approximately57

activityatGYYisitinerant,34percentlocalactivity,5percentmilitaryand

Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) is a publiclyowned opentothepubl

southwestoftheSSAUltimateAcquisitionAreaand3milessouthofKan

hastwooperationalrunways. Runway0422 isasphaltsurfaced,5,979

precision

approach

on

Runway

04

and

non

precision

on

Runway

22;

asurfaced,4,399ftlongand75ftwide,withvisualapproachesatbothe

there were 129based aircraft at the airport: 96 singleengine airp

helicopters and 15 ultralight aircraft. IKK had 50,000 total operations

estimationsindicatethattheoperationallevelwillremainconstantin20

percentofGAactivityatIKKisitinerant,50percentlocalactivity,6percen

GriffithMerrillvilleAirport(05C)isaprivatelyowned,opentothepubli

milesnortheastoftheSSAUltimateAcquisitionArea. 05Chasonevisual

4,900ft

long

and

75

ft

wide.

According

to

FAA

5010

Form,

there

were

6

engineplanes,14multienginesand6helicopters. 05Chad33,699tota

2008 (TAF) estimations indicate that the operational level will remai

Approximately86percentof05Csactivityisitinerantoperations,13per

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KankakeeAirport (3KK) is a privatelyowned, opentothepublic airpo

southwestofthefutureSSAUltimateAcquisitionArea. Theairporthast

is2,644ft longand300ftwide,turfsurfaced;andRunway1836 isturf

wide.

Accordingto

FAA

5010

Form,

there

were

25

aircraft

based

at

the

a

1multiengine and 2 ultralight aircraft. 3KK had 11,000 total operatio

mostlyrepresentedbylocalGAactivity(82percent)anditinerantGAope

LansingMunicipalAirport (IGQ) isapubliclyowned,opentothepublic

milesnortheastoftheUltimateSSAAcquisitionArea. IGQhastwooper

visual,3,395ftlongand75ftwide,withanasphaltsurface;andRunway

ftwide,withanasphaltsurface. AccordingtoFAA5010Form,therewe

singleengine,21multiengine,10jetaircraft,13helicoptersand1ultra

operations in 2007.20

December 2008 (TAF) estimations indicate that

constantin2010andin2020. FiftypercentofactivityatIGQisrepresen

isitinerantGAand9percentisairtaxiactivity.21

LakeVillageAirport(C98) isaprivatelyowned,opentothepublicairpo

southeast of the IAP boundary. C98 has one visual, turf runway that

AccordingtoFAA5010Form,thereare20basedaircraftatC98: 16sin

6,976totaloperationsin2006,ofwhich67percentwerelocalGAand33

Lowell Airport (C97) is a privatelyowned, opentothepublic airport

southeast of the IAP boundary. C97 has one visual, turf runway that

AccordingtoFAA5010Form,therewere11basedaircraftatC97(allsi

operationsin2006,ofwhich93percentwerelocalGAandsevenpercent

2.4.2 PrivateAirfields

Inaddition,theregionwithin20milesofSSAhas16privatelyowned,p

and2pavedrunways. Theserunwaysrange in lengthfrom1,300to4,2

2,453feet. Adescriptionoftheseprivateairportsfollows:

SpanglerAirport(58IL)isaprivatelyowned,privateuseairfieldlocated

oftheInauguralARPandabout4milesnorthwestofManteno,IL. Thee

long,200ftwide,turfsurfaced,visualrunway.24

Therewere3basedairc

FAA5010Form.

Richard Brandt Airport (55IL) is a privatelyowned, privateuse facili

southwestoftheIAPboundaryandabout2milesnortheastofManteno

visual, turfsurfaced, 2,200 ft long and70 ft wide.25

There was1based

2009FAA5010Form.

Meadow Creek Airport (2IL9) is a privatelyowned, privateuse facili

northwestoftheInauguralARPand1milewestofMonee,IL. Theexist


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wide,asphaltsurface,visualrunway.26

Therewere20basedsingleengin

2009FAA5010Form.

CraigMussman

Airport

(7IL0)

is

a

privatelyowned,

private

use

airpo

southeastoftheIAPandapproximately3milesnorthofGrantPark,IL. I

turfsurface,which is2,415ft longand75ftwide.27

Therewere4base

2009FAA5010Form.

VonAlvensAirviewAirport(IL29)isaprivatelyowned,privateusefacili

IAPboundaryand3milessouthwestofBeecher,IL. Theairporthasat

wide.28

Therewere2basedaircraftatII29,accordingtothe2009FAA50

HershelWix

Airport

(03IL)

is

a

privatelyowned,

private

use

airport

northeastoftheIAPboundaryandabout6milessouthwestofMonee,

wide, turf surface, visual runway.29

There was 1based aircraft at 03IL

Form.

Johnson Airport (90IL) is a privatelyowned, privateuse airport locate

southwestoftheIAP. Theairporthasasingle,visual,turfrunway,2,600

nobasedaircraftatIL78,accordingtothe2010FAA5010Form.

BenoitAirport

(IL78)

is

a

privatelyowned,

private

use

airport

locate

southwestoftheIAPboundary. Theairporthasasingle,visual,turfrunw

Therewere3basedaircraftatIL78,accordingtothe2009FAA5010Form

Classic Landings Airport (05IL) is a privatelyowned, privateuse airpo

southwestoftheIAPboundary. Thisairportcontainsasingle,visual,turf

ftwide.32

Thisisaresidentialairpark;noinformationonbasedaircraftat

FrankfortAirport(C18) isaprivatelyowned,privateusefacility located

oftheARPandabout1milesoutheastofFrankfort,IL. Theexistingrunw

asphaltsurface,4,203ftlongand50ftwide.33

Therewere24basedair

FAA5010Form.

HawkerAirport(12IL)isaprivatelyowned,privateuseairportlocatedap

theIAPboundary. HawkerAirporthasonevisual,turfrunway,1,300ftl

basedaircraftat12IL,accordingtothe2009FAA5010Form.

NeinerAirport(19LL)isaprivatelyowned,privateuseairportlocatedap

the IAP boundary. This airport has one visual, turf runway that is 1,9

informationon

based

aircraft

for

this

facility

was

available.

SunsetAcresAirport(LL24)isaprivatelyowned,privateuseairport loc

ofthe IAPboundary. Thisairporthasasinglevisual,turfrunway,which

Therewere2basedaircraftatLL24,accordingtothe2009FAA5010Form


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SuttonsField(0II8)isaprivatelyowned,privateuseairportlocatedapp

of the IAPboundary. Theairporthasasinglevisual, turf runway that

Therewere

4based

aircraft

at

0II8,

according

to

the

2009

FAA

5010

Form

SweedlerAirport(3IL2)isaprivatelyowned,privateuseairportlocated

IAParea. Theairporthasasinglevisual,turfrunwaythat is2,600ft lon

basedaircraftat3IL2,accordingtothe2009FAA5010Form.

WietbrockAirport(IN90)isaprivatelyowned,privateuseairportlocated

oftheIAParea. Wietbrockcontainsasinglevisual,turfrunway,2,800ft

singleengineaircraftbasedatthisairport.39

Therewas1basedaircraft

5010Form.

