Vistra layoffs in Illinois

Vistra has filed 3 WARN notices in Illinois since January 2023, covering 304 workers at 3 sites in Randolph County, Christian County and Jasper County. All were received by the Illinois DCEO on May 4, 2026. The latest notice (122 workers) takes effect on Feb 1, 2028.

Last updated: Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
Latest notice: May 4, 2026
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 notices3

Workers affected304

Closures3All notices are closures

Received datesMay 2026

Largest notice122Vistra, May 4, 2026

Filed under 3 names: Vistra Corp. - Baldwin Power Plant; Vistra Corp. - Kincaid Power Plant; Vistra Corp. - Newton Power Plant. 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
May 4, 2026	Vistra Corp. - Baldwin Power Plant	Randolph	10901 Baldwin Rd., Baldwin, IL 62217	122	Closure	Economic, Environmental, and Regulatory factors	Feb 1, 2028	Listing
May 4, 2026	Vistra Corp. - Kincaid Power Plant	Christian	199 IL 104, Kincaid, IL 62540	99	Closure	Economic, Environmental, and Regulatory factors	Jan 4, 2028	Listing
May 4, 2026	Vistra Corp. - Newton Power Plant	Jasper	6725 N.500th St., Newton, IL 62448	83	Closure	Economic, Environmental, and Regulatory factors	Oct 5, 2027	Listing

By county

Workers affected, most first.
County	Notices	Workers
Randolph County	1	122
Christian County	1	99
Jasper County	1	83

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, "Vistra layoffs in Illinois", updated October 7, 2026, https://moneytrackerdaily.com/trackers/layoffs/illinois/company/vistra. Data: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, monthly WARN reports (Illinois workNet).

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