Illinois Technology and Research Corridor

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The Illinois Technology and Research Corridor is a region of commerce and industry located along Interstate 88 in the Chicago metropolitan area, primarily in DuPage, Kane, and DeKalb Counties. The corridor is home to the headquarters or regional centers for many Fortune 1000 companies (including many specializing in research, development, logistics, and technology), several office and industrial parks, colleges and universities, research and scientific institutions, medical centers, government centers, and abundant shopping, dining, lodging, and entertainment amenities. In addition to the I-90 Golden Corridor, the I-94 Lakeshore Corridor, and the I-55 Industrial Corridor, the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor is one of the principal economic centers in suburban Chicago.

Cities and villages

Cities and villages located partially or wholly within the scope of the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor include:

Aurora Batavia Campton Hills Clarendon Hills Cortland DeKalb Downers Grove Elburn Elmhurst Geneva Glen Ellyn Kaneville Lemont Lisle Lombard Malta Maple Park Montgomery Naperville North Aurora Oak Brook Oakbrook Terrace Plano St. Charles Sugar Grove Sycamore Villa Park Warrenville West Chicago Westmont Wheaton Winfield

Companies

The Oak Brook Terrace Tower, which contains nearly 800,000 square feet of office space and houses several companies, is the tallest building in suburban Chicago, standing at 418 feet (31 stories). McDonald's Plaza, the headquarters of McDonald's, located in Oak Brook

Major companies with a strong presence in the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor include:

Ace Hardware, a hardware store chain headquartered in Oak Brook Acxiom, located in Downers Grove, is a customer and data information management company Alcatel-Lucent, an international telecommunications company, with offices in Naperville and Lisle. Aldi, a grocery store chain with U.S. headquarters in Batavia APL Logistics, a freight transportation company with offices in Oak Brook Blistex, Incorporated, a personal care products company headquartered in Oak Brook BP, an international energy company with its North American chemicals headquarters and research facilities in Naperville Calamos, an asset management firm headquartered in Naperville Caterpillar, a construction equipment manufacturer with a plant in Montgomery ConAgra Foods, a packaged foods company with offices in Naperville Coskata, Inc., an energy research company headquartered in Warrenville Devry University, an international technical college headquartered in Downers Grove Dover Corporation, a manufacturer of specialized industrial products and equipment headquartered in Downers Grove Eby-Brown, a wholesale distributor headquartered in Naperville Farm Progress, an agricultural publication publisher headquartered in St. Charles First Alert, a safety products company headquartered in Aurora Hyundai, a motor vehicle company with regional offices in Aurora McDonald's, a fast-food restaurant chain headquartered in Oak Brook MetLife, an insurance company with offices in Aurora Microsoft a computer technology company with offices in Downers Grove Mitutoyo, a company specializing in measuring instruments and meteorological technology with U.S. headquarters in Aurora Molex, an electronic components manufacturer headquartered in Lisle Nalco, a water treatment and chemical company headquartered in Naperville Navistar, an automotive manufacturer headquartered in Lisle Nicor, a gas utility company headquartered in Naperville Nissan Motors, an automotive manufacturer with offices in Aurora and Naperville Oberweis Dairy, a dairy products company headquartered in North Aurora OfficeMax, an office supplies chain headquartered in Naperville Portillo's Restaurants, a restaurant chain headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace Redbox a media rental company headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace Sanford L.P., a writing products manufacturer headquartered in Oak Brook SAP America, the Americas' subsidiary of SAP AG, the world's largest business software company with offices in Downers Grove. Sara Lee, a food company headquartered in Downers Grove Smithfield Foods, a meat products manufacturer with subsidiary Armour-Eckrich Meats headquartered in Lisle and a processing facility in St. Charles Sunshine Biscuits, a cracker, cookie, and cereal manufacturer headquartered in Elmhurst SIRVA, a moving industry company headquartered in Westmont Tellabs, a telecommunications company headquartered in Naperville Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., an automobile manufacturer with regional offices in Aurora and Naperville VVF, a personal care products manufacturer with a plant in Montgomery Westell, a modems manufacturer headquartered in Aurora

Educational Institutions

Altgeld Hall, a landmark building at DeKalb's Northern Illinois University, the second-largest institution of higher education in the state of Illinois Aurora University is a private liberal arts college located in Aurora Benedictine University a private university located in Lisle The College of DuPage is a community college that primarily serves DuPage County, located in Glen Ellyn DePaul University is a private Chicago-based university with a campus in Naperville DeVry University, headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, offers numerous technical degrees at its eight Chicago area campuses. Elmhurst College is a private liberal arts college located in Elmhurst Illinois Institute of Technology, with a campus in Wheaton, offers three degree programs in Information Technology and Management. Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, a three-year magnet high school for the State of Illinois in Aurora. Many of its students participate research internships elsewhere in the ITRC. Kishwaukee College is a community college that primarily serves DeKalb County, located in Malta National-Louis University is a private Chicago-based university with a campus in Lisle North Central College is a private liberal arts college located in Naperville Northern Illinois University, is a public university and research institution located in DeKalb. It is the second largest institution of higher education in the state of Illinois in terms of enrollment. A satellite campus is located in Naperville. Waubonsee Community College is a community college that primarily serves central & southern Kane County and northern Kendall County, located in Sugar Grove Wheaton College is a private liberal arts college located in Wheaton

Research Institutions

Fermilab, located in Batavia Argonne National Laboratory, located on 1,700 acres (7 km2) in Lemont, is the oldest national research institution in the United States, chartered in 1946. The only multipurpose national laboratory in the Midwest, Argonne manages and operates a range of scientific user facilities, including the Advanced Photon Source, the Center for Nanoscale Materials and the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility. Argonne's annual budget is $650 million and employs 3,500 people. It is owned by the Department of Energy and operated by the UChicago Argonne, LLc.. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, located on 6,800 acres (28 km2) in Batavia, was commissioned on November 21, 1967 by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. It is home to the world's former highest energy particle accelerator, Tevatron. The accelerator was built in 1983 at a cost of $120 million, and was upgraded in 1994 at a cost of $290 million. It employs 2,100 people.

Medical centers

Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, located in Hinsdale Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, located in Downers Grove Central DuPage Hospital, located in Winfield Delnor Community Hospital, located in Geneva Edward Hospital, located in Naperville Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, located in Elmhurst Kishwaukee Community Hospital, located in DeKalb Provena Mercy Medical Center, located in Aurora Rush-Copley Medical Center, located in Aurora The DeKalb County Courthouse, located in Sycamore

Government centers

DeKalb County Government Center and Courthouse, located in Sycamore DuPage County Government Center, Judicial Center, and Fairgrounds, located in Wheaton Kane County Government Center and Courthouse, located in Geneva Kane County Judicial Center and Fairgrounds, located in St. Charles