Table26isasummaryoftheGeneralAviationFacilitiesthatarewithin2

Table 26 Summary of General Aviation/Corporate Aviation Facilitie

withintheSouthSuburbanRegion,2009AirportName

(FAAIdentifier)ARP

40 Runway(s) Based

Orientation Dimensions SE ME JSpangler(58IL) 11.0 0321 2,200x200 3 0

RichardBrandt(55IL) 8.1 1836 2,200x70 1 0

MeadowCreek(2IL9) 5.7 0422 3,400x40 16 2

CraigMussman(7IL0) 7.9 0927 2,415x75 3 0

VonAlvensAirview(IL29) 4.8 1836 1,900x60 1 0

HershelWix(03IL) 5.8 1836 2,600x105 1 0

Johnson(90IL) 12.1 1836 2,600x70 0 0

BenoitAirport(IL78) 15.6 1836 2,000x105 3 0

ClassicLandings(05IL) 19.6 1028 3,200x70 0 0

FrankfortAirport(LL40) 9.2 0927 4,203x50 23 1

RichardHawker

(12IL)

17.8

09

27

1,300

x100 1 0

PatNeiner(19LL) 12.3 1836 1,940x70 0 0

SunsetAcres(LL24) 10.6 0927 2,640x70 1 0

SuttonsField(0II8) 9.7 0119 1,400x100 3 1

SweedlerAirport(3IL2) 16.6 1836 2,600x135 1 1

Wietbrock(IN90) 11.4 0927 2,800x100 1 0

Gary/Chicago

Regional(GYY)19.4

1230 7,003x15042 18

0220 3,603x100

GreaterKankakee(IKK) 19.10422 5,979x100

96 131634 4,399x75

Griffith

Merrillville

(05C)15.9

08

26

4,900

x75

41

14

KoernerKankakee(3KK) 19.10927 2,644x300

22 11836 2,564x200

LansingMunicipal(IGQ) 12.30927 3,395x75

142 211836 4,002x75

LakeVillage(C98) 16.8 1836 2,000x140 16 0

Lowell (C97) 11.8 1836 3,041 x 100 11 0


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2.4.3 BultField

Oneairportintheregionislistedandreviewedseparatelybecauseofit

designationC56,

is

aprivately

owned,

public

use

facility

located

approxi

theIAPsAirportReferencePointand4milessoutheastoftheVillageof

longby75feetwideconcreteeast/westrunwayavailablefordawntodu

basedaircraft,125singleengine,7multiengineand2rotorcraft,(seeTab

FormerlycalledSangerField,thisfacilitywascompletelyrebuiltbythene

facilityconsists of132aircrafthangars,an18,000square foot terminal

AvgasandJetA.Sanger/BultFieldhaslongbeenrecognizedbytheFAAan

Table27: SummaryofGeneralAviation/CorporateAviationFacilities

AirportName

FAAIdentifierARP* Runway(s) BasedA

Orientation Dimensions SE ME Je

BultField(C56) 0.7 0927 5,000x75 125 7 0Source: FAA,Form5010,AirportMasterRecord,BultField,September2010. *Distancet

(ARP). **Aircraftlighterthanair;Recreationalorsportareexcludedfrombasedaircraftnu

2.4.4.

Registered

General

Aviation

Aircraft

Therearecurrently445aircraftregisteredtoresidentsorcorporationsw

of this registration information indicates that120 of those aircraftare

WillCounty.ForpurposesofthisdescriptiononlyeasternWillCountyde

east of an imaginary line beginning in Custer Park running northeast t

ManhattanandFrankfort.ItisassumedthattheSSAsiteandBultFieldp

foraircraftownersinthispartofthecountytobasetheiraircraft.

Inaddition,

the

seven

counties

adjoining

Will

County:

Cook,

DuPage,

Gru

Lake,combineforanadditional3,982registeredaircraft.Thistotalof4,4

41.8percentofthetotalaircraftregisteredinIllinois41

.

2.5 Utilities

TheSSAsiteiscurrentlyservedbyComEdforelectricityandvarioustelecommu

service. Naturalgasservice,providedbyNicorInc,isavailableintoBultFieldfro

Avenuebutthemajorityofthepropertiesatthesiteuseliquidpropane,oilorel

inthe

vicinity

of

the

site

rely

on

public

or

private

well

and

septic

systems

(see

Ex


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Section3RegionalSettingandLandUse

3.1 GreaterChicagoRegion

TheSouthSuburbanAirport(SSA)site is locatedwithinthegreaterChicagore

Illinois/northwestIndianametropolitanarea. Specifically,thegreaterChicagore

innortheasternIllinois,whichareCook,DeKalb,DuPage,Grundy,Kane,Kankake

Counties;twocountieslocatedinnorthwesternIndiana,whichareLakeandPor

Wisconsin(seeExhibit22). ThegreaterChicagoregionisthethirdlargestmet

accordingtotheU.S.BureauofCensus. Approximately9.1millionpeopleresid

in2000.42

ThegreaterChicagoregionisahighlydiversearearanginginlandusefromprim

commercialbusiness,andresidentialareas. LocatedonLakeMichigan,Chicago

and isoneof thecountrysmajorcommercial centers. Thesurroundingarea

farmingcenters.

3.2 SiteAcquisitionArea

TheUltimate AcquisitionArea for the SSA comprises approximately20,000ac

(seeExhibit

11).

The

Inaugural

Airport

Program

of

the

SSA

is

located

on

app

UltimateAcquisitionArea. Fivevillagessurroundtheairportsite:Beechertothe

Moneetothenorthwest,Peotonetothesouthwest,andUniversityParktothen

Thecenterofthesiteisapproximately35milessouthsouthwestoftheChicago

milessouthsoutheastofORDand29milessouthofMDW. Thesite is locate

Route50andwestofIllinoisRoutes394and1.

3.3 AffectedTownships/ZoningAuthority

TheSSAsite is located inunincorporatedWillCounty, Illinois,mostly intheTo

smallerportions located inCreteandWashingtonTownships. Themajorityof

the IAP will occur within Will Township, with some related development im

Townships.

Thetownshipsprimarilyprovideroadconstructionandmaintenanceservices,in

Fire, rescueandambulanceservicesareprovided by independentpublicorp

taxing authority reside with the county in unincorporated areas. Incorpora

extraterritorial

zoning

authority

for

all

land

within

1.5

miles

of

municipal

bopresent. SinceWillCountydoeshavezoning,nomunicipalitycurrentlyhaszonin

3.4 LandUsePlanningandZoningAgencies

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is the official regio


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population growth of more than 2 million new residents by 2040. The pla

projectedgrowthwillhaveontransportation,housing,economicdevelopment

otherqualityoflifeissues. Asthelanduseplanningagencyforthearea,CMAP

Federaldocuments

under

Executive

Order

1237243,

Intergovernmental

Review

95).

3.5 LandUsewithintheSSASite

LandusewithintheboundaryoftheSouthSuburbanAirportsiteispredominan

existinglanduseforthearea. Approximately85percentoftheSouthSuburban

about 8 percent is developed land occupied by residences and farm buildin

combination of land uses including fallow cropland, successional field, wetl

NaturalAreas/OpenSpaceontheExhibit32). BultField,asmallprivategene

the center of the study area. This rural land use pattern is typical of the ar

extensiveresidentialdevelopmentisfoundtothenorthinMonee,CreteandU

Peotone; and to the east in Beecher. Commercial development is concentra

Interstate57interchangesonthewestandalongIllinoisRoutes1and394onth

Suburban growth is encroaching on the northern limit of the primary study

acquisitionboundarypredominantlyconsistsoffarmingandruralresidentialuse

growth

is

also

occurring

within

the

primary

study

area.

