List of companies in the Chicago metropolitan area
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Top publicly traded companies in metro Chicago according to revenues with metro and U.S. rankings | |||||
Metro | Corporation | US | |||
1 | Walgreens Boots Alliance | 17 | |||
2 | Boeing | 24 | |||
3 | State Farm | 33 | |||
4 | Archer Daniels Midland | 45 | |||
5 | Caterpillar | 74 | |||
6 | United Airlines | 83 | |||
7 | Allstate | 84 | |||
8 | Exelon | 89 | |||
9 | Deere | 105 | |||
10 | Mondelēz International | 109 | |||
11 | AbbVie | 111 | |||
12 | McDonald's | 112 | |||
13 | US Foods | 124 | |||
14 | Sears Holdings | 127 | |||
15 | Abbott Laboratories | 135 | |||
16 | Conagra Brands | 197 | |||
17 | CDW | 199 | |||
18 | Illinois Tool Works | 202 | |||
19 | Discover Financial | 277 | |||
20 | Baxter | 281 | |||
21 | W. W. Grainger | 282 | |||
22 | LKQ Corporation | 304 | |||
23 | Tenneco | 322 | |||
24 | Navistar | 337 | |||
25 | Univar | 338 | |||
26 | Anixter | 359 | |||
27 | RR Donnelley | 388 | |||
28 | Jones Lang LaSalle | 391 | |||
29 | Dover Corporation | 392 | |||
30 | Tree House Foods | 427 | |||
31 | Motorola Solutions | 433 | |||
32 | Old Republic International | 439 | |||
33 | Packaging Corporation of America | 450 | |||
34 | Ingredion | 456 | |||
35 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 462 | |||
36 | Essendant | 487 | |||
Further information: Companies in the Chicago area Source: Fortune 500 2017[1] |
This is a list of companies in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs.[2] With an estimated population of 9.4 million people,[3] it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States[4] and the region most connected to the city through geographic, social, economic, and cultural ties.
Architecture and engineering[]
- Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (Chicago)[5]
- AECOM (Chicago)
- Collins Engineers (Chicago)
- Cordogan Clark & Associates (Chicago)
- CTLGroup (Skokie)
- Graham, Anderson, Probst & White (Chicago)
- Hedrich Blessing Photographers (Chicago)
- Holabird & Root (Chicago)
- Kirkegaard Associates (Chicago)
- Krueck and Sexton Architects (Chicago)
- Lucien Lagrange Architects (Chicago)
- Nagle Hartray Architecture (Chicago)
- Perkins+Will (Chicago)
- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Chicago)
- SmithGroup (Chicago)
- Solomon Cordwell Buenz (Chicago)
- Studio Gang Architects (Chicago)
- UrbanLab (Chicago)
- Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (Northbrook)
Construction[]
- Bulley & Andrews (Chicago)[6]
- Edward Hines Lumber Company (Buffalo Grove)
- Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (Oak Brook)
- James McHugh Construction Co (Chicago)
Real estate[]
- Baird & Warner (Chicago)[7]
- Brookfield Properties Retail Group (Chicago)
- CenterPoint Properties (Oak Brook)
- Cushman & Wakefield (Chicago)
- EQ Office (Chicago)
- Equity Residential (Chicago)
- Fordham Company (Chicago)
- JMB Realty (Chicago)
- Jones Lang LaSalle (Chicago)
- Magellan Development Group (Chicago)
- Strategic Hotels & Resorts (Chicago)
- Ventas (Chicago)
Consumer[]
Consumer goods[]
Apparel and accessories[]
- Acme Boots, a unit of Double-H Boots (Chicago)
- Chicago Embroidery Company (Chicago)[8]
- Claire's (Hoffman Estates)
- Hartmarx (Chicago)
- Horween Leather Company (Chicago)
- Islamica (Chicago)
- Oxxford Clothes (Chicago)
Gifts and collectables[]
- Bradford Exchange (Niles)
- Enesco (Itasca)
- International Star Registry (Ingleside)
- LifeGem (Chicago)[9]
- Recycled Paper Greetings (Chicago)
Home furnishings and equipment[]
- BRK Brands, Inc. (Aurora), a subsidiary of Newell Brands
- First Alert (Aurora)
- Chamberlain Group (Elmhurst)
- Chicago Faucet (Des Plaines)
- Chicago Lock (Chicago)[10]
- Design Toscano (Elk Grove Village)
- Fortune Brands Home & Security (Deerfield)
- Haeger Potteries (East Dundee)
- Rust-Oleum (Vernon Hills)
- Serta (Hoffman Estates)
- Walter E. Smithe (Itasca)
Household goods[]
