List of Illinois companies
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Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

 companies
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...

which includes notable companies that are headquartered in Illinois, or were previously headquartered in Illinois. In general, this list does not include companies headquartered in one of the municipalities of the Chicago area.

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  • A. E. Staley
    A. E. Staley
    A. E. Staley was a Decatur, Illinois based processor of corn founded in 1898. It changed its name to Staley Continental in 1985. It produced a range of starch products for the food, paper and other industries, high fructose corn syrup, crystalline fructose , ethanol and other agro-industrial...

     (Decatur, Illinois
    Decatur, Illinois
    Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city, sometimes called "the Soybean Capital of the World", was founded in 1823 and is located along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. In 2000 the city population was 81,500,...

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  • Alton Steel
    Alton Steel
    Alton Steel is a steel manufacturer, based in Alton, Illinois. The company is a reincarnation of the Laclede Steel Company, which halted operations of its mill in 1998. The company entered bankruptcy in 2001, and emerged from bankruptcy in 2003 with the new name and new owners...

     (Alton, Illinois
    Alton, Illinois
    Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 27,865 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in Southern Illinois...

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  • American River Transportation Company
    American River Transportation Company
    The American River Transportation Company, or ARTCO, is a subsidiary of the Archer Daniels Midland company. ARTCO manages the transportation of ADM products along the Mississippi River, Ohio River, and Illinois River in the United States...

     (Decatur, Illinois
    Decatur, Illinois
    Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city, sometimes called "the Soybean Capital of the World", was founded in 1823 and is located along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. In 2000 the city population was 81,500,...

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  • Archer Daniels Midland
    Archer Daniels Midland
    The Archer Daniels Midland Company is a conglomerate headquartered in Decatur, Illinois. ADM operates more than 270 plants worldwide, where cereal grains and oilseeds are processed into products used in food, beverage, nutraceutical, industrial and animal feed markets worldwide.ADM was named the...

     (Decatur, Illinois
    Decatur, Illinois
    Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city, sometimes called "the Soybean Capital of the World", was founded in 1823 and is located along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. In 2000 the city population was 81,500,...

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  • ArmaLite
    ArmaLite
    ArmaLite is the name of a small arms engineering facility founded in the early 1950s, and once associated with the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation. ArmaLite was formally incorporated as a subdivision of Fairchild on October 1, 1954...

     (Geneseo, Illinois
    Geneseo, Illinois
    Geneseo is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,586 at the 2010 census, up from 6,571 at the 2000 census. Geneseo is located 20 miles east of The Quad Cities and Geneseo is part of the Quad Cities Metro Area....

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  • Aventine Renewable Energy
    Aventine Renewable Energy
    Aventine Renewable Energy is a bioethanol and biodiesel company based in Pekin, Illinois that produces and markets these biofuels.In 2006, it produced almost of fuel in the United States...

     (Pekin, Illinois
    Pekin, Illinois
    Pekin is a the county seat of Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is also the largest city of Tazewell County, and a key part of the Peoria metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, its population is 34,094. A small portion of the city limits extends...

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  • Axium Foods
    Axium Foods
    ', a division of McCleary, Inc., is a manufacturer of a large variety of snack products, including plain and flavored tortilla chips, corn chips, puffed cheese snacks, crunchy cheese snacks, potato poppers and caramel corn....

     (South Beloit, Illinois
    South Beloit, Illinois
    South Beloit is a city located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area...

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  • Basler Electric
    Basler Electric
    Basler Electric is a manufacturer of power systems products based in Highland, Illinois. The company was founded in 1942 by Carl Basler.In 1945, they began producing custom transformers...

     (Highland, Illinois
    Highland, Illinois
    Highland is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,433 at the 2010 census. Highland began as a Swiss settlement and derived its name from later German immigrants.Highland is a sister city of Sursee in Switzerland....

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  • Beer Nuts
    Beer Nuts
    Beer Nuts is a brand of snack food building on the original product, peanuts with a "unique" sweet-and-salty glazing made to a "secret recipe". According to the manufacturer's website, the ingredients comprise "Peanuts, Vegetable Oil , Corn Syrup and Salt".In spite of their name, Beer Nuts do not...

     (Bloomington, Illinois
    Bloomington, Illinois
    Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...