In

October

2004,

the

arural residences, 109 farm residences, 627 manufactured homes and 2 comm

2,693people livedwithintheUltimateacquisitionboundary in2004.Thenum

has increased by approximately 22 percent since May of 1995. Section 6 o

detailed description of the SSA land acquisition program initiated in 2001.

availableontheSSAprojectwebsiteatwww.southsuburbanairport.com.

3.6 PopulationCenters

Thepopulation

centers

of

Beecher,

Crete,

Monee,

Peotone

and

University

Par

theairportsite(seeExhibit11). Theseincludeacombinationoffastgrowings

olderruralcommunities.

VillageofBeecher The2000U.S.CensuspopulationforBeecherwas2,033,n

population. Beecherisaruralcommunitythatwasfirstsettledinthe1850s. T

are located near the railroad on the west side of the village with new deve

towardIllinoisRoute1.HousinginBeecherispredominantlysinglefamilyando

of the homes were built after 1970. Cardinal Creek Golf Course and othe

constitutealmost

20

percent

of

the

total

land

use

in

the

village.

Industrial

use

cornerofthevillage,andconsiderableresidentialdevelopmentisoccurringinth

thevillage.

VillageofCrete ThelargestpopulationcenterneartheSSAsiteisCrete,witha

7,346,a9percentincreasefrom1990. Thevillagewasfoundedaround1850an

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Village of Monee The Village of Monee is located directly northwest of t

University Park. In 2000, the U.S. Census recorded a population of 2,924, a

Monee isa ruralcommunitydatingback to themiddleof the19thcentury.

IllinoisCentral

Railroad

and

flourished

as

amajor

town

in

Will

County.

Thepredominant landuse intheVillageofMonee isresidentialwithsinglefa

are generally distributed throughout the village, with some concentration a

bisectsthiscommunity. Thehousingstockislargelysinglefamily,owneroccup

andabout20percentoftheexistingsinglefamilyhomesareofferedasone or

ofsinglefamilyhousingunitshavebeenconstructedinrecentyearsonformerf

Development in the village generally occurred on large lots of 15 acres du

systems;howevernewerdevelopmenttendstobeonsmaller(0.250.50acre

to sewers. Zoning codes in the Village of Monee are being revised to includ

recreationalfacilitiesnearMoneeareRaccoonGroveNaturePreserveandMon

bytheForestPreserveDistrictofWillCounty.

Village of Peotone The Village of Peotone is a rural community located so

predominantly a singlefamily residential community of owneroccupied hom

Census,Peotone'spopulationwas3,385,a15percentincreasefrom1990. Com

along

Illinois

Route

50

in

the

central

business

district

and,

more

recently,

neIndustrialusesarelimitedtoanareaeastofIllinoisRoute50andafewparcelsa

VillageofUniversityPark TheVillageofUniversityPark,incorporatedin1967,

locatednorthoftheSSAsite.Thevillagegrewfromtheformercommunityof

Census recorded a population for University Park of 6,662, a 7 percent incr

contains a mixture of singlefamily homes and a large number of multifamily

concentrated along University Parkway. Additional commercial uses are als

Stuenkel Road and Governors Highway, and the intersection of MoneeMa

GatewayIndustrial

Park

is

located

in

the

western

part

of

the

village

between

Int

GovernorsStateUniversity is located incentralUniversityPark. Recreational

significantportionofthevillage,andincludetheDeerCreekGolfCourse,andTh

which is owned and operated by the Forest Preserve District ofWill County,

ResourcesandtheVillagesofParkForestandUniversityPark.

UnincorporatedAreas Goodenow,asmall,unincorporatedcommunitywitha

of87,islocatedtothenorthoftheformerBeecherlandfillalongPaulingRoad.

GoodenowGroveNaturePreserveandMiddlePlumForestPreserve,ownedan

Districtof

Will

County.

3.7 LandUseandZoningofSurroundingAreas

Theremainingareaaroundtheairportsiteiscomprisedoftheunincorporated

Kankakee County. Land uses and zoning in these areas are generally agric

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Lenox, Frankfort, Mokena, Matteson, Lynwood, Dyer, Schererville and Griffit

experiencingsubstantialgrowth.

Landuse

in

the

area

immediately

south

of

the

airport

site

is

generally

agricultu

plans for thisarea indicatesimilar futureuses. Theexception to this land us

occurringfarthersouthalongInterstate57betweenMantenoandtheCityofKa

ZoningdesignationsforportionsoftheSSAsiteareagricultural,estateresiden

residential(seeExhibit32).

3.8 LandUsePlanofEasternWillCounty

TheWill

County

Planning

Staff

maintains

awide

variety

of

data

pertinent

to

co

isresponsibleforpreparingandimplementingtheCountysLandResourceand

studiesthathelpguidefuturegrowthandpreserveWillCountysHeritage.Wi

ResourceandManagementPlaninApril2002.ThisplanidentifiedtheWillCoun

apotentialSouthSuburbanAirport. TheplanidentifiestheairportasaProjec

asanoverlaytoexistingandplannedrurallandusessincetheairportprojecth

iscurrentlyupdating thisplan. Inaddition,onApril16,2009theCountyHigh

County 2030 Transportation Plan in an effort to ensure that adequate trans

accommodate

the

countys

growth.

This

plan

included

the

SSA

site

based

upAirportLayoutPlanandmakesrecommendationsforrightofwayexpansiona

closures.

WillTownshipadopted itsGeneralDevelopmentPlan in June1993,whichspe

andsurroundinglandforagriculturaluse.Thisdesignationisalsoconsistentwith

Basedonanintergovernmentalagreement,electedofficialsfromWillandKank

planningbody inthe1990stohelpcreateacohesivestrategy foraddressing

group,

known

as

the

Eastern

Will

County

Regional

Council

(EWCRC),

was

coCreteTownship,GrantPark,KankakeeCounty,Manteno,MoneeTownship,Mo

SumnerTownship,UniversityPark,WillCountyandWillTownship. Thisgrou

legislatorsthroughtheIllinoisDepartmentofCommerceandCommunityAffairs

Aseparategroup,calledtheSouthSuburbanPlanningCommittee(SSPC),was

the Villages of Crete, Monee, Beecher, Peotone and University Park, plus t

KankakeeCounties. ThisgroupwasinitiallyfundedbygrantsprovidedbytheIlli

tohelpthelocalmunicipalitieseffectivelyplanfortheproposedairport. TheNIP

committeein

an

advisory

role.

3.9GroundTransportationFacilities

TheexistinggroundtransportationnetworkservingthefutureSSAsiteinclude

facilities. Followingisabriefdescriptionoftheprimaryroadsandraillinesasillu


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portionofMissouri. The interstate isaccesscontrolledand itcarriestw

There are two existing interchanges on I57 in the vicinity of the proj

interchange(milemarker335)islocatednearthenorthendoftheairpor

Roadinterchange

(mile

marker

327)

is

located

near

the

south

end

of

the

mile segment of roadway are a truck weigh station and a rest area

approximately8miles,drivedistance,fromthecenteroftheSSAsite.