- Hearthware Home Products (Libertyville)
- Pactiv (Lake Forest)
- Pampered Chef (Addison)
- Reynolds Group Holdings (Lincolnshire)
- Solo Cup Company (Lake Forest), a subsidiary of Dart Container
- Thermos L.L.C. (Schaumburg)
- Turtle Wax (Willowbrook)
- Weber-Stephen Products (Palatine)
Music equipment[]
- Lyon & Healy (Chicago)[11]
- Marshall USA (Buffalo Grove), a subsidiary of Marshall Amplification
- Shure Incorporated (Niles)
- Souldier
- Specimen Products (Chicago)
- U.S. Music Corporation (Buffalo Grove)
- Universal Audio (Evanston)
Personal care[]
- Avlon Industries (Melrose Park)
- Blistex, Incorporated (Oak Brook)
Tools[]
- Klein Tools (Lincolnshire)
- SK Hand Tools (Sycamore)
- Vaughan (Hebron)
Education and reference[]
- Academy Chicago Publishers – one of the oldest independent publishers in Chicago[12]
- Adtalem Global Education (Chicago)
- BarBri (Chicago)
- Career Education Corporation (Hoffman Estates)
- DeVry University (Naperville)
- Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. (Chicago)
- Follett Corporation (River Grove)
- Kendall College, LLC (Chicago)
- PrepMe (Chicago)
- Rand McNally (Skokie), a subsidiary of Quebecor World
- Replogle (Chicago)
- Riverside Publishing (Rolling Meadows)
- Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy (Chicago)
- World Book Encyclopedia (Chicago)
- WyzAnt (Chicago)
Retail[]
Art supplies[]
- Blick Art Materials (Highland Park)
Broadlines[]
- Sears Holdings Corporation (Hoffman Estates)
- SuperValu Pharmacies (Franklin Park)
- Walgreens Boots Alliance (Deerfield)
- Walgreen Company (Deerfield)
Business-to-business[]
- CDW (Vernon Hills)
- McMaster-Carr (Elmhurst)
- Orderzone.com (Chicago)
- W. W. Grainger (Lake Forest)
Electronics[]
- Abt Electronics (Glenview)
Florists[]
- Florists' Transworld Delivery (FTD) (Downers Grove)
Grocery/convenience[]
- Aldi Inc. (Batavia), a subsidiary of Aldi
- Clark Brands (Naperville)
- IGA (Chicago)
- Jewel-Osco (Itasca), a subsidiary of Albertsons
- Patel Brothers (Hanover Park)
- Peapod (Skokie), a subsidiary of Ahold Delhaize
- Road Ranger (Rockford)
Hardware[]
- Ace Hardware (Oak Brook)
- True Value (Chicago)[13]
- Val-Test Distributors (Schaumburg)
Office supplies and stationary[]
- ACCO Brands (Lake Zurich)
- Cartridge World (Spring Grove), a subsidiary of Suzhou Goldengreen Technologies Ltd
- Essendant (Deerfield)
- Fellowes, Inc. (Itasca)
- Paper Source (Chicago)
- Quill Corporation (Lincolnshire) a subsidiary of Staples, Inc.
- Sanford L.P. (Oak Brook), a subsidiary of Newell Brands
Softlines[]
- Bucketfeet (Chicago)[14]
- Claire's Stores (Hoffman Estates)
- Crate & Barrel (Northbrook)
- The Land of Nod (Northbrook)
- The Pampered Chef (Addison)
- Threadless (Chicago)
- Ulta (Bolingbrook)
Services[]
- The Care of Trees (Wheeling)
- Disaster Kleenup International (Wood Dale)
- Empire Today (Northlake)
- Leslie Hindman Auctioneers (Chicago)
- Midas (Itasca), a subsidiary of TBC Corporation
Sports, games, and toys[]
- Bally Total Fitness (Chicago)[15]
- Big Monster Toys (Chicago)
- Brunswick Corporation (Lake Forest)
- Cards Against Humanity (Chicago)
- FASA (Chicago)
- International Pool Tour (Hinsdale)
- Kenzer & Company (Waukegan)
- Killerspin (Chicago)
- Mayfair Games (Skokie)
- Radio Flyer (Chicago)
- Revell (Elk Grove Village)
- Riddell (Des Plaines)
- SRAM Corporation (Chicago)
- Stern (Melrose Park)
- TDC Games (Itasca)
- Ty Inc. (Westmont)
- Wilson Sporting Goods (Chicago), a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation
- Wirtz Corp. (Chicago)
- Zizzle (Bannockburn)
Energy[]
- Coskata (Warrenville)
- DuPont Danisco (Itasca)
- Exelon (Chicago)
- Integrys Energy Group (Chicago)
- New Power Generation International
- Nicor (Naperville)
- NiSource (Merrillville)
- UOP LLC (Des Plaines)
Financial services[]
Banks[]
- Alliant Credit Union (Chicago)
- Amalgamated Bank of Chicago (Chicago)
- BankFinancial FSB (Olympia Fields)
- BMO Harris Bank (Chicago)
- First American Bank (Elk Grove Village)
- First Midwest Bancorp (Itasca)