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  • Believers Broadcasting Corporation
    Believers Broadcasting Corporation
    The Believers Broadcasting Corporation is a broadcast company in the Quincy-Hannibal region that runs Christian programming on radio. Their corporate office and studio is located in downtown Quincy, Illinois at 220 North Sixth Street....

     (Quincy, Illinois
    Quincy, Illinois
    Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...

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  • Bell Sports (Rantoul, Illinois
    Rantoul, Illinois
    Rantoul is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,674 at the 2010 census. The present mayor is Neal Williams, who was re-elected in 2009...

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  • Bunn-o-Matic Corporation
    Bunn-o-Matic Corporation
    Bunn Corporation is a manufacturer of coffee- and tea-making equipment headquartered in Springfield, Illinois. Founded by George Bunn, who invented the fluted coffee filter, its customers are primarily institutional foodservice providers. The company also offers a product line for home use and...

     (Springfield, Illinois
    Springfield, Illinois
    Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...

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  • Busey Bank
    Busey Bank
    Busey Bank is the brand name of two banks owned by First Busey Corporation of Urbana, Illinois: Busey Bank, also headquartered in Urbana, Illinois; and Busey Bank N.A., headquartered in Port Charlotte, Florida.-History:...

     (Urbana, Illinois
    Urbana, Illinois
    Urbana is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,250. Urbana is the tenth-most populous city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area....

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  • Caterpillar Inc.
    Caterpillar Inc.
    Caterpillar Inc. , also known as "CAT", designs, manufactures, markets and sells machinery and engines and sells financial products and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network. Caterpillar is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas...

     (Peoria, Illinois
    Peoria, Illinois
    Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...

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  • Cazel Equipment International (Noble, Illinois
    Noble, Illinois
    Noble is a village in Richland County, Illinois, United States. The population was 746 at the 2000 census.-History:Noble Township was settled first by the Evans family who came in 1818. L.L. Allender, who had a ferry across Muddy River on the old "trace road," was also an early settler...

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  • City Water, Light & Power
    City Water, Light & Power
    City Water, Light & Power is the largest municipally owned utility in the U.S. state of Illinois.The utility provides the city of Springfield, Illinois with electric power from four coal-fired boilers...

     (Springfield, Illinois
    Springfield, Illinois
    Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...

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  • Country Financial
    COUNTRY Financial
    Country Financial is a group of US insurance and financial services companies. Its corporate headquarters are in Bloomington, Illinois.-History:...

     (Bloomington, Illinois
    Bloomington, Illinois
    Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...

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  • Dawn Equipment Company
    Dawn Equipment Company
    Dawn Equipment Company is an U.S.-American corporation founded in 1992, and based in Sycamore, Illinois, where the company's factory and administrative center is...

     (Sycamore, Illinois
    Sycamore, Illinois
    Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a commercial district based and centered on Illinois Route 64. The population was 17,519 at the 2010 census, up from 12,020 at the 2000 census.-Early settlement:...

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  • DAXCON Engineering, Inc.
    Daxcon
    Daxcon Engineering, Inc., is a company headquartered in Bartonville, Illinois, that provides engineering and manufacturing consultation to the Defense & Aerospace, Mining & Construction, Automotive, Consumer Products, and Agriculture industries...

     (Bartonville, Illinois
    Bartonville, Illinois
    Bartonville is a village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,310 at the 2000 census. Bartonville is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

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  • Deere & Company
    Deere & Company
    Deere & Company, usually known by its brand name John Deere , is an American corporation based in Moline, Illinois, and the leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the world. In 2010, it was listed as 107th in the Fortune 500 ranking...

     (Moline, Illinois
    Moline, Illinois
    Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, with a population of 45,792 in 2010. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The Quad Cities has a population of...

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  • DEKALB Genetics Corporation
    DEKALB Genetics Corporation
    DEKALB Genetics Corporation was a diversified company headquartered in DeKalb, Illinois that marketed agricultural seeds and other products. The company was best known for its leading role in the development of hybrid corn and for its "winged ear" logo...

     (DeKalb, Illinois
    DeKalb, Illinois
    DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 at the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city is named after decorated German war hero Johann De Kalb, who died during the American Revolutionary War....