IllinoisRoute50: IL50isamarkedstatehighwaythatrunsparalleltoI5

It is located approximately twothirds of a mile to the east of the inte

airportsite. IL50currentlycarriestwolanesoftrafficineachdirectiona

carsandtrucksintheregion.

IllinoisRoute

394:

IL

394

is

a

fourlane

(two

lanes

in

each

direction

adjacent to the northeast corner of the airport boundary. IL394 ru

providesdirectconnectionsfromI94,I80andU.S.Route30tothenort

IL394isacontrolledaccessmajorarterialroadwaythatcarriessignificant

IllinoisRoute1: IL1runsinanorthsouthdirectionalongtheeastsideo

as a Strategic Regional Arterial (SRA). The roadway consists of one lan

pavedshoulders. ILRoute1isaheavilyusedtruckroutefortheregion.

3.9.2ExistingOperatingConditions

Ingeneral, theexisting roadwaynetworkaround thesiteoperatesata

fourmain roadways in theareaare: I57, IL50, IL394and IL1. Eacho

southdirectionalongtheeasternandwesternedgesoftheSSAsite. Th

theexistingoperationsontheseroads:

Interstate57: I57currentlycarriesapproximately36,000vehiclesperd

AADT)

in

the

segment

between

the

ManhattanMonee

Interchange

a

Interchange. The operations along the interstate and at the Peotone

acceptable. IDOThas identifiedcapacityproblemswiththeexistingMa

thatcurrentlyexperiencessignificantdelayson ramps thatserve theen

north. IDOTrecentlyapprovedaPhase IEngineeringStudythat include

existingrampsofthisinterchange.

IL Route 50: IL50 currently carries between 6,000 and 9,000 vehicle

adjacent to the airport. Presently no operational deficiencies have

segment.

ILRoute394: IL394currentlycarries8,700vehiclesperdayAADTimmed

volumeincreasestoapproximately22,600vehiclesperdayAADTinthe

37,6000vehiclesperdayAADTtothenorthofU.S.30. Nooperationald

thesouthernterminusofIL394(addImprovementsatsouthterminusof


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3.9.3RegionalRailroadNetwork

Inadditiontotheexistingroadwaynetwork,therearetworailroadlinest

CanadianNationalRailway: TheCanadianNationalsfreightsingletrack

Champaign, Illinois passing the airport site along the west side of IL R

currently runs scheduled commuter passenger service on the Cana

downtownChicagotoUniversityPark,whichislocatedapproximately8m

Union Pacific Railroad: The Union Pacific Railroad has existing freigh

St.Louis. This double track rail bed runs north/south along the east si

VillagesofCreteandBeecher.

3.10 CommunityFacilities

Therearenochurches,hospitalsorschoolslocatedwithintheboundariesofthe

communityfacilitiesinthevicinityofthestudyareaarelistedinTable31andt

contained inAppendixA. These facilities were recorded based on windshie

2004.

Table31

Community

Facilities

Identifier(seeFigure4.22) CommunityFacility

1 FreeMethodistChurch

2 St.PaulsUnitedChurchofChrist

3 St.BonifaceCatholicChurch

4 FiremansPark

5 MoneeElementarySchool

6 ChristianLifeFellowship

7

PilgrimageProtestant

Congregation

8 UniversityParkPublicLibrary

9 HickoryElementary

10 TotsPark

11 CreteMoneeMiddleSchool

12 DeerCreekChurch

13 DeerCreekSchool

14 CreteMoneeEducationCenter,GSU/Echo

15 TrinityEvangelicalLutheranChurch

16

FirstBaptist

Church

of

Crete

17 CreteMoneeIntermediateCenter

18 CreteCemetery

19 ZionEvangelicalLutheranSchool

20 ZionEvangelicalLutheranChurch

21 IllinoisLutheranHighSchool

22 Crete Fire Department


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Table31CommunityFacilities


31 GoodenowGroveNaturePreserve

32 St.JohnsCemetery

33 St.JohnsEvangelicalLutheranChurch

34 TheAnchorageofBeecher

35 St.JamesCommunityCareofBeecher

36 BeecherHighSchool

37 BeecherElementarySchool

38 Museum&Library

39 St.LukeUnitedChurchofChrist

40 BeecherCommunityChurch

41 ZionLutheranChurch

42 ZionLutheranSchool

43 St.PaulsCemetery

44 St.PaulsChurch

45 St.PaulsChurch

46 PeotoneElementarySchool

47 FirstPresbyterianChurch

48 CretePoliceDepartment

49

UnitedMethodist

Church

50 PeotoneJuniorHighSchool

51 ImmanuelUnitedChurchofChrist

52 PeotoneLibrary

53 ThePeotoneSeniorLivingCenter

54 PeotoneHighSchool

55 ParkForestCommunityGardens

56 PeotonePark

57 MoneeReservoir

58

RaccoonGrove

Nature

Preserve

59 St.PaulsChristianSchool

60 St.PaulsUnitedChurchofChristCemetery

61 WaterTowerPark

62 BusinessDistrictBeecher

63 BusinessDistrictPeotone

64 BusinessDistrictCrete

65 FellowshipBaptistChurch

66 WayneLehnertPreserve

67

PineLake

Park

68 ThornCreekNaturePreserve

69 ThornGrove

70 DeerCreekPreserve

71 LowerPlumCreekPreserve

72 VictoryBaptistChurch

73 G L th Ch h


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82 StegerCommunityBuilding

83 EastviewElementarySchool

84 ImmanuelLutheranChurch/ActivityCenter

85 St.LiboriusChurch

86 St.LiboriusSchool

87 FirstCongregationalUnitedChurchofChrist

88 Steger,park

89 ParkviewElementarySchool

90 EvergreenHillCemetery

91 StegerEstatesFireDepartment

92 UnitarianUniversalistChurch

93 AuntMarthasYouthServiceCenter(childcare)

94 TalalaSchool

95 HopeLutheranChurch

96 HopeLutheranEarlyLearningCenter

97 St.MarysChurch

98 St.MarysSchool/Preschool

99 VillageBibleChurch

100

SkylineMemorial

Cemetery

101 MichaelE.CraigPark,HeritagePlayground

102 MillerChapel

103 FirstBaptistChurch

104 FirstBaptistDaycare

105 UniversityPark

106 LittlePeoplesPreschool

107 CreteReformedChurch

108 CreteFireProtection

109

PetCemetery

110 EagleLakeCemetery

111 St.LukesCemetery

112 St.JohnsUnitedChurchofChrist

113 St.JohnsCemetery

114 PeotoneCemetery

115 St.JohnsUnitedChurchofChrist

116 St.JohnsCemetery

117 GreenGardenSchool

118

SOWICEducation

Center

(Southern

Will

County

Cooper

119 GreenGardenTownHall

120 St.PetersCemetery

121 UnionCemetery

122 Park

123 PilgrimageProtestantChurch

124 U i it P k Fi D t t


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133 OlmsteadPark

134 FaithUnitedReformedChurch

135 BeecherLionsPark

136 CreteElementarySchool

137 CretePreschoolCooperative

138 CreteUnitedMethodistChurch

139 AdamsCemetery

140 CreteMoneeHighSchool

141 HeritagePark

142 CretePublicLibrary

143 JoeAlbrechtMemorialField,baseball

144 St.LiboriusSchool/EarlChildhoodProgram

Source: TAMS,2001.

