A tool manufacturer is shutting down an Illinois factory and intends to lay off more than 100 employees this summer.
Eklind Tool Company reported the upcoming layoffs in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification submitted June 10 to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
The 112 layoffs are scheduled to take place Aug. 10 due to the company’s intent to close its Franklin Park plant, according to information provided to the state…