Pro-business. Pro-development. Winthrop Harbor casts itself in the non-traditional role of facilitator rather than simply a regulator. We stride work with businesses and developers to streamlined approvals process.
The Village of Winthrop Harbor is ready and willing to help businesses locate or expand within our community. Village staff works with developers guiding them through a highly professional and efficient development approvals process. The Village is willing to offer creative incentive packages to aid commercial businesses.
A comprehensive plan outlines a community’s vision of its desired physical environment and the process for realizing that vision. In addition to providing a well-defined framework for the community’s development and investment goals, the plan seeks to explore and promote new opportunities and changing community trends.
The Community Data Snapshots is a series of data profiles for every county, municipality, and Chicago Community Area (CCA) within the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) seven-county northeastern Illinois region.
A Zoning Map shows the zoning plan of a City or Village. These are especially important for businesses considering locating to Winthrop Harbor and are looking for available properties. See our zoning codes, ordinances, and maps below! Interactive Web Map.