First Brands Group layoffs in Illinois

First Brands Group has filed 5 WARN notices in Illinois since January 2023, covering 1,031 workers at 5 sites in Edwards County and McHenry County. They came in 2 filing rounds, received by the Illinois DCEO on Feb 3 and Feb 23, 2026. The latest notice (435 workers) took effect on Feb 23, 2026.

Last updated: Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
Latest notice: Feb 23, 2026
Source: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

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Summary

WARN notices5

Workers affected1,031

Closures5All notices are closures

Received datesFeb 2026

Largest notice435First Brands Group, Feb 23, 2026

Filed under 5 names: First Brands Group, LLC; First Brands Group, LLC (Albion Air Facility); First Brands Group, LLC (Albion Distribution Center); First Brands Group, LLC (Albion Oil Facility); First Brands Group, LLC (Albion Shared Services). Each notice below shows the name as filed.

All 5 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 23, 2026	First Brands Group, LLC (Albion Oil Facility)	Edwards	200 S 4th St., Albion, IL 62806	435	Closure	Financial	Feb 23, 2026	Listing
Feb 23, 2026	First Brands Group, LLC (Albion Air Facility)	Edwards	301 Industrial Dr., Albion, IL 62806	114	Closure	Financial	Feb 23, 2026	Listing
Feb 23, 2026	First Brands Group, LLC (Albion Distribution Center)	Edwards	329 Industrial Dr., Albion, IL 62806	48	Closure	Financial	Feb 23, 2026	Listing
Feb 23, 2026	First Brands Group, LLC (Albion Shared Services)	Edwards	549 S IL Route 130, 230 E Walnut St., 285 E Walnut St. 810 Leininger Rd, 407 W Main St., Albion, IL 62806 Fairfield, IL 62837	45	Closure	Financial	Feb 23, 2026	Listing
Feb 3, 2026	First Brands Group, LLC	McHenry	4400 Prime Pkwy 1100 Corporate Dr. 1380 Corporate Dr., McHenry, IL 60050	389	Closure	Financial	Feb 3, 2026	Listing

By county

Workers affected, most first.
County	Notices	Workers
Edwards County	4	642
McHenry County	1	389

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, "First Brands Group layoffs in Illinois", updated October 7, 2026, https://moneytrackerdaily.com/trackers/layoffs/illinois/company/first-brands-group. Data: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, monthly WARN reports (Illinois workNet).

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