Acero Charter Schools layoffs in Illinois

Acero Charter Schools has filed 3 WARN notices in Illinois since January 2023, covering 228 workers at 3 sites in Cook County. They came in 2 filing rounds, received by the Illinois DCEO on Apr 3 and Oct 1, 2025. The latest notice (152 workers) took effect on Jun 10, 2026.

Last updated: Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
Latest notice: Oct 1, 2025
Source: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

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Summary

WARN notices3

Workers affected228

Closures3All notices are closures

Received datesApr 2025 – Oct 2025

Largest notice152Acero Charter Schools, Oct 1, 2025

Filed under 3 names: Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (Octavio Paz Elementary); Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz K-12); Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (at five Chicago elementary schools). Each notice below shows the name as filed.

All 3 notices

Newest first. Employer names and worker counts are as filed with the state; each notice links to the state's official listing (Illinois WARN reports), which has no page for a single notice.
Received	Employer (as filed)	County	Site	Workers	Type	Reason	First layoff	Source
Oct 1, 2025	Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (at five Chicago elementary schools)	Cook	2845 W. Barry Ave. 5135 S. California Ave. 1641 W. 16th St. 2510 W. Cortez St. 2744 W. Pershing Rd., Chicago, IL 60618 Chicago, IL 60632 Chicago, IL 60608 Chicago, IL 60622 Chicago, IL 60632	152	Closure	Lost Contract	Jun 10, 2026	Listing
Apr 3, 2025	Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz K-12)	Cook	7416 N Ridge Blvd., Chicago, IL 60645	58	Closure	Not Provided	Jun 30, 2025	Listing
Apr 3, 2025	Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (Octavio Paz Elementary)	Cook	2651 W 23rd St., Chicago, IL 60608	18	Closure	Not Provided	Jun 12, 2025	Listing

By reason

Workers affected, most first.
Reason	Notices	Workers
Lost Contract	1	152
Not Provided	2	76

Methodology

Source: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity — monthly WARN reports (Illinois workNet)
What is included: Every Illinois WARN notice we have stored whose employer name matches this employer once site names, addresses and legal suffixes such as "Inc." or "LLC" are set aside, from all years collected, not only the current one. Totals are calculated by us from the notices.
Last updated: Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
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Cite this: Money Tracker Daily, "Acero Charter Schools layoffs in Illinois", updated October 7, 2026, https://moneytrackerdaily.com/trackers/layoffs/illinois/company/acero-charter-schools. Data: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, monthly WARN reports (Illinois workNet).

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