Chicago-Cook WIB
IL · 1 county · 2,266 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 37,246
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 61.3%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $8,074
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 32.6%
- Received training services
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 2,266
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 296,517
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 243
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 31,245
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
| Company | Workers Laid Off |
|---|
| Midway Airlines, Inc | 8,164 |
| United Airlines | 5,463 |
| Chicago Public Schools | 5,068 |
| Chicago Transit Authority | 4,376 |
| Dominick's | 4,280 |
| Sears | 3,213 |
| Hyatt | 2,631 |
| Zenith Electronics Corp | 2,481 |
| Kmart | 2,249 |
| Circuit Court of Cook County | 2,113 |
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|
| Heartland Human Care Services (ICRC) | Chicago | 120 | | 2026-04-01 |
| Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | 107 | | 2026-03-20 |
| Windy City Supply Chain LLC | Chicago | 105 | | 2026-03-19 |
| Aspira Inc. of Illinois | Chicago | 57 | | 2026-03-06 |
| Saks Fifth Avenue | Chicago | 101 | | 2026-03-06 |
| Millwood, Inc. | Berkeley | 112 | | 2026-03-03 |
| TRELLEBORG SEALING SOLUTIONS US, INC. | Streamwood | 65 | | 2026-02-26 |
| H&M Fashion USA, Inc. | Chicago | 181 | | 2026-02-20 |
| Heartland Human Care Services (Casa Heartland at Princeton) | Chicago | 30 | | 2026-02-17 |
| Heartland Human Care Services (Casa Heartland at Princeton) | Chicago | 58 | | 2026-02-17 |
| Heartland Human Care Services (International Children Center) | Chicago | 66 | | 2026-02-17 |
| Heartland Human Care Services (International Children Center at Beverly) | Chicago | 44 | | 2026-02-17 |
| Panera, LLC | Elk Grove Village | 119 | | 2026-02-13 |
| Walgreens | Chicago | 52 | | 2026-02-10 |
| Specialty Physicians of Illinois, LLC | Chicago Heights | 329 | | 2026-02-05 |
| Wells Fargo | Des Plaines | 41 | | 2026-02-03 |
| Wells Fargo | Des Plaines | 45 | | 2026-02-03 |
| Wells Fargo | Des Plaines | 53 | | 2026-02-03 |
| Wells Fargo | Des Plaines | 54 | | 2026-02-03 |
| T-Mobile | Schaumburg | 109 | | 2026-01-30 |
| T-Mobile | Schaumburg | 172 | | 2026-01-30 |
| Amazon | Arlington Heights | 132 | | 2026-01-28 |
| Amazon | Riverside | 155 | | 2026-01-28 |
| Amazon | Harwood Heights | 173 | | 2026-01-28 |
| Amazon | Oak Lawn | 220 | | 2026-01-28 |
| Amazon | Morton Grove | 179 | | 2026-01-28 |
| Amazon | Schaumburg | 134 | | 2026-01-28 |
| Founders Insurance Company | Des Plaines | 43 | | 2026-01-05 |
| Everest Insurance | Chicago | 37 | | 2025-12-22 |
| Everest Insurance | Chicago | 38 | | 2025-12-22 |
| 10 Roads Express, LLC | Homewood | 55 | | 2025-12-01 |
| Kroger | Maywood | 72 | | 2025-11-16 |
| Oak Street Health MSO, LLC | Chicago | 219 | | 2025-11-07 |
| Norvax, LLC | Chicago | 487 | | 2025-11-03 |
| Spirit Airlines | Schiller Park | 26 | | 2025-10-31 |
| Winston Brands, Inc. | Berkeley | 90 | | 2025-10-23 |
| Winston Brands, Inc. | Elk Grove Village | 73 | | 2025-10-23 |
| Fervalue USA, LLC | Chicago | 72 | | 2025-10-08 |
| Virgin Hotels Chicago, LLC | Chicago | 180 | | 2025-10-03 |
| Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (at Bartolome de Las Casas Elementary School) | Chicago | 26 | | 2025-10-01 |
| Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (at Carlos Fuentes Elementary School) | Chicago | 37 | | 2025-10-01 |
| Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (at Esmeralda Santiago Elementary School) | Chicago | 29 | | 2025-10-01 |
| Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (at Rufino Tamayo Elementary School) | Chicago | 27 | | 2025-10-01 |
| Acero Charter Schools, Inc. (at Sandra Cisneros Elementary School) | Chicago | 33 | | 2025-10-01 |
| Chartwells at DePaul University | Chicago | 138 | | 2025-10-01 |
| Mauser Packaging Solutions | Chicago | 168 | | 2025-09-30 |
| Mauser Packaging Solutions | Chicago | 143 | | 2025-09-30 |
| Carolina Therapeutic Services | Chicago | 27 | | 2025-09-26 |
| CNC Logistics, Inc. | Palatine | 57 | | 2025-09-23 |
| Brookdale Senior Living (Brookdale Lake View) | Chicago | 117 | | 2025-09-19 |
Showing 50 most recent of 2,266 total notices.
Counties in This Board Area
Cook County, IL
Data Sources
Retraining outcomes: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Performance Records Public Use File (PY 2024 Q3). Layoff notices: WARN Act filings collected by WARNTracker.com. Board geography: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD LODES Geography Crosswalk.