Illinois WARN notices, October 2024

9 employers filed 11 WARN notices in October 2024, covering 1,535 workers in Cook County, McHenry County, Winnebago County, LaSalle County and 3 more. Largest by workers: True Value Company (873); Owens-Brockway Glass Container (152); PepsiCo (131). They were received by the Illinois DCEO on 7 different dates, most recently Oct 31, 2024. The latest notice (57 workers, from IMA Automation USA) took effect on Oct 31, 2024.

Last updated
Latest notice
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.

Summary

WARN notices11
Workers affected1,535
Closures5416 workers; the rest are layoffs
Received datesOct 2024
Largest notice482True Value Company, Oct 16, 2024

All 11 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
Oct 31, 2024IMA Automation USA, Inc.Winnebago4608 Interstate Blvd., Loves Park, IL 6111157ClosureRestructuringOct 31, 2024Listing
Oct 28, 2024PepsiCo, Inc.Cook650 W 51st St., Chicago, IL 60609131ClosureNot ProvidedDec 28, 2024Listing
Oct 23, 2024Upwork, Inc.Cook525 W. Van Buren St., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 6060754LayoffNot ProvidedDec 23, 2024Listing
Oct 21, 2024Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.LaSalle901 N. Shabbona St., Streator, IL 61364152LayoffNot ProvidedDec 21, 2024Listing
Oct 21, 2024Ryder Transportation Solutions, LLCLee828 W. Progress Dr., Dixon, IL 6102140LayoffLost ContractDec 20, 2024Listing
Oct 18, 2024International Paper CompanyWinnebago2100 23rd Ave., Rockford, IL 61104104ClosureNot ProvidedDec 18, 2024Listing
Oct 16, 2024True Value Company, LLCCook8600 W.Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, IL 60631482Possible closureBankruptcyDec 14, 2024Listing
Oct 16, 2024True Value Company, LLCMcHenry306 & 308 S. Division St., Harvard, IL 60033243Possible closureBankruptcyDec 14, 2024Listing
Oct 16, 2024True Value Company, LLCMcHenry201 Jandus Road, Cary, IL 60013148Possible closureBankruptcyDec 14, 2024Listing
Oct 16, 2024Acuity Optical Laboratories, LLCMcLean2221 W. College Ave., Normal, IL 6176199ClosureNot ProvidedDec 20, 2024Listing
Oct 4, 2024Zurn Water, LLCDuPage340 County Line Road, Bensenville, IL 6010625ClosureNot ProvidedDec 6, 2024Listing

By employer

Workers affected, most first.
EmployerNoticesWorkers
True Value Company3873
Owens-Brockway Glass Container1152
PepsiCo1131
International Paper Company1104
Acuity Optical Laboratories199
IMA Automation USA157
Upwork154
Ryder Transportation Solutions140
Zurn Water125

By county

Workers affected, most first.
CountyNoticesWorkers
Cook County3667
McHenry County2391
Winnebago County2161
LaSalle County1152
McLean County199
Lee County140
DuPage County125

By reason

Workers affected, most first.
ReasonNoticesWorkers
Bankruptcy3873
Not Provided6565
Restructuring157
Lost Contract140

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, October 2024", updated October 7, 2026, https://moneytrackerdaily.com/trackers/layoffs/illinois/month/2024-10. Data: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, monthly WARN reports (Illinois workNet).

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