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  • Detonics
    Detonics
    Detonics is a firearm manufacturing company based in Millstadt, Illinois, USA. Detonics is most notably known for its innovative design of compact 1911-style pistols, such as the Combat Master.-Company history:...

     (Millstadt, Illinois
    Millstadt, Illinois
    Millstadt is a suburb of St. Louis and a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, at the crossing of Illinois Route 163 and Illinois Route 158 . The village is known for its German heritage, with more than half its people of German descent...

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  • Dot Foods
    Dot Foods
    Dot Foods is the largest foodservice redistribution company in the United States. Dot offers over 100,000 products from 700 food industry manufacturers. Dot consolidates those products and delivers in less-than-truckload quantities to distributors nationwide on a weekly basis...

     (Mount Sterling, Illinois
    Mount Sterling, Illinois
    Mount Sterling is a city in Brown County, Illinois, USA. The population was 2,070 at the 2000 census. It is also the county seat.-Geography:Mount Sterling is located at ....

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  • Elliott Aviation
    Elliott aviation
    Elliott Aviation is a chain of fixed base operators representing Beechcraft and Socata products. Headquartered in Moline, Illinois, Elliott Aviation has branches in Moline, plus Des Moines, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Omaha, Nebraska....

     (Moline, Illinois
    Moline, Illinois
    Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, with a population of 45,792 in 2010. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The Quad Cities has a population of...

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  • Estwing
    Estwing
    Estwing Manufacturing Company is a manufacturing company headquartered in Rockford, Illinois. Estwing manufactures striking and struck tools such as nail hammers, axes, pry bars, bricklayer's tools, drywall hammers, roofing tools, geologist's hammers, and various specialty striking tools.- History...

     (Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

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  • Eureka (company)
    Eureka (company)
    Eureka is a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners. The company is best known for "The Boss" line of vacuum cleaners, which were heavily promoted in the late 1980s.-History:...

     (Bloomington, Illinois
    Bloomington, Illinois
    Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...

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  • Gardner Denver
    Gardner Denver
    Gardner Denver, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets engineered industrial machinery and related parts and services primarily in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and Australia...

     (Quincy, Illinois
    Quincy, Illinois
    Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...

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  • Gas City, Ltd.
    Gas City, Ltd.
    Gas City, Ltd. was an independent gas retailer. It was started in 1966 in Chicago, and opened over 75 locations in northeast Illinois, northwest Indiana, Florida, and Arizona...

     (Frankfort, Illinois
    Frankfort, Illinois
    Frankfort is a village in Will and Cook Counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,782 at the 2010 census. According to Forbes.com, in 2007 the village ranked as the 36th fastest growing suburb in the United States. - Previous spelling :...

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  • Great Planes Model Manufacturing
    Great Planes Model Manufacturing
    Great Planes Model Manufacturing of Champaign, Illinois, USA, is among the world's second largest radio-controlled model manufacturers and distributors as part of Hobbico, Incorporated....

     (Champaign, Illinois
    Champaign, Illinois
    Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...

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  • Greenlee
    Greenlee
    Greenlee Textron is an industrial and electrical tool company headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, USA. It was founded in 1862 by brothers Robert and Ralph Greenlee to manufacture their invention, a drill surrounded by four chisel blades, used in making the pockets for a mortise and tenon joint,...

     (Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

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  • Group O
    Group O
    Group O , Headquartered in Milan, Illinois, is one of the largest Hispanic-owned companies in the U.S. and a provider of managed products and services, specializing in Marketing Services, Print Management, Decision Sciences, Business Process Outsourcing, Managed Services, Packaging, Supply Chain...

     (Milan, Illinois
    Milan, Illinois
    Milan is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,257 at the 2000 census.The village is located near the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Before ceasing operations in 2003, Eagle Food Centers was based out of Milan....

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  • Growmark
    Growmark
    GROWMARK, Inc., is a regional agricultural supply cooperative operating primarily in the Midwest and Northeastern United States and Ontario, Canada. Its local member cooperatives commonly use the name FS. GROWMARK ranks 75th on the ICA Global 300 2008 list of mutuals and cooperatives...

     (Bloomington, Illinois
    Bloomington, Illinois
    Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...

