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Transportation Advantage: Easy Freeway access to I-290 & I-294.

Northlake is the right choice for your new business location. From the enviable transportation advantages to a qualified and skilled workforce, Northlake could be your businesses perfect partner.

The City of Northlake is ideally situated for convenient access.

Transportation Advantage: 8 miles to O'Hare International Airport.

Located 14 miles west of downtown Chicago at the border of Cook and DuPage County, Northlake is bordered by the Tri-State Tollway (294), the Eisenhower Expressway (290), North Avenue (Rt. 64) and Mannheim Road. O’Hare International Airport is just 8 miles away.

Transportation Advantage: Proximity to downtown Chicago.

The southern border of the City is home to the Union Pacific Rail yard.

Among the many businesses that call Northlake Home are Dominick’s, Entenmann’s Bakery, LaFrancaise Bakery, Kraft Foods, Sun Chemical, Scholle, Champion Transportation, American Bottling, Olmarc Packaging and many more. Office and warehouse space is available in the City of Northlake for consideration by your company.

Some Points to Ponder -
The City of Northlake...

	Northlake's demographic information? Basic Northlake demographic information is available on this site. Please keep in mind that the data on this site is from the 1990 U.S. Census. We will update the data when the 2000 Census information becomes available.

• is part of the greater Chicago area which has a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of over $300 billion, larger than Taiwan or Switzerland
• has a qualified and available work force across all skill levels
• has universal access to customers and suppliers - 50% of the North American industrial economy is within one day's truck delivery
• is part of a pivotal transportation hub - non-stop global gateway to 60 international business capitals is only 5 miles away at O'Hare International Airport, and is part of the only location where all North American Class I railroads interchange.

Transportation Advantage: A Class I railroad interchange is located in Northlake.

The City of Northlake is working towards a bright future, and we welcome businesses to benefit from our substantial advantages.

To arrange a visit to Northlake, or to obtain additional information on locations of available real estate for companies wishing to relocate, please contact Mayor Jeffrey T. Sherwin at (708) 343-8700, or email northlakemayor@comcast.net.