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Section4EnvironmentalOverview

The purpose of the environmental review is to identify key environmental r

airportdevelopment.

The

data

compiled

in

this

section

will

be

used

throughou

airport development alternatives and to identify environmental related pe

recommendeddevelopmentprojects.

The SSA site has been studied in detail over the past 20 + years. Existin

documentedintheFAAsFinalEnvironmentalImpactStatementTier1:FAASit

theStateofIllinoisProposedSouthSuburbanAirport. TheRecordofDecision

Statement(FEIS)wasissuedbytheFAAinJuly2002. Section5.23oftheFEISd

22discreetsocial,physicalandnaturalparameters.AspartoftheTier2EISproc

andoperation

of

the

inaugural

airport,

this

information

will

be

analyzed

and

summaryoftheSSAsiteexistingconditionsfrom2002fornoise,airquality,w

endangered and threatened species of flora and fauna, biotic communities, p

archaeologicalandculturalresourcesandfarmlands.

4.1 Noise

Noiseconditionsweredeterminedforthecommunitiesandvillagesinthevicin

1990s and again in 2004. Ambient noise levels were measured at more th

sensitivereceptors. Exhibits41and42presentthelocationofnoisesensitive

measurements inthevicinityoftheairportsite. Noise levelsrangedfromDNL

the4050dBArange. Noise levelswerealsomeasuredalong46roadwayseg

site. The measured levels ranged from 52 to 76 dBA within 50 to 75 feet

measurementswerealsotakennearrailroadtracks, industrialsitesandnearS

24hourday,itwasdeterminedthatroadwaytrafficwasthemajorcontributort

ofSSA.

4.2

AirQuality

The informationpresented inthe followingsectionprovidesabriefoverview

the study area based on availablemonitoring dataandprevious modeling res

existingsourcesofairemissionsinthestudyarea.

AirQualityMonitoringData

Thisdiscussionofexistingairqualitymonitoringinformationisbasedondatafr

2000.

Multipleroadway

intersections

were

analyzed

using

the

CO

modeling

therewerenoviolationsoftheonehourCOstandardof35ppm;buttheeigh

potentially exceeded at some locations. However, it must be noted that the

worstcaseassumptionsthatproducedconservativelyhighresultswiththedata

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Particulate matter (in both the 2.5 and 10micron size ranges) also remai

exception. Theexceptionbeing istheannualaveragevalue forPM2.5,whichw

Leadlevels

remained

below

the

NAAQS

since

before

1994.

4.3 WaterQuality

PhysicalandchemicalmeasurementsatstreamsamplingstationswithintheSS

1990andMay1991. Bothwaterandsedimentsamplesweretaken. Waterqua

IIRAP Site Selection Study in 1990 and 1991 were discussed in detail in Tech

Appendix E, Volume III of the IIRAP Site Selection ReportAbstract (TAMS,

samplingwasperformedinthesummerof1994. TheGovernorsAirandWate

December

2,

1997

during

the

State

of

Illinois

review

process

of

the

SouthAssessment(IDOT,1997).

4.4 Floodplains

Thissectionprovidesan inventoryof thewaterwaysandassociated floodplain

currently limitedtoagriculturalfieldsalongthecreeksdrainingthearea,andt

creeks. Thedepthoffloodingduringa100yearfloodeventrangesfrom1inch

are no designated floodways identified on the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate

construction activities in the nondesignated floodways, if the stream drainsregulated by the IDNR, Office of Water Resources and county governments.

regulatedastwozones:floodwayandfloodfringe.

TheSSAsite isdrainedbyseveralheadwaterstreamsthat flow throughcropl

reaches of these streams have been improved, straightened, or otherwise

agriculturalpurposes. Someofthesestreamshavedesignated100yearflood

thatflow into largerchannelswithdesignatedfloodplains. Exhibit43presen

airport

site

as

depicted

in

the

FAAs

Tier

1

FEIS.

Atotalofapproximately38milesofstreamchannelsrunthroughtheSSAsite.

about1,704acresofdesignated,100yearfloodplainswithintheproposedairpo

TheextremenorthernandeasternportionsoftheSSAsitedraintothenorthe

oftheCalumetRiverdrainage. TwoheadwatertributariesofPlumCreekflowno

thesiteandIllinoisRoute1,totheeast. Theseintermittentfarmchannelsdrain

cropland. Theyjoinapproximately2milesnortheastofthesitetoformthema

designated100

year

floodplains,

approximately

150

feet

wide,

associated

with

t

ThemajorityofthesitedrainstowardthesouthandsouthwestintotheKankak

fromthenortheastcornertothesouthwestcorneroftheSSAsite,drainingap

flowsthroughopencroplandwithsomeforestedbanks. BlackWalnutCreekflo

miles beforejoiningwith the South Branch ofRock Creek,which isa tributar

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The headwaters of the South Branch of Rock Creek drain approximately 5.4

southernportionsoftheSSAsite. Thesearemainlyintermittentfarmswalesdr

of Rock Creek flows south for approximately 5 miles beforejoining with Ro

Kankakee

River.

There

is

100year

floodplains

associated

with

the

South

Br

approximately100to2,300feetinwidth.

RockCreekand itstributariesdrainapproximately6.8squaremilesattheext

The main channel flows through the area between the site and Interstate 57

intermittent farmswales locatedtothenorthwestandnortheastofthemain

tributariesflowthroughopencropland. Thedesignated100yearfloodplainfor

feetwide,and itstributariesvary fromapproximately250to400feetwide. R

RockCreekDrainageDistrict,reactivated inthesummerof1997 toalleviate f

Peotone.

Exline Slough's headwaters and tributaries are located in the eastern qu

approximately3.4squaremiles. ExlineSloughflowssouth forapproximately

Kankakee River. The tributaries are intermittent streams flowing through cr

floodplainvariesinwidthfromapproximately150to1,100feet.

DeerCreeksheadwatersarelocated intheextremenorthernportionoftheSS

squaremiles. Afurther0.2squaremileswouldbecrossedbytheproposedEast

to Illinois Route 394. Neither of these areas directly impacts Deer Creek or i

streambeginsnorthoftheproposedsite.

4.5 Wetlands

ThemostcommontypeofwetlandfoundwithintheSSAsite ispalustrineeme

palustrine forested (PFO) wetland, wetland complexes, and palustrine scru

(R2OWHx)habitat(jurisdictionalwatersoftheU.S.)isalsoextensivewithinthis

and

ponds

(PUB)

comprise

the

other

waters

of

the

U.S.

within

the

site..

The

staTech,nowAECOM,toconductawetlandanalysisoftheInauguralSSAsite in2

available for review in the Environmental section of the project web site a

Exhibit44presentsthewetlandsidentifiedontheairportsitein2008and2009

Theemergentwetlands(PEM)withintheSSAsiteincludebothcultivatedandun

herbaceous,hydrophyticvegetation. Uncultivatedareasaredominatedbyavar

suchasreedcanarygrass(Phalarisarundinacea),cattail(Typhaspp.),bulrushe

spp.). Cultivated (farmed) wetlands are characterized by weedy, annual

(Echinochloacrus

galli)

and

pinkweed

(Polygonum

pensylvanicum).

