STATE OF ILLINOIS MONTHLY WARN ACTIVITY LISTING MONTH March YEAR 2008 COMPANY NAME: AT&T/Illinois Bell TYPE OF EVENT: Layoff Network Reliability Center WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/24/08 COMPANY ADDRESS: 311 West Washington Street FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 5/20/08 CITY, STATE: Chicago, IL 60606 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 64 COMPANY CONTACT: Jeanne Ireland EVENT CAUSES: Surplus of TELEPHONE: 925-803-6354 Employees TYPE OF COMPANY: Telecommunications COMPANY NAICS: 517110 COMPANY NAME: Ceres Food Group, Inc. TYPE OF EVENT: Layoff COMPANY ADDRESS: 5150 N. Northwest Highway WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/24/08 Suite 101 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 5/23/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Chicago, IL 60630 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 80 COMPANY CONTACT: Anna Skura EVENT CAUSES: Not Provided TELEPHONE: 773-385-5071 TYPE OF COMPANY: Food Service Contractors COMPANY NAICS: 722310 COMPANY NAME: Courtesy Manufacturing Co. TYPE OF EVENT: Closing COMPANY ADDRESS: 1300 Pratt Blvd. WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/3/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 2/19/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 131 COMPANY CONTACT: Lisa Sparks EVENT CAUSES: Not Provided TELEPHONE: 847-437-7500 TYPE OF COMPANY: Other Metal Container Manufacturing COMPANY NAICS: 332439 COMPANY NAME: GE Capital Corp. TYPE OF EVENT: Layoff COMPANY ADDRESS: 222 North LaSalle Street WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 2/29/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 2/28/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Chicago, IL 60601 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 50 COMPANY CONTACT: Brian Davies EVENT CAUSES: Restructure TELEPHONE: 203-956-4220 TYPE OF COMPANY: Sales Financing COMPANY NAICS: 522220
COMPANY NAME: ATA Airlines TYPE OF EVENT: Layoff COMPANY ADDRESS: 5757 South Cicero Ave. WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/12/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 5/6/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Chicago, IL 60629 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 309 COMPANY CONTACT: Brian Hunt EVENT CAUSES: Discontinue TELEPHONE: 317-282-7006 Service TYPE OF COMPANY: Mixed Mode Transit Systems COMPANY NAICS: 485111 COMPANY NAME: Dominick s TYPE OF EVENT: Temp. Closing COMPANY ADDRESS: 1822 Willow Road WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/4/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 2/17/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Northfield, IL 60093 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 68 COMPANY CONTACT: Al Duran EVENT CAUSES: Weather TELEPHONE: 630-891-5000 Damage COMPANY NAME: First Franklin TYPE OF EVENT: Closing COMPANY ADDRESS: 1051 Perimeter Drive WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/6/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 5/7/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Schaumburg, IL 60173 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 81 COMPANY CONTACT: James Brockschmidt EVENT CAUSES: Not Provided TELEPHONE: 408-964-1561 TYPE OF COMPANY: Commercial Banking COMPANY NAICS: 522110 COMPANY NAME: Bank of America TYPE OF EVENT: Layoff COMPANY ADDRESS: 79 West Monroe WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/18/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 10/31/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Chicago, IL 60603 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 201 COMPANY CONTACT: John Collingwood EVENT CAUSES: Consolidation TELEPHONE: 202-351-0111 TYPE OF COMPANY: Commercial Banking COMPANY NAICS: 522110
COMPANY NAME: Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. TYPE OF EVENT: Closing COMPANY ADDRESS: 9600 South Harlem Ave. WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/17/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 5/2/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Bridgeview, IL 60455 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 157 COMPANY CONTACT: Larry Cromer EVENT CAUSES: Not Provided TELEPHONE: 708-952-8900 LOCAL WORKFORCE AREA: 07 TYPE OF COMPANY: Corrugated Box Manufacturing COMPANY NAICS: 322211 COMPANY NAME: Sommer & Maca Industries, Inc. TYPE OF EVENT: Mass Layoff COMPANY ADDRESS: 5501 West Ogden Ave. WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/7/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 3/20/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Cicero, IL 60804 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 92 COMPANY CONTACT: Richard Carroll EVENT CAUSES: Sale of Assets TELEPHONE: 773-242-2871 