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Layoffs in Elk Grove Village

Since October 23, 2025, our records for Elk Grove Village include 1 verified layoff story covering at least 119 jobs and 3 WARN notices naming 260 workers.

Part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area.

Largest WARN notices: Panera, LLC (Panera Bread) (119, Feb 13, 2026); Winston Brands, Inc. (73, Oct 23, 2025); Techmer PM, LLC (d/b/a Colors for Plastics, Inc.) (68, Jun 26, 2026).

Stories

February 2026

  1. Panera to lay off 119 workers in Elk Grove Village, Illinois

    Elk Grove Village, Illinois · 119 jobs

WARN notices in Elk Grove Village

As filed with the state (all Illinois notices). A notice is the employer’s plan; actual job losses can differ.

Notice date Employer Location Workers Type Effective Filing
Techmer PM, LLC (d/b/a Colors for Plastics, Inc.) Elk Grove Village · Cook County 68 Closure, permanent Sep 30, 2026 State report
Panera, LLC (Panera Bread)
Our story
Elk Grove Village · Cook County 119 Closure, permanent Mar 25, 2026 State report
Winston Brands, Inc. Elk Grove Village · DuPage County 73 Closure, permanent Dec 15, 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.

Source: WARN, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (820 ILCS 65). Checked October 11, 2026.

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