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Illinois layoffs citing business slowdown

10 employers citing business slowdown have filed 14 WARN notices since January 2023, covering 3,963 workers in Rock Island County, Will County, Cook County, Kane County and 4 more. Largest by workers: Tyson Foods (2,495); Elite Staffing at Hearthside Food Solutions (769); Motivate (202). They were received by the Illinois DCEO on 9 different dates, most recently Aug 13, 2026. The latest notice (2,495 workers, from Tyson Foods) takes effect on Oct 12, 2026.

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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 notices14
Workers affected3,963
Closures42,840 workers; the rest are layoffs
Received datesApr 2023 – Aug 2026
Largest notice2,495Tyson Foods, Aug 13, 2026

All 14 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
Aug 13, 2026Tyson FoodsRock Island28424 38th Ave. North, Hillsdale, IL 612572,495ClosureBusiness SlowdownOct 12, 2026Listing
Jan 5, 2026Founders Insurance CompanyCook1350 E Touhy Ave., #200W, Des Plaines, IL 6001843LayoffBusiness SlowdownMar 6, 2026Listing
Apr 30, 2025Amsted Rail CompanyMadison1700 Walnut St., Granite City, IL 6204074LayoffBusiness SlowdownJul 4, 2025Listing
Apr 5, 2024Elite Staffing at Hearthside Food SolutionsWill1001 W. Crossroads Pkwy, Romeoville, IL 60446376LayoffBusiness SlowdownMar 30, 2024Listing
Apr 5, 2024Elite Staffing at Hearthside Food SolutionsKane1800 Averill Road, Geneva, IL 60134177LayoffBusiness SlowdownMar 29, 2024Listing
Apr 5, 2024Elite Staffing at Hearthside Food SolutionsDuPage1220 N. Meacham Road, Itasca, IL 6014389LayoffBusiness SlowdownMar 28, 2024Listing
Apr 5, 2024Elite Staffing at Hearthside Food SolutionsDuPage720 Center Ave., Carol Stream, IL 6018866LayoffBusiness SlowdownMar 28, 2024Listing
Apr 5, 2024Elite Staffing at Hearthside Food SolutionsWill1100 Remington Blvd., Bolingbrook, IL 6049061LayoffBusiness SlowdownMar 30, 2024Listing
Mar 15, 2024Pinnacle Advertising and Marketing Group, Inc.Cook1435 N. Plum Grove Rd., Schaumburg, IL 6017342LayoffBusiness SlowdownMay 15, 2024Listing
Mar 8, 2024Louisiana-PacificMadison204 E Chain of Rocks Rd., Granite City, IL 6204031ClosureBusiness SlowdownMar 8, 2024Listing
Jan 18, 2024Discover Financial ServicesLake2500 Lake Cook Rd., Riverwoods, IL 60015108LayoffBusiness SlowdownMar 18, 2024Listing
Dec 1, 2023Motivate LLCCook2132 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60612202ClosureBusiness SlowdownJan 31, 2024Listing
Dec 1, 2023Group O, Inc.Rock Island2916 78th Ave. W., Rock Island, IL 6120187LayoffBusiness SlowdownJan 30, 2024Listing
Apr 10, 2023Flanders CorporationKankakee11360 E. State Route 114, Momence, IL 60954112ClosureBusiness SlowdownJun 3, 2023Listing

By employer

The 10 with the most workers affected.
EmployerNoticesWorkers
Tyson Foods12,495
Elite Staffing at Hearthside Food Solutions5769
Motivate1202
Flanders1112
Discover Financial Services1108
Group O187
Amsted Rail Company174
Founders Insurance Company143
Pinnacle Advertising and Marketing Group142
Louisiana-Pacific131

By county

Workers affected, most first.
CountyNoticesWorkers
Rock Island County22,582
Will County2437
Cook County3287
Kane County1177
DuPage County2155
Kankakee County1112
Lake County1108
Madison County2105

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 reason is Business Slowdown, 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 layoffs citing business slowdown", updated October 7, 2026, https://moneytrackerdaily.com/trackers/layoffs/illinois/reason/business-slowdown. Data: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, monthly WARN reports (Illinois workNet).

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