- Northern Trust (Chicago)
- Pacific Global Bank (Chicago)
- Urban Partnership Bank (Chicago)
Credit and payments[]
- Avant (Chicago)
- Braintree (Chicago)
- Discover Financial Services (Riverwoods)
- E-Loan (Rosemont)
- Feefighters (Chicago)
- Guaranteed Rate (Chicago)
- HSBC Finance, a subsidiary of HSBC (Mettawa)
- SVM (Des Plaines)
- TransUnion (Chicago)
Exchanges[]
Insurance[]
- Accuquote (Wheeling)
- Allstate (Northfield Township)
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Itasca)
- Bankers Life (Chicago)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (Chicago)
- CNA Financial (Chicago) (an affiliate of Loews Corporation)
- Combined Insurance (Chicago)
- Eagle Insurance (Chicago)
- Health Care Service Corporation (Chicago)
- Hub International (Chicago)
- Kemper Corporation (Chicago)
- Kemper Direct
- Old Republic International (Chicago)
- Safeway Insurance Group (Westmont)
Investments[]
- Ariel Investments (Chicago)
- Calamos (Naperville)
- Chicago Options Associates (Chicago)
- Gardner Rich & Co (Chicago)
- Harris Associates (Chicago)
- Henry Crown and Company (Chicago)
- Incapital (Chicago)
- Lincoln International (Chicago)
- Mesirow Financial (Chicago)
- Morningstar, Inc. (Chicago)
- Nuveen Investments (Chicago)
- PTI Securities & Futures (Chicago)
- William Blair & Company (Chicago)
Private equity and hedge funds[]
- Chicago Growth Partners (Chicago)
- Citadel LLC (Chicago)
- CIVC Partners (Chicago)
- Frontenac Company (Chicago)
- GCM Grosvenor (Chicago)
- GETCO (Chicago)
- GTCR (Chicago)
- Guggenheim Partners (Chicago)
- Lake Capital (Chicago)
- Lightbank (Chicago)
- Madison Dearborn Partners (Chicago)
- Magnetar Capital (Evanston)
- MK Capital (Chicago)
- RCP Advisors (Chicago)
- TransMarket Group (Chicago)
- Willis Stein & Partners (Chicago)
- Wind Point Partners (Chicago)
Food and beverages[]
Beverages[]
- 5 Rabbit Cervecería (Bedford Park)
- A.J. Canfield Company (Chicago)
- Argus Brewery (Chicago)
- Baderbräu (Chicago)
- Beam Suntory (Chicago)[17]
- Culligan (Rosemont)
- Goose Island Brewery (Chicago)
- Half Acre Beer Company (Chicago)
- Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea (Chicago)
- Koval Distillery (Chicago)
- Metropolis Coffee Company (Chicago)
- Metropolitan Brewing (Chicago)
- MillerCoors (Chicago)
- Pabst Brewing Company (Woodridge)
- Pipeworks Brewing (Chicago)
- Tropicana Products (Chicago)
- Two Brothers Brewing (Warrenville)
Distribution[]
- Central Grocers Cooperative (Joliet)
- Chicago International Produce Market (Chicago)
- Eby-Brown (Naperville)
- Republic Tobacco (Glenview)
- Reyes Holdings (Rosemont)
- Topco Associates (Elk Grove Village)
- US Foods (Rosemont)
Food[]
- Allen Brothers (Chicago)
- Bernard Food Industries (Evanston)
- Budlong Pickle Company (Chicago)
- Cloverhill Bakery (Chicago)
- Colonial Ice Cream (St. Charles)
- Conagra Brands (Chicago)
- Doumak (Elk Grove Village)
- Fannie May, a unit of 1-800-Flowers (Chicago)
- Ferrara Candy Company (Forest Park)
- Glanbia (Chicago)
- (Glencoe)
- Hillshire Brands (Chicago)
- Jays Foods (Chicago)
- Jel Sert (West Chicago)
- Kraft Heinz (Chicago and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (Northfield)
- Mead Johnson Nutrition (Glenview)
- Mondelez International (Deerfield)
- Oberweis Dairy (North Aurora)
- Parker House Sausage Company (Chicago)
- Plochman's (Manteno)
- Quaker Oats Company, a unit of PepsiCo (Chicago)
- Strom Products (Bannockburn)
- Tootsie Roll Industries (Chicago)
- Vanee Foods (Berkeley)
- Vienna Beef (Chicago)
- Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (Chicago)
- World's Finest Chocolate (Chicago)
Ingredients[]
- Bell Flavors & Fragrances (Chicago)
- Ingredion (Westchester)
- Merisant (Chicago)
- Morton Salt (Chicago)
- Urban Accents (Chicago)
Manufacturing[]
- Archer Daniels Midland (Chicago)
- CF Industries (Deerfield)
- Viskase (Darien)
Restaurant chains[]
- Amy's Candy Bar (Chicago)
- Argo Tea (Chicago)
- Big Apple Bagels (Deerfield)
- Cake Girls (Chicago)
