Nearly 1,500 workers in the Chicago area will be laid off in coming weeks according to a state agency.
According to data from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the layoffs will occur at a half-dozen companies around the Chicago area over the summer, with exact figures reported under terms of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which requires companies with more than 75 employees to provide 60 days or more of notice for planned layoffs.
One of the companies impacted by layoffs was the Momence Packing Company in Kankakee County, which announced its closure earlier this month. Workers will continue to receive pay and benefits through August, but nearly 300 employees will be impacted by the company’s decision to transfer Johnsonville meatpacking operations to several other states…