Thepalustrine forested wetland (PFO) designation includes wetlands charac

canopylayer. ForestedwetlandswithintheSSAsitearetypicallyfoundindepre

wherewetlandshaveremainedunplowedlongenoughfortreestomature. Th

flooded, swampy stream margins where the adjacent hydrology has not bee

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Palustrinewetlandcomplexes includeacombinationofwetlandtypes,where

mapping atapractical scale. Forexample,wetland complexesmayconsisto

forestedwetlandswithashrubbycomponent,orexpansiveareaswithamosaic

covercategories.

WithintheSSAsite,thewatersoftheU.S.designatedasriverine(R2OWHx)byt

constructeddrainagechannels(ditches). Afewsmallnaturalcreeksremainwit

oncenaturalcreekshavebeenchannelized,resultinginsteepsided,straightlin

bermsalongthetopsofthechannelbanks. Intheseinstances,wetlandhydrol

streamchannel. Plantspecies,suchasreedcanarygrass(Phalarisarundinace

jewelweed(Impatiensspp.),grow inthechannelwherewater isshalloworwh

topsofthechannelbanksgenerallysupportuplandspecies,suchasHungaria

fescue(Festuca

elatior).

Where

woody

vegetation

has

become

established

alo

include cottonwood (Populus deltoides), box elder (Acer negundo), and g

subintegerrima).

WatersoftheU.S.withintheSSAsitealsoincludespalustrineopenwater(POW

have mainly resulted from excavation activities, such as construction of borro

livestockwatering ponds. Somepondsare linedwithgravelor rip rap. Resid

mowed to the edge, while livestock pond borders are grazed. Emergent o

sandbarwillow) isfoundalongthebanksofsomemanmadeponds. Naturally

category.

Generally,naturally

occurring

ponds

within

this

site

are

found

in

asso

orforestedwetlandtypes. Theiracreageisincludedwithinthewetlandcomplex

Wildlife habitat is the primary value of the wetlands and other waters of th

wetlandsadjacenttoditchesandstreamsprovidesomewaterqualityimprovem

before itentersdrainageways. And,eventhoughchannelizationandotherdr

flood attenuation value of these wetlands, they do provide some flood atten

detainingoverlandrunoff.

4.6 EndangeredandThreatenedSpeciesofFloraandFauna

The results ofan informal information request to the IDNREcoCAT database

occurrencesofany federallistedorcandidatespeciesandone (1)occurrence

Owl(Tytoalba),withinthestudyareaortheimmediatevicinity.44

4.7 BioticCommunities

TheSSA

site

is

located

within

the

Western

Morainal

Section

of

the

Morainal

Nat

rolling topography associated with end moraines deposited by Wisconsinan g

rangebetween690feetto800feetabovesealevel. Soilsusuallyhaveahighcla

seasonallyperchedwatertable. Thisareawasoncepredominantlyprairieand

ofdenserwoodland. Intheprojectarea,oakgroveswereoncepresentnorth

theareawithintheproposedacquisitionboundarieswasonceoverwhelminglyo

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PlantBiota

Muchof the remainingvegetated land in thegreaterChicago regionbears lit

ecological

conditions.

Most

areas

have

been

disturbed

and

degraded

to

sproportions of adventive (nonnative) weedy invaders. The floristic quality o

Floristic Quality Index values less than 20. Land cover classes containing p

cropland,pasture,andherbaceoussuccessionalfield,oftenrateinthe020rang

naturalareasignificancefromafloristicqualityperspective,andarereplaceable

TerrestrialBiota Mammals

Most of the SSA site was originally grassland. Prairie remnants are inha

maniculatus)and

meadow

voles

(Microtus

pennsylvanicus).

These

species

als

fallowcroplandthatwasfarmeduntilafewyearsagowithintheboundarieso

mammalsofopenareas include thirteenlinedgroundsquirrels (Spermophilus

(Sorexcinereus), shorttailed shrews (Blarinabrevicauda), Eastern cottontails

skunks (Mephitismephitis). In the fewwoodedareasand in latersuccessiona

whitefootedmice(Peromyscus leucopus)replacedeermice. Whitetaileddee

abundantinwoodedareasofthesites,buthavenotyetoverpopulatedtheare

active cropland, although thirteenlined groundsquirrelswere commonlyobs

strips.

Birds

Overa16monthperiodoftimefrom1990continuinginto1991,156specieswe

SSA site. Seventy percent of the individuals belonged to open country passe

percentageofspecies,31percent. Waterbirdshadthesecondhighestpercenta

woodland passerines had the second highest percentage of species, 30 perc

confirmedtobreed,andbreedingevidence indicatedthatanadditional41spe

the

vicinity

of

the

SSA

site.

Raccoon Grove Nature Preserve, located northwest of the proposed acqu

periodically in 1994. This preserve contains mature deciduous woodland, em

field communities. Louisiana Waterthrushes (Seiurus motacilla) were found

sections of the preserve. European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), American Ro

Titmice (Parus bicolor), and Wood Thrushes (Hylocichlamustelina) nest in t

preserve. Nestparasitism by Brownheaded Cowbirds (Molothrusater)was o

Theredoesnotappeartobea largeenoughblockofcontiguousclosedcanop

Brownheaded

Cowbird

on

forest

interior

species.

American Robins and Redbellied Woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinensis) we

edge. FieldSparrows(Spizellapusilla),HouseWrens(Troglodytesaedon),Tree

European Starlings were found nesting in successional field habitat within

indicated that the following species probably nest in the various habitats fo

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ReptilesandAmphibians

Thirteenspecies

of

amphibians

and

reptiles

are

known

to

occur

in

the

immediat

consideredrelativelycommon innortheasternIllinois. Theoneexception isth

whichiswidespreadincentralIllinois,butseldomcommonatanyonelocality,a

area(BrownandMorris,1990). Blandingsturtle(Emydoideablandingii),aStat

speciesatrisk(formerlyCategory2)ispresentatRaccoonGroveNaturePrese

Becausealmostallofthestudyareawasoriginallyprairie,theherpetofaunaco

species and habitatgeneralists. Prairie remnants,herbaceoussuccessional fie

American toads (Bufo americanus), western chorus frogs (Pseudacris triseria

pipiens),western

fox

snakes

(Elaphe

vulpina),

and

plains

garter

snakes

(Thamn

the eastern tigersalamander (Ambystoma tigrinum),are largely restricted to

GroveNaturePreserve. Aquaticspecies,suchasbullfrogs(Ranacatesbeiana),

snappingturtles,(Chelydraserpentina),occupythesmallstreams. Onlytoads

intensivelycultivatedareas.

AquaticBiotaFishes

Thesmaller streams in rural Illinois, including someof those found in the vic

declinedin

quality

(Karr

et

al.,

1986;

Smith,

1971;

Gammon

et

al.,

1990).

N

agricultural runoff, sedimentation and habitat modification, such as channe

obstaclesfromstreams,areamongthecontributingfactorstothisdecline.

Black WalnutCreek is a small headwater stream. Fish diversity was poor in

seasonallystagnant. Themiddleportionofthestreamhasahighergradient,b

varied substrate. Intolerant species present at the middle sites of this stream

(Phoxinus erythrogaster) and fantail darters (Etheostomaflabellare). Lower

confluence with the South Branch of Rock Creek are maintained in a channe

habitatresultedinmoderatespeciesdiversity. Bluntnoseminnows(Pimephales

catchinthisarea.

