Employers in Illinois logged 23 WARN Act notices in October 2024, involving roughly 3,189 workers — falling below September and down 87% versus October 2023. The average filing covered 139 workers, with 8 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 6 | 664 |
| Other | 1 | 482 |
| Transportation | 1 | 243 |
| Retail | 1 | 131 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 54 |
| Real Estate | 1 | 40 |
| Construction | 1 | 25 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 664 workers across 6 notices. Meanwhile, Other reported 482 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cook | 6 | 1,334 |
| McHenry | 2 | 486 |
| Winnebago | 4 | 322 |
| La Salle | 2 | 304 |
| Mchenry | 2 | 296 |
Cook saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 42% of all affected workers with 1,334 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 6 | 1,334 |
| Harvard | 2 | 486 |
| Streator | 2 | 304 |
| Cary | 2 | 296 |
| Rockford | 2 | 208 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 8 | 1,289 |
| Layoff | 3 | 246 |
Closures accounted for 40% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| True Value Company, LLC | Chicago | 482 | Closure | 2024-10-16 |
| True Value Company, LLC | Chicago | 482 | 2024-10-16 | |
| True Value Company, LLC | Harvard | 243 | Closure | 2024-10-16 |
| True Value Company, LLC | Harvard | 243 | 2024-10-16 | |
| Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc | Streator | 152 | Layoff | 2024-10-21 |
| Oi Glass Containers | Streator | 152 | 2024-10-24 | |
| True Value Company, LLC | Cary | 148 | Closure | 2024-10-16 |
| True Value Company, LLC | Cary | 148 | 2024-10-16 | |
| PepsiCo, Inc | Chicago | 131 | Closure | 2024-10-28 |
| PepsiCo | Chicago | 131 | 2024-10-28 | |
| Cygnus Home Service dba Yelloh | Marshall | 119 | 2024-10-02 | |
| International Paper Company | Rockford | 104 | Closure | 2024-10-18 |
| International Paper | Rockford | 104 | 2024-10-18 | |
| Acuity Optical Laboratories, LLC dba Identity | Normal | 99 | Closure | 2024-10-16 |
| Acuity Optical Laboratories, LLC | Normal | 99 | 2024-10-16 |
The biggest impact was at True Value Company, LLC at its Chicago facility, reporting 482 affected workers. True Value Company, LLC followed with 482 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Illinois, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Illinois. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Illinois WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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