- Così (Deerfield)
- Flat Out Crazy (Chicago)
- Giordano's Pizzeria
- The Great American Bagel Bakery (Westmont)
- Harold's Chicken Shack (Chicago)
- Heartland Foods (Downers Grove)
- Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (Chicago)
- Levy Restaurants (Chicago)
- McDonald's (Chicago) [18]
- Monical's Pizza (Bradley)
- Morton's The Steakhouse (Chicago)
- Portillo's Restaurants (Oakbrook Terrace)
- Potbelly Sandwich Works (Chicago)
Healthcare[]
Health services[]
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America (Schaumburg)
- Resurrection Health Care (Chicago)
- Vetsprevail (Chicago)
- Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (Wheaton)
Pharmaceuticals and medical devices[]
- Abbott Laboratories (North Chicago)
- Abbvie (Waukegan)
- Astellas Pharma (Northbrook)
- Baxter International (Deerfield)
- Hospira (Lake Forest)
- Marathon Pharmaceuticals (Chicago)
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Deerfield)
Pharmacy[]
- Caremark Rx (Northbrook)
- Catamaran Corporation (Lisle)
- Walgreens (Deerfield)
Provider goods and services[]
- Accretive Health (Chicago)
- Allscripts (Chicago)
- Intelligent Medical Objects (Northbrook)
- Medline Industries (Mundelein)
- Stericycle (Lake Forest)
Industrial[]
Agricultural equipment[]
- CNH (Burr Ridge)
- Dawn Equipment Company (Sycamore)
Automotive[]
- Electro-Motive Diesel (McCook)
- Hendrickson International (Lemont; a subsidiary of The Boler Company (Itasca))
- LKQ Corporation (Chicago)
- Raybestos (McHenry)
- Tenneco (Lake Forest)
Building materials[]
- Amcol (Hoffman Estates)
- USG Corporation (Chicago)
Chemicals[]
- Stepan Company (Northfield)
- Velsicol Chemical Corporation (Rosemont)
Glass[]
- Engineered Glass Products (Chicago)
- Thermique Technologies (Chicago)
Metals[]
- Ecycler (Lake Forest)
- Metal Management (Chicago)
- Ryerson, Inc. (Chicago)
Packaging[]
- Continental Packaging Solutions (Chicago)
- Packaging Corporation of America (Lake Forest)
- Smurfit-Stone Container (Chicago)
Plumbing and piping[]
- John Crane Inc. (Morton Grove)
- Sloan Valve Company (Franklin Park)
Tools[]
- Armstrong Tools (Chicago)
- Ideal Industries (Sycamore)
- Illinois Tool Works (Glenview)
Other[]
- A and T Recovery (Chicago)
- Cummins Allison (Mount Prospect)
- Dover Corporation (Downers Grove)
- Federal Signal Corporation (Oak Brook)
- The Frantz Manufacturing Company (Chicago)
- IDEX Corporation (Lake Forest)
- JBT Corporation (Chicago)
- Marmon Group (Chicago)
- MSDSonline (Chicago)
- Nalco Holding Company (Naperville)
- Switchcraft (Chicago)
- Tripp Lite (Chicago)
- World Dryer (Berkeley; a subsidiary of Carrier Commercial Refrigeration)
Media and entertainment[]
Entertainment[]
- Broadway In Chicago (Chicago)
- Family Video (Glenview)
- Kerasotes Theatres (Chicago)
- Redbox Automated Retail, LLC (Oakbrook Terrace)
Music[]
- Alligator Records (Chicago)
- Atavistic Records (Chicago)
- Bloodshot Records (Chicago)
- Cedille Records (Chicago)
- Chicago Recording Company (Chicago)
- Criminal IQ Records (Chicago)
- Delmark Records (Chicago)
- Drag City (Chicago)
- Earwig Music Company (Chicago)
- Epitonic (Chicago)
- Eye of the Storm Records (Country Club Hills)[19]
- Flying Fish Records (Chicago)
- Get Money Gang Entertainment (Chicago)
- Glitch Mode Recordings (Chicago)
- Hefty Records (Chicago)
- Invisible Records (Chicago)
- Johann's Face Records (Chicago)
- Lengua Armada Discos (Chicago)
- Lo-Fidelity Records (Naperville)
- Minty Fresh (Chicago)
- Positron! Records (Chicago)
- Sick Room Records (Chicago)
- Thick Records (Chicago)
- Thrill Jockey (Chicago)
- Touch and Go Records (Chicago)
- Victory Records (Chicago)
Online[]
- Channel Awesome (Lombard)
- College Football News (Chicago)
- Consequence of Sound (Chicago)
- HighBeam Research (Chicago)
- Jellyvision (Chicago)
- Legacy.com (Evanston)
- MuggleNet (LaPorte)
- Newsweb Corporation (Chicago)
- The Onion (Chicago)
- Pitchfork Media (Chicago)
Publishing[]
- 22nd Century Media (Orland Park)