TheSouthBranchofRockCreekjoinswithBlackWalnutCreekandMarshallS

Peotone. A few types of fish were abundant, but species diversity was only

dominated the upstream station; striped shiners (Luxilus chrysocephalus) w

Habitatqualitywaslow.

Exline

Slough

was

of

less

than

optimal

habitat

quality.

Grass

pickerel(Es

(Aphredoderus sayanus) were consistently captured at the upstream area.

downstream area produced the only rainbow darters (Etheostoma caeru

assessment;bandeddarters(Etheostomazonale)weremorecommonherethan

BenthicMacroinvertebrates

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4.8 ParkandRecreationLands

Section4(f)oftheDOTActof1966(49U.S.C.303),which iscurrentlyreferre

the

Secretary

of

Transportation

shall

not

approve

any

program

or

project

publiclyownedlandfromapublicpark,recreationarea,orwildlifeandwaterfow

significance,oranylocallandfromanhistoricsiteofnational,stateorlocalsigni

a) thereisnofeasibleandprudentalternativetoitsuse,and

b) allpossibleplanningtominimizeharmismadepartoftheproject. (FA

Allpubliclyownedparks,recreationareas,publiclyownednaturepreserves(d

included as Section 303(c) lands. Illinois nature preserves may not be acquir

eminentdomain,

except

for

another

public

use

and

by

approval

of

the

Illinois

Governor, and the public owner. Table41 identifies the Section 303(c) pro

publicuseswithintheimmediatevicinityoftheSSAsite. TherearenoSection

site. Exhibit45presentstheparkandrecreationlandsinthevicinityoftheairp

Table41: ExistingSection303(c)Lands

Section303(c)

LandsOwnership PublicUses

Year

EstablishedSize

DeerCreek

PreserveForest

Preserve

DistrictofWillCountySpecial

use

permits 1994 30

acr

FiremansPark VillageofMonee ToursofNationalRegister

Historicsite

1940 7acre

Goodenow

GroveNature

Preserve

ForestPreserve

DistrictofWillCounty

Hiking, picnicking,

camping,skitrails,fishing,

birdwatching,sledding,

skating,environmental

educationcenter,

educationalprograms,

specialusepermits,critical

habitat,scientific

monitoringandresearch

programs

1938;1996

designated

asNature

Preserve

541a

dedic

Natur

Prese

Laughton

Preserve

ForestPreserve


Fishing,birdwatching,

hiking,picnicking,special

usepermits

1931585

acres

190+

LowerPlum

CreekPreserve

ForestPreserve


Specialusepermits 1989 540a

MiddlePlum

Preserve

ForestPreserve


Highqualityforested,

openspacecorridor

N/A 318a

Monee

Reservoir

ForestPreserve

Districtof

Ill

County

Fishing,picnicking,

boating,hiking,

biking,

specialusepermits,

educationalprograms,

skating,dogsledding,

crosscountryskiing

1988 195a

OldPlankRoad

Trail/Grand

ForestPreserve

DistrictofWillCounty,

Hiking,birdwatching,

biking,crosscountryskiing

1997 22mi

S th S b b Ai t M t Pl DRAFT E i ti C diti R t


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Table41: ExistingSection303(c)LandsContinued

Section303(c)

Lands

Ownership PublicUsesYear

Established

Size

RaccoonGrove

Nature

Preserve

ForestPreserve


Restorationofprairieand

savanna,naturewalks,

criticalhabitat,bird

watching,hiking,

picnicking,,educational

programs,specialuse

permits,scientific


programs

1937 210a

SaukTrail

Preserve

ForestPreserve

District

of

Will

County

Educationaltrail,

educational

programs,

bird

watching,specialuse

permits

1976 240a

SaukTrail

Woods

CookCountyForest

PreserveDistrict

Hiking,birdwatching,

biking

Unknown 246a

ThornCreek

Nature

Preserve

ForestPreserve

DistrictofWillCounty,

IllinoisDept.of

NaturalResources,

ParkForest,University

Park

Hiking,educational

programs,educational

trails,museum,bird

watching,scientific


programs

1974 825a

ThornGrove

PreserveForest

Preserve

DistrictofWillCountySpecial

use

permits 1989 86

acr

WayneLehnert

Preserve

ForestPreserve


Specialusepermits 1971 80acr

Source: TAMS,1995,1997,2001;ForestPreserveDistrictofWillCounty,IDNR;PeotoneParkDistric

4.9 HistoricProperties/ArchaeologicalResources

LandusewithintheSSAsitewasagriculturalafterEuroAmericansettlemento

19thcentury. Anumberoflate19thcenturyfarmsteadshavebeenrecordedan

theassociated

agrarian

related

architecture.

The

Potawatomi

tribe

historicall

TheCarlGottliebSeggebruchHomestead,ahistoric1860erafarmstead,wasd

LandmarkbytheWillCountyHistoricPreservationCommissioninApril2004. T

theultimateairportboundaryinCrete.

A review of Illinois properties on the National Register of Historic Places in 2

knownsiteslistedinoreligiblefortheNationalRegisterwithintheSSAsite. An

historic structure survey was conducted at the airport site during 19951

investigationsarebeingcoordinatedwiththeIllinoisStateHistoricPreservation

Beginning inthespringof1995,archaeologists fromtheUniversityof Illinois

thedirectionofDr.JohnVogelofHeritageResearch,Ltd.,initiatedabackgrou

and a pedestrian survey of the airport site. Prehistoric site density varies f

probabilityzonesto1siteper400acres in lowprobabilityzones. Approximat

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Section5SocioeconomicData

ThedemographicanalysispresentedbelowisbasedondataobtainedfromWoo

U.S.Department

of

Commerce;

Bureau

of

Labor

Statistics,

U.S.

Department

of

L

Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce; and the Illinois Department of Empl

demographicandemploymentdatafor1970,1980,and1990arecomparedw

dataaswellas2008Censusestimateswhenavailable.

5.1 Population

Populationhassteadilygrown inthegreaterChicagoregion. In2000,theregi

an increaseofapproximately15percentoverthe1970populationof7,947,85

the1980

population

of

8,114,844,

and

approximately

11

percent

over

the

199

theregionhasthrivedoverthepast30years,thefocusofgrowthuntiltheearl

thecityofChicagotothesuburbs. AsshowninTable51,thecityofChicagol

1980and1990,adeclineof7.4percent. Thistrendreverseditselfinthe1990

approximately112,000people,a4percentincrease. Censusestimatesmaded

thepopulationofthecityofChicagodeclinedby143,810 individualsor5perc

populationoftheremainderofCookCountyisestimatedtohaveincreasedby3

PopulationgrowthintheSSAareahasbeenincreasingatdifferentrates. Fore

145,000new

residents

(40

percent

increase)

between

1990

and

2000,

while

K

County,Indianagained8and2percent,respectively,duringthesametimeperio

estimatedthatWillCountyspopulationhasincreasedby22.2percentfrom50

2000andJuly1,2004.45

Intermsofpopulationnumbers,WillCountyisthefifth

Further, estimates from the U. S. Census Bureaus American Community Sur

population of Will County increased by 167,051 individuals (33 percent) betw

populationnumbers,WillCountycontinuestobeidentifiedasoneofthefastest

The

SSA

site

includes

portions

of

four

townships

in

the

proposed

acquisition

arWill. Overall, these townships have exhibited substantial growth in popula

AlthoughMoneeTownshipexperienceda2percentpopulationdeclinebetwee

percent growth rate between 1990 and 2000. This growth rate has contin

dominantagegroupinthevicinityoftheprimarystudyareaisadultsages20t

total2000population(Table52).

