sales taxes for the village in 2008, or approximately 56 percent of its sales-tax income. Local dealerships include Barrington Volvo, Marquardt of Barrington, Motor Werks of Barrington, and Wickstrom Auto Group. In May 2009, Chrysler informed the Wickstrom (which took over the Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep franchise from Champion) location that it would not be among the 40 dealerships closed in Illinois. The Gatorade Sports Science Institute, often featured in the company's commercials, is located in Barrington just west of downtown, across the street from Barrington High School. Barrington was also formerly home to GE Healthcare IT prior to relocating to Chicago in 2016. Other notable businesses include defense contractor ISR Systems, part of the Goodrich Corporation (formerly known as Recon Optical), and commercial real estate developer GK Development. For many years, the village was home to the Jewel Tea Company; its former headquarters was razed in the early 21st century for redevelopment as Citizens Park. In addition to its downtown area, the village is home to several shopping centers, including the Ice House Mall and The Foundry, located northwest of town. Top employers According to Barrington's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Barrington has a total area of , of which (or 96.12%) is land and (or 3.88%) is water. Barrington is approximately bordered by Hart Road to the west, Illinois Route 68 (Dundee Road) to the south, Ela Road to the east and Providence Road and Taylor Road to the north. The village is located approximately above sea level. Barrington is northwest of Chicago. Major streets US Route 14 (Northwest Highway) Illinois Route 59 (Hough Street) Illinois Route 68 (Dundee Road) Barrington Road Cuba Road Ela Road Hart Road Lake Cook Road (Main Street) Lake Zurich Road Otis Road Barrington's neighboring communities are: Government The Village of Barrington is a home rule municipality which functions under the council-manager form of government with a village President and a six-member board of trustees, all of whom are elected at large to staggered four-year terms. The current Village President is Karen Darch. There are six current members of the Board of Trustees in addition to a village treasurer. The village clerk, also an elected position, is responsible for taking and transcribing minutes of all Village Board and Committee of the Whole meetings along with other municipal clerk duties. The current