As we get closer to the summer months, an alarming number of people are learning they now have an involuntary career change. That just happened to 203 workers in Illinois that just learned they will be jobless by the end of June.
I have had numerous alerts from the Illinois Work Net site lately about WARN notices that have been submitted to the state alerting authorities of an imminent layoff. The newest one just posted is from an event and hospitality company in Chicago.
The Oak View Group at McCormick Place will be laying off 203 with the first layoffs beginning on June 30, 2025. Their official site says they specialize in “premium events, gracious hospitality, imaginative menus, and holistic venue management solutions”. There have been no statements posted on the press release part of their site specifying the nature of this layoff notice as of this writing…