- Academy Chicago Publishers (Chicago)
- Allured Business Media (Carol Stream)
- American Technical Publishers (Orland Park)
- Carus Publishing Company (Chicago)
- Chicago Reader (Chicago)
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)
- Desplaines Valley News (Summit)
- Farm Progress (St. Charles)
- Good News Publishers (Wheaton)
- Goodheart–Willcox (Tinley Park)
- Haymarket Books (Chicago)
- Johnson Publishing Company (Chicago)
- Metromix (Chicago)
- Northwestern University Press (Evanston)
- Open Court Publishing Company (Chicago)
- Pink (Chicago)
- RR Donnelley (Chicago)
- Sourcebooks (Naperville)
- Star Farm Productions (Chicago)
- Sun-Times Media Group (Chicago)
- Third World Press (Chicago)
- Tribune Company (Chicago)
- Tyndale House (Carol Stream)
- University of Chicago Press (Chicago)
- Venture (Chicago)
- Wrapports (Chicago)
TV, film, and radio[]
- Barrington Broadcasting (Hoffman Estates)
- Big Ten Network (Chicago)
- Fensler Films (Chicago)
- Graham Media Group (Chicago)
- Harpo Productions (Chicago)
- KM Communications Inc. (Skokie)
- Midway Broadcasting Corporation (Chicago)
- Moody Radio (Chicago)
- MPI Home Video (Orland Park)
- NBC Sports Chicago (Chicago)
- Oprah Winfrey Network (Chicago)
- The Second City (Chicago)
- Siskel/Jacobs Productions (Chicago)
- (Chicago)
- Tribune Broadcasting (Chicago)
- Weigel Broadcasting (Chicago)
- WGN America (Chicago)
Professional and business services[]
Accounting[]
- Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Chicago)
- Crowe LLP (Chicago)
- Grant Thornton LLP (Oakbrook Terrace)
- McGladrey (Chicago)
Design[]
- Design Museum of Chicago (Chicago)
- Product Development Technologies (Lake Zurich)
Legal[]
- Baker & McKenzie (Chicago)
- Banner & Witcoff (Chicago)
- Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott (Chicago)
- BDO USA, LLP (Chicago)
- Edelson McGuire (Chicago)
- Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery (Chicago)
- Goldberg Weisman Cairo (Chicago)
- Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP (Chicago)
- Horwitz Horwitz & Associates (Chicago)
- Jenner & Block (Chicago)
- Katten Muchin Rosenman (Chicago)
- Kirkland & Ellis (Chicago)
- Locke Lord (Chicago)
- Masuda Funai (Chicago)
- Mayer Brown (Chicago)
- McAndrews, Held & Malloy (Chicago)
- McDermott Will & Emery (Chicago)
- People's Law Office (Chicago)
- Schiff Hardin (Chicago)
- Seyfarth Shaw (Chicago)
- Sidley Austin (Chicago)
- Winston & Strawn (Chicago)
Management consulting[]
- A.T. Kearney (Chicago)
- Accenture (Chicago)
- Boston Consulting Group (Chicago)
- Huron Consulting Group (Chicago)
- McKinsey (Chicago)
- Navigant Consulting, Inc. (Chicago)
Marketing and public relations[]
- 360i (Chicago)
- A. Eicoff & Company (Chicago)
- Acquity Group (Chicago)
- AKPD Message and Media (Chicago)
- All By Students (ABS) Notebooks (Chicago)
- Burrell Communications Group (Chicago)
- Centro Inc (Chicago)
- Cramer-Krasselt (Chicago)
- Draftfcb (Chicago)
- Edelman (Chicago)
- Epsilon (Chicago)
- Havas (Chicago)
- IP Pixel (Chicago)
- IRI (Chicago)
- Laughlin Constable (Chicago)
- Leo Burnett Worldwide (Chicago)
- Plan B Advertising Agency (Chicago)
- Public Communications Inc. (Chicago)
- Roundarch Isobar (Chicago)
- Shareasale (Chicago)
- ShopLocal (Chicago)
- Someoddpilot (Chicago)
- Starcom (Chicago)
- Strata (Chicago)
- Whittman-Hart (Chicago)
Recruiting, human resources and payroll[]
- Aon Hewitt (Lincolnshire)
- Challenger, Gray & Christmas (Chicago)
- Heidrick & Struggles (Chicago)
- Paylocity Corporation (Schaumburg)
- Spencer Stuart (Chicago)
- SurePayroll (Glenview)
Technology consulting[]
- Forsythe Technology (Skokie)
Technology[]
Distribution[]
- Anixter (Glenview)
Hardware[]
- Andrew Corporation (Westchester)
- Callpod (Chicago)
- Convia (Buffalo Grove)
- Neuros Technology (Chicago)
- Newark Corporation (Chicago)
- Shure (Niles)
- Victor Technology (Bolingbrook)
- Zebra Technologies (Vernon Hills)
- Zenith Electronics (Lincolnshire; a subsidiary of South Korea-based LG Electronics)