LOCAL WORKFORCE AREA: 07 TYPE OF COMPANY: Hardware Merchant Wholesalers COMPANY NAICS: 423710 COMPANY NAME: Olson International, LTD TYPE OF EVENT: Closing COMPANY ADDRESS: 50 W. North Ave. WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/24/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 4/18/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Lombard, IL 60148 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 254 COMPANY CONTACT: Christina Lopez-Nutzman EVENT CAUSES: Sale of Assets TELEPHONE: 312-629-9300 TYPE OF COMPANY: Metal Stamping COMPANY NAICS: 332116 COMPANY NAME: JP Morgan Chase TYPE OF EVENT: Closing B2B Wholesale Subprime Oper. Ctr. WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/21/08 COMPANY ADDRESS: 601 Oakmont Lane FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 3/19/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Westmont, IL 60559 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 59 COMPANY CONTACT: Dawn D Amico EVENT CAUSES: Not Provided TELEPHONE: 201-307-6559 TYPE OF COMPANY: Credit Card Issuing COMPANY NAICS: 522210
COMPANY NAME: Envirotest Illinois, Inc. TYPE OF EVENT: Closing COMPANY ADDRESS: 130 East Hill Street WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/5/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 5/1/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Villa Park, IL 60181 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 237 COMPANY CONTACT: Maegan Dunaway EVENT CAUSES: Contract Ends TELEPHONE: 630-993-6224 TYPE OF COMPANY: All Other Auto Repair/Maintenance COMPANY NAICS: 811198 COMPANY NAME: Jewel-Osco TYPE OF EVENT: Closing COMPANY ADDRESS: 15989 US-6 East WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/31/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 5/30/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Geneseo, IL 61254 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 82 COMPANY CONTACT: Jack Roberts EVENT CAUSES: Business TELEPHONE: 708-531-6035 Restructuring LOCAL WORKFORCE AREA: 13 REGION NUMBER & NAME Northwest 6 COUNTY: Henry COMPANY NAME: Emerson Power Transmission TYPE OF EVENT: Closing Sealmaster Operation WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/21/08 COMPANY ADDRESS: 1901 Bilter Road FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 3/31/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Aurora, IL 60502 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 125 COMPANY CONTACT: Mark Horst EVENT CAUSES: Not Provided TELEPHONE: 219-465-2313 LOCAL WORKFORCE AREA: 05 REGION NUMBER & NAME Northeast 4 COUNTY: Kane TYPE OF COMPANY: Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing COMPANY NAICS: 332991 COMPANY NAME: Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC TYPE OF EVENT: Mass Layoff COMPANY ADDRESS: 410 Kirk Road WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/28/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 4/14/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: St. Charles, IL 60174 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 103 COMPANY CONTACT: Christine McGann EVENT CAUSES: Not Provided TELEPHONE: 630-549-2206 LOCAL WORKFORCE AREA: 05 REGION NUMBER & NAME Northeast 4 COUNTY: Kane TYPE OF COMPANY: Meat Processed from Carcasses COMPANY NAICS: 311612
COMPANY NAME: Cardinal Health TYPE OF EVENT: Layoff COMPANY ADDRESS: 3651 Birchwood WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 3/3/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 4/30/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Waukegan, IL 60085 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 52 COMPANY CONTACT: Ryan McGraw EVENT CAUSES: Outsourcing TELEPHONE: 614-757-5969 Supply Fleet LOCAL WORKFORCE AREA: 01 REGION NUMBER & NAME Northeast 4 COUNTY: Lake TYPE OF COMPANY: Medical Eqpt. Merchant Wholesalers COMPANY NAICS: 423450 COMPANY NAME: Dominick s TYPE OF EVENT: Closing COMPANY ADDRESS: 2000 N. Richmond Road WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 2/28/08 FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 4/19/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: McHenry, IL 60050 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 120 COMPANY CONTACT: Al Duran EVENT CAUSES: Not Provided TELEPHONE: 630-891-5000 LOCAL WORKFORCE AREA: 02 REGION NUMBER & NAME Northeast 4 COUNTY: McHenry COMPANY NAME: Export Packaging Co., Inc. TYPE OF EVENT: Closing dba XPAC WARN NOTIFIED DATE: 2/28/08 COMPANY ADDRESS: 1501 Fort Jesse Road FIRST LAYOFF DATE: 4/30/08 CITY, STATE, ZIP: Normal, IL 61761 # WORKERS AFFECTED: 67 COMPANY CONTACT: Jenifer Clark EVENT CAUSES: Not Provided TELEPHONE: 309-634-3803 LOCAL WORKFORCE AREA: 16 REGION NUMBER & NAME North Central 3 COUNTY: McLean TYPE OF COMPANY: Packaging & Labeling Services COMPANY NAICS: 561910