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Layoffs in Chicago
Since January 7, 2025, our records for Chicago include 5 verified layoff stories covering at least 1,618 jobs and 52 WARN notices naming 6,497 workers.
Stories
September 2026
April 2026
February 2026
WARN notices in Chicago
| Notice date | Employer | Location | Workers | Type | Effective | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Human Care Services | Chicago · c County | 2 | Layoff, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Nov 9, 2026 | State report | |
| Fulton Troika LLC (d/b/a Fulton Market) Our story | Chicago · Cook County | 109 | Layoff, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Oct 25, 2026 | State report | |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. Our story | Chicago · Cook County | 363 | Layoff, permanent | Nov 2, 2026 | State report | |
| Heartland Human Care Services | Chicago · Cook County | 2 | Layoff, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Oct 9, 2026 | State report | |
| TV Hardward Distribution, LLC | Chicago · Cook County | 116 | Closure, permanent | Oct 9, 2026 | State report | |
| SCR Medical Transportation LLC | Chicago · Cook County | 241 | Layoff, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Sep 30, 2026 | State report | |
| Heartland Human Care Services | Chicago · Cook County | 6 | Layoff, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Jun 30, 2026 | State report | |
| Solo Cup Operating Corp. | Chicago · Cook County | 286 | Layoff, permanent | Jul 5, 2026 | State report | |
| Wargaming USA, Inc. | Chicago · Cook County | 29 | Layoff, permanent | Jul 3, 2026 | State report | |
| KLEO Community Family Life Center | Chicago · Cook County | 65 | Closure, permanent | Jun 30, 2026 | State report | |
| Iron Galaxy Studios, LLC | Chicago · Cook County | 48 | Layoff, permanent | Apr 17, 2026 | State report | |
| Heartland Human Care Services Our story | Chicago · Cook County | 120 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Mar 31, 2026 | State report | |
| Heartland Human Care Services (International Children's Reception Center) Our story | Chicago · Cook County | 120 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Mar 31, 2026 | State report | |
| Southwest Airline Co. (at O'Hare Airport) | Chicago · Cook County | 107 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Jun 4, 2026 | State report | |
| Windy City Supply Chain LLC | Chicago · Cook County | 105 | Closure, permanent | May 24, 2026 | State report | |
| Aspira Inc. of Illinois | Chicago · Cook County | 57 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Apr 3, 2026 | State report | |
| Saks Fifth Avenue | Chicago · Cook County | 101 | Closure, permanent | May 6, 2026 | State report | |
| H&M Fashion USA, Inc. Our story | Chicago · Cook County | 181 | Layoff, permanent | May 7, 2026 | State report | |
| Heartland Human Care Services | Chicago · Cook County | 145 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Apr 1, 2025 | State report | |
| Walgreens Our story | Chicago · Cook County | 52 | Layoff, permanent | Feb 10, 2026 | State report | |
| Everest Insurance | Chicago · Cook County | 37 | Layoff, permanent | Mar 31, 2026 | State report | |
| CVS Health/Oak Street Health MSO, LLC | Chicago · Cook County | 219 | Closure, permanent | Jan 9, 2026 | State report | |
| Norvax, LLC | Chicago · Cook County | 487 | Layoff, permanent | Jan 2, 2026 | State report | |
| Fervalue USA LLC | Chicago · Cook County | 72 | Layoff, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Jan 1, 2026 | State report | |
| Virgin Hotels Chicago | Chicago · Cook County | 180 | Layoff, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Dec 15, 2025 | State report | |
| Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (at five Chicago elementary schools) | Chicago · Cook County | 152 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Jun 10, 2026 | State report | |
| Chartwells at DePaul University | Chicago · Cook County | 138 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Nov 30, 2025 | State report | |
| Industrial Container Services, LLC (d/b/a Mauser Packaging Solutions) | Chicago · Cook County | 168 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Nov 21, 2025 | State report | |
| Carolina Therapeutic Services (d/b/a CTS Health, Inc.) | Chicago · Cook County | Not stated | Layoff, temporary | Sep 26, 2025 | State report | |
| Spirit Airlines (at O'Hare Airport) | Chicago · Cook County | 64 | temporary Union: Yes (union not named) | Dec 1, 2025 | State report | |
| Brookdale Senior Living/Brookdale Lake View | Chicago · Cook County | 117 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Nov 17, 2025 | State report | |
| Air General, Inc. (at O'Hare Airport) | Chicago · Cook County | 55 | Layoff, permanent | Nov 8, 2025 | State report | |
| Weiss Memorial Hospital | Chicago · Cook County | 289 | Layoff, permanent | Oct 25, 2025 | State report | |
| United Maintenance Company, Inc. | Chicago · Cook County | 91 | Layoff, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Sep 30, 2025 | State report | |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | Chicago · Cook County | 80 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Sep 29, 2025 | State report | |
| CareerBuilder, LLC and Monster Worldwide, LLC | Chicago · Cook County | 390 | Closure, permanent | Aug 4, 2025 | State report | |
| Oak View Group - at McCormick Place | Chicago · Cook County | 203 | Layoff, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Jun 30, 2025 | State report | |
| Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (Octavio Paz Elementary) | Chicago · Cook County | 18 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Jun 12, 2025 | State report | |
| Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz K-12) | Chicago · Cook County | 58 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Jun 30, 2025 | State report | |
| Quiet Logistics | Chicago · Cook County | 76 | Closure, permanent | May 23, 2025 | State report | |
| PECO Pallet, Inc. | Chicago · Cook County | 46 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | May 31, 2025 | State report | |
| American Institute of Research | Chicago · Cook County | 75 | Layoff, permanent | May 9, 2025 | State report | |
| Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. | Chicago · Cook County | 338 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Apr 3, 2025 | State report | |
| Primo Brands, Inc. | Chicago · Cook County | 22 | Layoff, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | May 5, 2025 | State report | |
| Digby's Detective and Security Agency, Inc. | Chicago · Cook County | 40 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Jul 31, 2025 | State report | |
| Heartland Health Alliance | Chicago · Cook County | 113 | Closure, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Apr 7, 2025 | State report | |
| Kindred Hospital - Lakeshore | Chicago · Cook County | 74 | Closure, permanent | Mar 19, 2025 | State report | |
| Home Partners of America LLC | Chicago · Cook County | 179 | Layoff, permanent | Mar 31, 2025 | State report | |
| Air Wisconsin | Chicago · Cook County | 225 | Layoff, permanent Union: Yes (union not named) | Mar 31, 2025 | State report | |
| Turnkey One Source, LLC at Arlo Chicago | Chicago · Cook County | 27 | Layoff, permanent | Mar 31, 2025 | State report | |
| Hard Rock International STP (d/b/a Hard Rock Café Chicago) | Chicago · Cook County | 55 | Closure, permanent | Mar 29, 2025 | State report | |
| Cherry Circle Room and Game Room | Chicago · Cook County | 154 | Closure, permanent | Feb 28, 2025 | State report |
Rules and resources in Illinois
Notice rules
Under the federal WARN Act, employers with 100 or more employees generally must give 60 days’ written notice before a plant closing or mass layoff.
Illinois has its own rules (Illinois WARN Act):
- Applies to employers with 75 or more full-time employees.
- Requires 60 days' advance notice of a plant closing or mass layoff.
- A mass layoff includes job losses in a 30-day period (in some cases 90 days) of 25 or more full-time employees making up at least one-third of the site's full-time workforce, or of 250 or more full-time employees.