June 2025 Report

# Nearly 1,500 jobs getting axed in Chicago area this summer - here's the brutal breakdown

Posted in r/Chicago 2 hours ago

Just saw the latest WARN notices from the state and it's pretty rough out there. Almost 1,500 people in the Chicago area are about to lose their jobs in the next few weeks.

For those who don't know, companies with 75+ employees have to give 60 days notice before mass layoffs thanks to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. So these numbers are official.

Here's where the cuts are happening:

Momence Packing Company (Kankakee County) - 300 workers

Johnsonville is moving operations to other states
Workers get pay and benefits through August at least
Whole facility is shutting down

CareerBuilder + Monster Worldwide (Loop) - 400 workers by Aug 4

Closing their entire US headquarters in downtown Chicago
This one stings because it's right in the heart of the city

Ametek Inc. (St. Charles) - 167 workers

Electronics company closing the whole facility
Another complete shutdown

Bristol Myers Squibb (Libertyville) - 133 workers

Viral vector production facility closing
Pharma industry taking hits

Cleveland Cliffs (Riverdale) - ~300 workers

Steelmaker closing three facilities total
Two in Pennsylvania, one here in Riverdale

Oak View Group at McCormick Place - 203 workers

Venue management contract got canceled
McCormick Place is huge for Chicago events

But wait, there's more. The Peoria Journal-Star says it's actually closer to 2,100 layoffs across 14 businesses statewide. That includes Carle Health in Champaign cutting 612 people.

The bigger picture is even worse:

536 people got layoff notices in just the last 30 days
Nearly 5,000 people affected by layoffs in the last 90 days

This is happening while companies are required to give advance notice, so there's probably more coming that we don't know about yet.

Anyone else seeing this in their industry? The WARN notices don't lie - these are real numbers from real companies filing with the state.

For people asking about unemployment benefits - start filing as soon as you get your notice. Don't wait until your last day.

Nearly 1,500 workers in the Chicago area will be laid off in the coming weeks, as reported by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. These layoffs span at least six companies and are scheduled to take effect before August, in compliance with the WARN Act, which mandates advance notice for large-scale layoffs.

Key layoffs include:

Momence Packing Plant (Johnsonville) in Kankakee County: Closed June 2, affecting about 300 employees
CareerBuilder + Monster Worldwide: Closing its Chicago HQ, laying off nearly 400 workers by August 4
Ametek Inc.: Closing its St. Charles facility, laying off 167 workers
Bristol Myers Squibb: Closing a Libertyville facility, laying off 133 employees
Cleveland Cliffs: Closing a Riverdale plant, cutting nearly 300 jobs
Oak View Group: Ending its McCormick Place contract, laying off 203 workers

In total, about 2,100 workers will be laid off across 14 companies in Illinois soon. This includes Carle Health in Champaign, which is laying off 612 employees due to restructuring.

Over the past 30 days, 536 layoffs have been announced in Illinois, with nearly 5,000 in the last 90 days. Full WARN Act layoff data is available on the Illinois WorkNet website.

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