Internet[]
- Accuquote (Wheeling)
- CareerBuilder (Chicago)
- Cars.com (Chicago)
- CheapTickets (Chicago)
- crowdSPRING (Chicago)
- Groupon (Chicago)
- GrubHub (Chicago)
- Orbitz (Chicago)
- Orderzone.com (Chicago)
- ParkWhiz (Chicago)
- Peapod (Skokie)
- ProLockbox LLC (Evanston)
- SilkRoad (Chicago)
- Sittercity.com (Chicago)
- SpotHero (Chicago)
- TicketsNow (Rolling Meadows)
- UBid (Chicago)
- Vivid Seats (Chicago)
Manufacturing[]
- Littelfuse (Chicago)
- Molex (Lisle)
- S&C Electric (Chicago)
Services[]
- Adar, Inc (Chicago)
- LiveWatch Security (Evanston)
- Translate.com (Chicago)
- Trustwave Holdings (Chicago)
- Underwriters Laboratories (Northbrook)
- (Chicago)
Software[]
- Adeptia (Chicago)
- Arc Technology Group (Evanston)
- Basecamp (Chicago)
- BigMachines (Deerfield)
- CDK Global (Hoffman Estates)
- Cleversafe (Chicago)
- Computhink (Lombard)
- Davka (Chicago)
- Dieselpoint, Inc. (Chicago)
- Donnelley Financial Solutions (Chicago)
- Fieldglass (Chicago)
- Flexera Software (Schaumburg)
- John Galt Solutions, Inc. (Chicago)
- Kleinschmidt Inc (Deerfield)
- Latigent (Chicago)
- Nextpoint (Chicago)
- OneSpan (Chicago)
- Open Kernel Labs (Chicago; acquired by General Dynamics[20])
- Passport Software (Northfield)
- RemObjects Software (Hanover Park)
- Springcm (Chicago)
- ThoughtWorks (Chicago)
- Univa (Lisle)
Telecommunications and networking[]
- Aircell (Itasca)
- CacheFly (Chicago)
- Gogo Inflight Internet (Itasca)
- Hostway (Chicago)
- InterCall (Chicago)
- Looking Glass Networks (Oak Brook)
- Motorola Mobility (Chicago)
- Motorola Solutions (Schaumburg)
- Novarra Inc. (Itasca)
- ServerCentral (Chicago)
- Steadfast Networks (Chicago)
- Telephone and Data Systems (Chicago)
- Tellabs (Naperville)
- U.S. Cellular (Chicago)
- USRobotics (Schaumburg)
- Westell (Aurora)
Video games[]
- American Sammy (Chicago)
- Babaroga (Chicago)
- Day 1 Studios (Chicago)
- Incredible Technologies (Vernon Hills)
- Iron Galaxy Studios (Chicago)
- Jellyvision Games (Chicago)
- Mountain King Studios (Chicago)
- Namco Cybertainment (Bensenville; a subsidiary of Japan-based Namco)
- NetherRealm Studios (Chicago)
- Robomodo (Chicago)
- WMS Industries (Waukegan)
Travel and transportation[]
Aviation support[]
- AAR Corporation (Wood Dale)
- Boeing (Chicago)
- Covenant Aviation Security (Chicago)
- Jet Support Services, Inc. (Chicago)
Consumer travel[]
- Caravan Tours (Chicago)
- CheapTickets (Chicago)
- Chicago Trolley Company (Chicago)
- Hyatt (Chicago)
- Kokua Hospitality, LLC (Chicago)
- Orbitz (Chicago)
- United Airlines Holdings (Chicago)
Freight[]
- Hub Group (Oak Brook)
- Livingston International (Chicago)
Rail[]
- Anacostia Rail Holdings Company (Chicago)
- Chicago Union Station Company (Chicago)
- FreightCar America (Chicago)
- GATX (Chicago)
- GE Transportation (Chicago)
- Iowa Pacific Holdings (Chicago)
- Rail World (Chicago)
- Transco Railway Products (Chicago)
- TTX Company (Chicago)
- Union Tank Car Company (Chicago)
Road[]
Services[]
- American Hotel Register Company (Vernon Hills)
Out of state and foreign companies with a major presence[]
There are other large corporations with an established presence in Chicago and/or its suburbs (but whose corporate headquarters are located elsewhere), including:
Autos[]
- BMW of North America Central Region Office (Schaumburg) (from Munich, Germany)
- Continental Automotive Systems (Temic) (Deer Park) (from Hanover, Germany)
- Ford Motor Company (Chicago Assembly, Chicago Heights Stamping) (from Detroit, Michigan, US)
- Hyundai Motor Company (Aurora) (from Seoul, South Korea)
- Nissan Forklift (Marengo) (from Yokohama, Japan)
- Nissan North America (Aurora) (from Yokohama, Japan)
- Subaru of America Regional Office - Central (Itasca) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Aurora, Naperville) (from Toyota, Japan)
Consumer[]
- Bridgestone (Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC) (Bloomingdale) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Dyson USA (Chicago) (from Malmesbury, UK)
