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Illinois WARN notices, September 2023

7 employers filed 7 WARN notices in September 2023, covering 622 workers in Cook County, Champaign County, DuPage County and Lake County. Largest by workers: Volition Games (183); Menasha Packaging Company (128); MV Transportation (90). They came in 4 filing rounds, received by the Illinois DCEO on Sep 11, Sep 20, Sep 28 and Sep 29, 2023. The latest notice (90 workers, from MV Transportation) took effect on Nov 30, 2023.

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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 notices7
Workers affected622
Closures4389 workers; the rest are layoffs
Received datesSep 2023
Largest notice183Volition Games, Sep 20, 2023

All 7 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.
ReceivedEmployer (as filed)CountySiteWorkersTypeReasonFirst layoffSource
Sep 29, 2023MV Transportation, Inc.Cook6230 W. Gross Point Road, Niles, IL 6071490ClosureLost ContractNov 30, 2023Listing
Sep 29, 2023Heartland AllianceCook208 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 6060448LayoffFinancialSep 30, 2023Listing
Sep 29, 2023Sodexo, Inc. (at Lake Forest Academy)Lake1500 W. Kennedy Road, Lake Forest, IL 6004543ClosureLost ContractDec 31, 2023Listing
Sep 28, 2023WestRock CompanyCook9540 S. Dorchester Ave., Chicago, IL 6062873ClosureNot ProvidedNov 30, 2023Listing
Sep 20, 2023Volition Games, LLCChampaign1 E. Main Street, Champaign, IL 61820183ClosureNot ProvidedAug 31, 2023Listing
Sep 20, 2023T-Mobile USA, Inc.DuPage1400 Opus Place, Downers Grove, IL 6051557LayoffRestructuringOct 24, 2023Listing
Sep 11, 2023Menasha Packaging CompanyCook4545 W. Palmer Street, Chicago, IL 60639128LayoffEmployee ReorganizationNov 10, 2023Listing

By employer

Workers affected, most first.
EmployerNoticesWorkers
Volition Games1183
Menasha Packaging Company1128
MV Transportation190
WestRock Company173
T-Mobile USA157
Heartland Alliance148
Sodexo143

By county

Workers affected, most first.
CountyNoticesWorkers
Cook County4339
Champaign County1183
DuPage County157
Lake County143

By reason

Workers affected, most first.
ReasonNoticesWorkers
Not Provided2256
Lost Contract2133
Employee Reorganization1128
Restructuring157
Financial148

Methodology

Source
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity — monthly WARN reports (Illinois workNet)
What is included
Every Illinois WARN notice we have stored received by the Illinois DCEO in this month, 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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Money Tracker Daily, "Illinois WARN notices, September 2023", updated October 7, 2026, https://moneytrackerdaily.com/trackers/layoffs/illinois/month/2023-09. Data: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, monthly WARN reports (Illinois workNet).

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