Company Profile
City of Highland Park
Company Overview
Highland Park is a 'North Shore' suburb of Chicago, located on the shore of Lake Michigan. Population 29,500.
Founded in 1869.
Highland Park has several attractions including a vibrant downtown shopping district and the Ravinia Festival which hosts classical, pop and jazz concerts in the summer. It has been the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Ravinia Festival is located in the Ravinia District, originally an artists' colony which still retains much of its early character and architecture.
Highland Park has several landmark structures listed in the National Register of Historic Places, notably the Willits House by Frank Lloyd Wright. In addition to several houses designed by Wright, the National Register lists homes designed by prominent architects including John S. Van Bergen, Howard Van Doren Shaw, Robert E. Seyfarth, and David Adler. Landscape architect Jens Jensen lived in Highland Park and designed a number of projects in the community that are listed on the register. For more see www.cityhpil.com
Company History
The City's Water Treatment Plant has just undergone conversion from 'conventional' surface water technology to Ultrafiltration treatment employing Evoqua (formerly Siemens) MEMCOR® CS Submerged Membrane System (See: http://www.evoqua.com/en/brands/Memcor/Pages/memcor-cs.aspx). The Plant is rated at 30 MGD and serves 60,000 people in Highland Park and neighboring communities. It is operated 24X7 by a staff of 11 including a full-time Chemist. For details, see: http://www.cityhpil.com/index.aspx?NID=182
Benefits
The City of Highland Park offers generous employee benefits.