- Li-Ning (Chicago) (from Beijing, China)
- Medela (McHenry) (from Baar, Switzerland)
- Sunstar Americas (Schaumburg) (from Osaka, Japan)
- thinkorswim (Chicago) (from New York, New York, US)
- Valspar (from Minneapolis, Minnesota, US)
Energy[]
- BP (Warrenville, Naperville, Whiting) (from London, UK)
- Citgo (Lemont Refinery) (from Houston, Texas, US)
- Schneider Electric (Palatine) (from Rueil-Malmaison, France)
Financial services[]
- ABN AMRO Clearing (Chicago) (from Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Aon Corporation Americas region headquarters (Chicago) (from London, UK)
- Bank of America (from Charlotte, North Carolina, US)
- BMO Harris Bank (Chicago), a subsidiary of Montreal-based Bank of Montreal
- Capital One (Rolling Meadows) (from Tysons Corner, Virginia, US)
- Experian (Schaumburg) (from Dublin, Ireland)
- Fitch Group (from New York, New York, US and London, UK)
- JPMorgan Chase (See: Bank One Corporation) (from New York, New York, US)
- Popular, Inc. (Banco Popular North America) (Rosemont) (from San Juan, PR, US)
- UBS (from Zürich, Switzerland)
- Willis Group (Chicago - Willis Tower) (from London, UK)
- XL Group (Chicago, Schaumburg) (from Dublin, Ireland)
- Zurich Financial Services (Schaumburg) (from Zürich, Switzerland)
Food, beverages and agriculture[]
- Ajinomoto (Ajinomoto Food Ingredients LLC & Ajinomoto Heartland LLC) (Chicago) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Barilla Americas HQ (Northbrook) (from Parma, Italy)[21]
- Butterball (Naperville) (from Garner, North Carolina, US)
- Cargill (Chicago, Hammond) (from Minnetonka, Minnesota, US)
- ConAgra Foods (Naperville) (from Omaha, Nebraska, US)
- Maple Leaf Foods (Des Plaines) (from Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
- Richelieu Foods (Elk Grove Village) (from Randolph, Massachusetts, US)
- Smithfield Foods (Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC) (Lisle and St. Charles) (from Smithfield, Virginia, US)
Healthcare and pharmaceuticals[]
- Astellas US LLC (Northbrook) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Fresenius Kabi USA (Lake Zurich) (from Bad Homburg, Germany)
- Fujifilm Medical (Hanover Park) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- LifeWatch (Rosemont) (from Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland)
- McKesson Corporation (Wheeling) (from New York, New York, US)
- Siemens Healthcare U.S. headquarters (Deerfield) (from Munich, Germany)
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company U.S. headquarters (Deerfield) (from Osaka, Japan)
Industrial[]
- AkzoNobel (Polymer Chemicals Unit) (from Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Amada Co (Amada Machine Tools America) (Schaumburg) (from Kanagawa, Japan)
- ArcelorMittal (U.S. headquarters in Chicago; plants in Riverdale, East Chicago, and Burns Harbor) (from Luxembourg)
- Bystronic North America headquarters (Elgin) (from Niederönz, Switzerland)
- Caterpillar Inc. (from Peoria, Illinois, US)
- General Electric (from Schenectady, New York, US)
- Gerdau (plant in Joliet)
- Ineos/Innovene (Chicago, Naperville, Whiting) (from Rolle, Switzerland)
- James Hardie Industries U.S. headquarters (Chicago) (from Australia)
- Komatsu Limited U.S. headquarters (Rolling Meadows) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Lafarge North America headquarters (Rosemont) (from Paris, France)
- Makino (Elgin) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Mazak Midwest Technology Center (Schaumburg) (from Ōguchi, Japan)
- Misumi U.S. headquarters (Schaumburg) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Mori Seiki U.S. headquarters (Hoffman Estates) (from Nagoya, Japan)
- Noritake (Arlington Heights) (from Nagoya, Japan)
- Rexam (Chicago, Buffalo Grove) (from London, UK)
- Ricardo plc (Burr Ridge) (from Shoreham-by-Sea, UK)
- Robert Bosch Corp. (Broadview (automotive aftermarket), Mount Prospect (production tools), Hoffman Estates (Bosch Rexroth)) (from Gerlingen, Germany)
