WARN notices: layoffs and plant closures

Employers with 100 or more workers must give 60 days of notice before a mass layoff or plant closure. NewsIntel collects the WARN list of every state and links each notice to its source.

Updated Nov 8, 2026

WARN notices, November 2026

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Notices per month, last 12 months

WARN notices per month, last 12 months
Month	Notices
December 2025	128
January 2026	290
February 2026	269
March 2026	287
April 2026	392
May 2026	243
June 2026	244
July 2026	211
August 2026	271
September 2026	232
October 2026	250
November 2026	87

Notices by state this month

November 2026

Latest WARN notices

Latest WARN notices
Company	City	State	Workers affected	Notice date	Layoffs from	Type	Source
PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE INC.	EFFINGHAM	IL	130	Dec 1, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
Sportmart Inc	Wheeling	IL	200	Dec 2, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
ELGIN, JOLIET AND EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY	JOLIET	IL	52	Dec 5, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
Penn Daniels Inc	Quincy	IL	132	Dec 5, 1997	n/a	Layoff	IL WARN
LONGVIEW FIBRE COMPANY CENTRAL CONTAINER DIV	ROCKFORD	IL	133	Dec 8, 1997	n/a	Layoff	IL WARN
TARGET STORES	Chiacgo	IL	106	Dec 8, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
SHAPE MIDWEST DIVISION	NORTHBROOK	IL	103	Dec 9, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE-MIDWEST DIVISION	SKOKIE	IL	121	Dec 11, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE-MIDWEST DIVISION	HICKORY HILLS	IL	169	Dec 11, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE-MIDWEST DIVISION	LAKE BLUFF	IL	51	Dec 11, 1997	n/a	Layoff	IL WARN
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE-MIDWEST DIVISION	GLENDALE HEIGHTS	IL	172	Dec 11, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
USA Flex, Inc	Bloomingdale	IL	55	Dec 12, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
Washington National Corporation	Lincolnshire	IL	244	Dec 15, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
NEW YORK CARPET WORLD	BURBANK	IL	96	Dec 18, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
BORDON FOODS CORPORATION	NORTHBROOK	IL	124	Dec 19, 1997	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
Washburn International, Inc.	Mundelein	IL	271	Jan 7, 1998	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
HYSTER-YALE, INC.	DANVILLE	IL	175	Jan 15, 1998	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	CHICAGO	IL	65	Jan 16, 1998	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
AT&T BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SERVICES	CHICAGO	IL	64	Jan 23, 1998	n/a	Closure	IL WARN
Johns Manville International Group Inc	Waukegan	IL	169	Jan 27, 1998	n/a	Closure	IL WARN

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PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE INC.130workers
ClosureEFFINGHAM, ILNotice: Dec 1, 1997
Illinois WARN list
Sportmart Inc200workers
ClosureWheeling, ILNotice: Dec 2, 1997
Illinois WARN list
ELGIN, JOLIET AND EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY52workers
ClosureJOLIET, ILNotice: Dec 5, 1997
Illinois WARN list
Penn Daniels Inc132workers
LayoffQuincy, ILNotice: Dec 5, 1997
Illinois WARN list
LONGVIEW FIBRE COMPANY CENTRAL CONTAINER DIV133workers
LayoffROCKFORD, ILNotice: Dec 8, 1997
Illinois WARN list
TARGET STORES106workers
ClosureChiacgo, ILNotice: Dec 8, 1997
Illinois WARN list
SHAPE MIDWEST DIVISION103workers
ClosureNORTHBROOK, ILNotice: Dec 9, 1997
Illinois WARN list
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE-MIDWEST DIVISION121workers
ClosureSKOKIE, ILNotice: Dec 11, 1997
Illinois WARN list
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE-MIDWEST DIVISION169workers
ClosureHICKORY HILLS, ILNotice: Dec 11, 1997
Illinois WARN list
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE-MIDWEST DIVISION51workers
LayoffLAKE BLUFF, ILNotice: Dec 11, 1997
Illinois WARN list
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE-MIDWEST DIVISION172workers
ClosureGLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILNotice: Dec 11, 1997
Illinois WARN list
USA Flex, Inc55workers
ClosureBloomingdale, ILNotice: Dec 12, 1997
Illinois WARN list
Washington National Corporation244workers
ClosureLincolnshire, ILNotice: Dec 15, 1997
Illinois WARN list
NEW YORK CARPET WORLD96workers
ClosureBURBANK, ILNotice: Dec 18, 1997
Illinois WARN list
BORDON FOODS CORPORATION124workers
ClosureNORTHBROOK, ILNotice: Dec 19, 1997
Illinois WARN list
Washburn International, Inc.271workers
ClosureMundelein, ILNotice: Jan 7, 1998
Illinois WARN list
HYSTER-YALE, INC.175workers
ClosureDANVILLE, ILNotice: Jan 15, 1998
Illinois WARN list
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/65workers
ClosureCHICAGO, ILNotice: Jan 16, 1998
Illinois WARN list
AT&T BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SERVICES64workers
ClosureCHICAGO, ILNotice: Jan 23, 1998
Illinois WARN list
Johns Manville International Group Inc169workers
ClosureWaukegan, ILNotice: Jan 27, 1998
Illinois WARN list