Akorn Operating Company layoffs in Illinois

Akorn Operating Company has filed 4 WARN notices in Illinois since January 2023, covering 611 workers at 4 sites in Macon County and Lake County. All were received by the Illinois DCEO on Feb 22, 2023. The latest notice (290 workers) took effect on Feb 23, 2023.

Last updated: Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
Latest notice: Feb 22, 2023
Source: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

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Employer names, worker counts and dates are as reported to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in WARN notices and may be amended by the filer; the Department says some information could not be verified at publication and issues revised reports. Employers who believe a listing is inaccurate can email editor@moneytrackerdaily.com with the company name and received date.

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Summary

WARN notices4

Workers affected611

Closures4All notices are closures

Received datesFeb 2023

Largest notice290Akorn Operating Company, Feb 22, 2023

All 4 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
Feb 22, 2023	Akorn Operating Company LLC	Macon	1222 West Grand Ave., Decatur, IL 62522	290	Closure	Bankruptcy	Feb 23, 2023	Listing
Feb 22, 2023	Akorn Operating Company LLC	Lake	5605 CenterPoint Court, Suite B, Gurnee, IL 60031	169	Closure	Bankruptcy	Feb 23, 2023	Listing
Feb 22, 2023	Akorn Operating Company LLC	Macon	150 South Wyckles Rd, Decatur, IL 62522	112	Closure	Bankruptcy	Feb 23, 2023	Listing
Feb 22, 2023	Akorn Operating Company LLC	Lake	50 Lakeview Parkway, #112, Vernon Hills, IL 60061	40	Closure	Bankruptcy	Feb 23, 2023	Listing

By county

Workers affected, most first.
County	Notices	Workers
Macon County	2	402
Lake County	2	209

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, "Akorn Operating Company layoffs in Illinois", updated October 7, 2026, https://moneytrackerdaily.com/trackers/layoffs/illinois/company/akorn-operating-company. Data: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, monthly WARN reports (Illinois workNet).

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