- Rockwell Automation (Burr Ridge) (from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US)
- Ryobi (Chicago) (from Hiroshima, Japan)
- Siemens Building Technologies U.S. headquarters (Buffalo Grove) (from Munich, Germany)
- SSAB North America (Lisle) (from Stockholm, Sweden)
- Subaru Industrial Power Products (Robin) (Lake Zurich) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Sumitomo Corporation of America (Rosemont) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Suzo Happ North America HQ (Elk Grove Village) (from Rotterdam, Netherlands)
- Tyco International (Tyco Electrical & Metal Products) (Harvey) (from Princeton, New Jersey, US)
- U.S. Steel (Gary Works) (Gary) (from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US)
- Wanxiang Group U.S. headquarters (Elgin) (from Hangzhou, China
- Weichai Power (Rolling Meadows) (from Weifang, China
- Yaskawa Electric Corporation (Waukegan) (from Kitakyushu, Japan)
- ZF Friedrichshafen (Vernon Hills) (from Friedrichshafen, Germany)
Media[]
- ACNielsen North America HQ (Schaumburg) (from New York, New York, US)
- McGraw-Hill (Chicago) (from New York, New York, US)
- Pearson Education, publishing as Scott Foresman (Glenview) (from London, UK)
Professional services[]
- Acxiom (Downers Grove) (from Little Rock, Arkansas, US) [22]
- Cision US HQ (Chicago) (from Stockholm, Sweden)
- Colliers International Midwest HQ (Chicago & Rosemont) (from Seattle)
- DigitasLBi (Chicago) (from New York City)
- Mintel (Chicago) (from London, UK)
- Paychex (Naperville) (from Penfield, New York, US)
Technology[]
- Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) (Schaumburg) (from Dallas, Texas, US)
- Alcatel-Lucent (from Paris, France)
- AT&T Inc. (from Dallas, Texas, US)
- Canon USA (Itasca) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Cognizant (Chicago, Lisle) (from Teaneck, New Jersey, US)
- FANUC (Hoffman Estates) (from Yamanashi, Japan)
- Google (Chicago) (from Mountain View, California)
- Hitachi High Technologies America (Schaumburg) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Huawei (Rolling Meadows) (from Shenzhen, China
- IBM (from Armonk, New York, US)
- Microsoft (Chicago, Downers Grove, Northlake (data center)) (from Redmond, Washington, US)
- Mitsubishi Electric (Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.) (Vernon Hills) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Mitutoyo (Aurora) (from Kawasaki, Japan)
- Navigon (Chicago) (from Hamburg, Germany)
- NEC (NEC Display Solutions) (Itasca) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Nortel (Schaumburg) (from Mississauga, Canada)
- Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems (Rolling Meadows) (from Falls Church, Virginia, US)
- OMRON (Schaumburg, Bannockburn, St. Charles) (from Kyoto, Japan)
- Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America (Rolling Meadows, Buffalo Grove) (from Osaka, Japan)
- PC Connection (Itasca) (from Merrimack, New Hampshire)
- Salesforce.com (Chicago) (from San Francisco, California)
- SAP SE (Chicago, Downers Grove) (from Walldorf, Germany)
- STMicroelectronics (Schaumburg) (from Geneva, Switzerland)
- Toshiba America (Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Chicago, Rolling Meadows) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Uber (Chicago) (from San Francisco, California, US)
- Yelp (Chicago) (from San Francisco, California, US)[23]
Travel and transportation[]
- American Airlines (Hub at O'Hare International Airport) (from Fort Worth, Texas, US)
- APL Logistics (Oak Brook) (from Singapore)
- CSX Transportation (Northern Region Operations Center) (Calumet City) (from Jacksonville, Florida, US)
- Southwest Airlines (Hub at Chicago Midway International Airport) (from Dallas, Texas, US)
- UPS (Chicago Area Consolidation Hub) (Hodgkins) (from Sandy Springs, Georgia, US)
See also[]
- List of Illinois companies
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