#illinois

Has there been any layoffs and if so, what depts.?

Does requiring IBMers to move to major cities make sense for IBM? In Illinois, I can think of two significant IBM customers who are not located in big cities. It would make little sense to ask IBMers to live in Chicago.

Over 100 employees in Illinois will be laid off in the near future.

109 employees at three companies were informed of upcoming job losses due to mass layoffs and branch shutdowns, according to data that is part of the Illinois Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act).

Which companies will be laying people off?

• The Roomplace Furniture and Mattress LLC, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard
• Penske Logistics LLC, 1835 W. Jefferson Ave. Suite 103, Naperville
• Touchpoint Support Services (at Ascension Living St. Anne Place), LLC, 4405 Highcrest Road, Rockford

Reasons for the layoffs:

• The Roomplace Furniture and Mattress is closing a location, affecting 35 employees
• Penske Logistics is laying off 37 employees as part of a mass layoff
• Touchpoint Support Services is laying off 37 employees as part of a mass layoff

What is the WARN Act?

• A WARN layoff is a plant closure or mass layoff, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
• Employers must notify the state when they plan to lay off workers
• In August 2025, 10 businesses reported layoffs affecting about 1,000 Illinois workers, including financial services companies, janitorial contractors, a senior living community, and a nursing care facility

Monthly WARN reports are available online.

The layoffs are connected to financial pressures.

The co is in the middle of store closures nationwide. Now it's reducing staff at its Hoffman Estates CORP facility in Illinois.

It's in a WARN

These cuts are remote Illinois roles, and are part of broader restructuring. The scale is minimal, and the mgmt said these layoffs are in addition to earlier ones from August.

Date: October 13, 2025
Laid off: 5

These are supplemental layoffs by the finance and insurance firm, attributed to a reduction in workforce as part of restructuring. The scale is small, and these are likely individual roles rather than whole departments or contract losses.

Date: October 2025 (4 workers) and December 2025 (2 workers)

• Total Laid off: 6
• Note: These are small layoffs tied to changes in business needs. The company is based in Los Angeles but is impacting workers in Illinois. The WARN filing cited business-needs changes rather than contract loss or facility closure.

Layoff Date: September 30, 2025

• Laid off: 165 (82 workers at St. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, 83 at Resurrection Hospital)

  The layoffs are due to lost food service contracts at two Chicago hospitals. Compass Group had earlier begun reductions tied to contract losses, and these represent additional cuts. Some of the roles are being eliminated as the contracts end, rather than redeployed.

Company: Total Facility Maintenance, Inc.
Date: September 30, 2025

• Laid off: 141

  This company is also letting go employees because it lost a contract. It’s located in Wood Dale, Illinois. This is part of a supplemental WARN notice. Total Facility Maintenance had reported layoffs last year as well (41 workers then) and now is planning further reductions.

Company: Diverse Facility Solutions, Inc.

• Date: September 30, 2025 (WARN report indicates 276, but company plans point to 191)
• Laid off: ~191 to 276

  The layoffs stem from the cancellation of its janitorial services contract with Chicago Public Schools. Though the WARN notice lists 276 workers being laid off, the company clarified it intends to lay off about 191 employees, transferring many others to a different union. There is also a legal concern: a law firm is investigating whether Diverse Facility Solutions met the required 60-day notice under the WARN Act before initiating the mass layoff. The company provides facility management and janitorial services.

I grew up in Illinois and moved to Connecticut and have to transfer $ all the time to a small bank.

Did the accounting department in Northbrook Il. Recieve Layoff notices yet?