NAPERVILLE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP Competitors

The Aurora Police Department is the second-largest municipal police department in the State of Illinois and is made up of dedicated members on a mission to improve the quality of life in Aurora through innovation, partnerships, and dedicated service to our community.

The City of Rockford is comprised of more than 1,000 employees across more than 30 buildings. Our team is dedicated to making Rockford a wonderful place to work, live, visit, raise a family or grow a business. We’re investing millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements and neighborhood revitalizations. We’re leading the country in our efforts to end veteran, chronic and youth homelessness; to implement 21st Century policing best practices in our public safety initiatives; & to track and measure progress through public accountability. We’re fierce advocates lobbying diligently to leadership in Springfield for the rights of Rockford citizens. Our central location, with easy access to major highways, rail service & one of the fastest growing airports in the country make Rockford a great location for new business development. We’ve been named the nation’s third Ford Next Generation Learning Model Community based on our public school success in developing & implementing high school career academies. We keep the world flying, as dozens of aerospace & advanced manufacturing companies call our city home. We’re the home of Jane, the world’s most complete and best preserved juvenile T.rex, at the Burpee Museum of Natural History; Anderson Japanese Gardens; the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Laurent House; some of the best & most affordable golf in the Midwest; and Rockford City Market, which features local growers, vendors, live music & demonstrations. We’re the hometown of internationally-known, Rock and Roll Hall-of-Fame rock group, Cheap Trick, & we continue to showcase the best local, regional & national entertainment at a variety of venues throughout the city. We’ve recently invested in MercyHealth Sportscore 1 and 2 & the UW Health Sports Factory, offering state-of-the-art outdoor and indoor sports facilities, cementing our national reputation as a leader in youth sports. We’re passionate about our city. We have a proud past and an even brighter future.

Selected as the Kane County seat in 1835, Geneva (2004 census pop. 21,901) is located in the Fox River Valley 40 miles west of Chicago. We’re known for our historic downtown business district (over 700,000 s.f.), the Geneva Commons Shopping Center on Randall Road, the Geneva Business Park (adjacent to DuPage National Airport), Kane County Cougar baseball, festivals, bike trails, and fun! Over 1000 businesses call Geneva home and enjoy our lower cost municipal electric utility. Our largest employers are Delnor-Community Hospital, Kane County, Burgess Norton, Johnson Controls, Peacock Engineering, Millard, Production Packaging, Excel North American Logistics, Houghton Mifflin, FONA, The Little Traveler, Gordon Flesch, Industrial Hard Chrome, and Continental Envelope. Geneva’s character is found in its historic architecture, adaptive re-use of historic buildings, graceful trees, and attention to landscaping. Open space and recreation abound with 700 acres of park land (48 parks), a skate park, miniature golf course, swimming pool, the 580 acre Prairie Green Preserve, 497 acres of County forest preserves, two golf courses, and miles of recreational trails along the scenic Fox River.