5.2 Housing

Similarto

population

levels

in

the

greater

Chicago

region,

the

number

of

housin

thelast30years,withtheexceptionoftheCityofChicago. Thecityexperience

unitsbetween1970and1990,butreversedthattrendwithanincreaseinhou

andcontinuingthroughthe2008estimates. Table53liststhenumberofhousi

regionbycountyfrom1970to2000. Thenumberofhousingunitsincreasedb

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Source: Source: U.S.CensusBureau,1990CensusofPopulationandHousing,Table30:Population

PopulationandHousingUnits,1970to1990;AreaMeasurementsandDensity: 1990.

Table52: PopulationandAgeDistribution,SSAAreaTownship

Population

1980 1990 2000 2008* Under5

WillCounty,IL

Crete

20,416

21,629

23,589

26,446

1,432Monee 10,996 10,817 13,294 17,183 1,065

Washington 3,536 10,817 3,948 5,317 173

Will 1,136 1,332 1,568 2,013 107

Totals 36,084 37,529 42,399 50,959 2,777

Source: Woods&Poole,1993;U.S.CensusBureau,2000and2008. *Estimate.

In2000,housinginthevicinityoftheSSAsitewascharacterizedaslowdensity

familyandowneroccupied(Table54). In2000,therewasa4.4percentvacan

theSSA

site.

Although

2008

Township

estimates

are

not

available,

the

Census

ofthehousingunitswerevacantthatyearthroughoutWillCounty.

5.3 Employment

Based on 2008 estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employed

Table51: PopulationoftheGreaterChicagoRegionCounty 1970 1980 1990

Illinois

Cook 5,493,766 5,253,628 5,105,067

excludingChicago 2,124,409 2,248,566 2,321,341

Chicago 3,369,357 3,005,072 2,783,726

DeKalb 71,654 74,628 77,932

DuPage 487,966 658,858 781,666

Grundy 26,535 30,582 32,337

Kane 251,005 278,405 317,471

Kankakee 97,250 102,926 96,255

Kendall

26,374

37,202

39,413

Lake 382,638 440,388 516,418

McHenry 111,555 147,897 183,241

Will 247,825 324,460 357,313

Indiana

Lake 546,253 522,917 475,594

Porter 87,114 119,816 128,932

Wisconsin

Kenosha 117,917 123,137 128,181

RegionTotal

7,947,852

8,114,844

8,239,820



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Table53: HousingUnitswithintheGreaterChicagoRegionCounty 1970 1980 1990

Illinois

Cook 1,855,373 1,994,211 2,021,833

excludingChicago 645,955 819,505 888,794

Chicago 1,209,418 1,174,706 1,133,039

DeKalb 20,628 25,296 27,351

DuPage 141,119 234,819 292,537

Grundy 8,831 11,529 12,652

Kane 77,088 98,547 111,496

Kankakee 29,660 37,587 37,001

Kendall

7,774

12,518

13,747

Lake 110,448 150,505 183,283

McHenry 36,288 52,976 65,985

Will 73,328 109,754 122,870

Indiana

Lake 167,175 186,375 183,014

Porter 26,205 41,529 47,240

Wisconsin

Kenosha 39,110 47,506 51,262

Regional

Total

2,592,667

3,000,152

3,170,271

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Table 30: Population and

PopulationandHousingUnits,1970to1990;AreaMeasurementsandDensity: 1990.

Table54: HousingUnits,SSAAreaTownship HousingUnits OwnerOccupied Ren

WillCounty

Crete 9,442 7,129

Monee

5,034

3,492

Washington 1,505 1,172

Will 579 432

TotalHousingUnits 16,650 12,225

Source: U.S.CensusBureau,2001.

5.4 Income

In2000,DuPageCounty, Illinoishadthehighestmedianhousehold incomewit

shown

in

Table

5

7.

Will

County

had

the

fifth

highest

median

household

inc$62,238 per household in 2000, a 51 percent increase over 1990 median ho

estimates in 2008 indicate this trend continued with Will County remainin

householdincomeof$62,238andLakeCountyreplacingDuPageasthecountyw

LakeCounty,Illinoishadthehighestpercapitaincomein2000withinthegreat

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p g p

In 2008, Lake County, Indiana had the highest percentage of individuals liv

percent),whileWillCountyrankednumbertenth,of13counties,inthiscategor

belowthepovertylevel(seeTable59).

Table55: TotalEmploymentandUnemploymentbyCountyGreaterChi

CountyEmployedCivilianLaborForce Un

1980 1990 200048

2008* 1980

Illinois

Cook 2,363,086 2,474,073 2,569,474 2,495,909 205,581

DeKalb 35,620 41,282 46,849 55,691 3,090

DuPage 296,073 445,482 516,874 489,362 17,244

Grundy

15,060

15,572

18,194

23,938

1,631

Kane 125,237 165,997 213,520 248,198 10,795

Kankakee 37,790 43,861 50,110 52,103 4,793

Kendall 18,320 21,322 29,554 38,923 1,137

Lake 198,096 266,056 322,972 351,793 14,861

McHenry 66,452 99,137 134,893 163,408 5,482

Will 145,955 178,245 242,383 336,956 13,915

Indiana

Lake 215,573 206,730 208,911 221,128 28,871

Porter

49,390

62,763

71,809

80,609

4,511

Wisconsin

Kenosha 55,634 61,992 78,663 79,922 4,738

RegionTotal 3,622,286 4,082,512 4,504,206 4,637,940 316,649

Source: 1998USACounties,LaborForce,CivilianandUnemployment (BLS);U.S.CensusBureau;U.S.

20062008. *Estimated.



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Table56 EmployedPersonsbyIndustryWillCountyIndustry

AgriculturalServices,ForestryandFishing*

Mining

Utilities

Construction

Manufacturing

WholesaleTrade

RetailTrade

Transportation&Warehousing

Information

Finance&Insurance

RealEstate&Rental&Leasing

Professional,Scientific&TechnicalServices

ManagementofCompanies&Enterprises

Administrative,Support,WasteManagement,RemediationServices

EducationalServices

HealthCare&SocialAssistance

Arts,Entertainment&Recreation

Accommodation&FoodServices

OtherServices

Auxiliaries

Government*

Source: U.S.CensusBureau,2003,BureauofEconomicAnalysis,U.S.Department ofCommerce,200

Security(IDES);HistoricalIllinoisatWorkData,4th

Quarter,2008;http//lmi.ides.state.il.us/ilatwork/

betweenTables55and56areduetoaccountingdifferencesbetweenparttimeandfulltimejobs

government,employees.

Table57:MedianHouseholdIncomeInDollarsbyCountyGreaterChica

County 198050

1990*

Illinois

Cook 32,151 32,673

DeKalb 30,740 30,864

DuPage 46,096 48,876

Grundy 36,325 35,728

Kane 37,036 40,080

Kankakee 29,127 28,284

Kendall 41,076 42,834

Lake 42,244 46,047

McHenry 39,333 43,471

Will 39,092 41,195

Indiana

Lake 35 704 30 439



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Table58: PerCapitaIncomeInDollarsbyCountyGreaterChicagoRegio

County 198051

199052

Illinois

Cook 13,789

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