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  • Harrisonville Telephone Company
    Harrisonville Telephone Company
    Harrisonville Telephone Company was founded in Waterloo, Illinois, and provides communications to southwestern Illinois. HTC is the 6th largest telephone company in Illinois. HTC contains the IP Block 65.87.32.0 - 65.87.63.255 and 216.114.96.0 - 216.114.127.255. HTC is a Tier-2 Internet Service...

     (Waterloo, Illinois
    Waterloo, Illinois
    Waterloo is a city in Monroe County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,614 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County.-Geography:Waterloo is located at ....

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  • Hilander Foods (Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

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  • Hobbico
    Hobbico
    Hobbico, Inc. is located in Champaign, Illinois and is a manufacturer and distributor of hobby products including radio control airplanes, boats, cars and helicopters. Other products include plastic model kits, model rockets, model trains, slot cars, crafts, jigsaw puzzles and games...

     (Champaign, Illinois
    Champaign, Illinois
    Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...

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  • Horizon Hobby
    Horizon Hobby
    Horizon Hobby, Inc. is an international hobby product distributor, headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A.. It currently manufactures various Hobby grade radio control models, as well as Athearn model trains, rockets, and die-cast models, which it sells direct and to hobby retailers.An...

     (Champaign, Illinois
    Champaign, Illinois
    Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...

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  • Human Kinetics (publisher)
    Human Kinetics (publisher)
    Human Kinetics is a publisher specializing in the physical activity field. Their publications include textbooks and their ancillaries, consumer books and journals, online courses, software and audio-visual products....

     (Champaign, Illinois
    Champaign, Illinois
    Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...

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  • Ideal Industries
    Ideal Industries
    Ideal Industries is an American company that produces connectors, hand tools, testers, and meters for the electrical and telecommunications industries.- History :...

     (Sycamore, Illinois
    Sycamore, Illinois
    Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a commercial district based and centered on Illinois Route 64. The population was 17,519 at the 2010 census, up from 12,020 at the 2000 census.-Early settlement:...

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  • Infinity Luthiers
    Infinity Luthiers
    Infinity Luthiers is an American manufacturer of handmade custom high-end steel stringed guitars and mandolins headquartered in Springfield, Illinois. It was founded by luthier Chris Oliver.- River-Recovered Old Growth Honduras Mahogany :...

     (Springfield, Illinois
    Springfield, Illinois
    Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...

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  • Maui Jim
    Maui Jim
    Maui Jim is an American luxury brand of sunglasses based in Peoria, Illinois. All sets of Maui Jim sunglasses feature UV-Ray blocking polarized lenses that enhance color, and almost all lines are marketed with an oceanic, sporty theme...

     (Peoria, Illinois
    Peoria, Illinois
    Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...

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  • Monical's Pizza
    Monical's Pizza
    Monical's Pizza is a regional pizza chain, which as of 2007, consists of 60 locations in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The company franchises in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin about half of the locations are franchised, while the others are owned by the corporation...

     (Bradley, Illinois
    Bradley, Illinois
    Bradley is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,784 at the 2000 census, and 15,070 in 2009....

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  • Mrs. Fisher's (Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

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  • National Railway Equipment Company
    National Railway Equipment Company
    National Railway Equipment Company is a railroad equipment rebuilding and leasing company, headquartered in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. NREC sells rebuilt locomotives to railroad companies worldwide, with an emphasis on the North American market....

     (Mount Vernon, Illinois
    Mount Vernon, Illinois
    Mount Vernon is a city located near the center of Jefferson County, Illinois, in the United States. In the 2010 census, the city's reported population was 15,277 people....

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  • Nortrax
    Nortrax
    NORTRAX, Inc. is an American corporation headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Nortrax is a subsidiary of machinery manufacturer John Deere.-About:...

     (Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

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  • Raybestos
    Raybestos
    Raybestos is a brand of automotive brakes begun in 1902 by Arthur H. Raymond and Arthur F. Law of Bridgeport, Connecticut. In 1906 Raymond and Law invented the woven brake lining, an important innovation in automotive brakes. From 1919-1989 Raybestos brand was manufactured by Raymark Industries,...

     (McHenry, Illinois
    McHenry, Illinois
    McHenry is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. In 2005, its population was estimated to be 24,631. McHenry was at one time the county seat of McHenry County...

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  • RLI Corp.
    RLI Corp.
    RLI Corp. is an American property and casualty insurance company headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, with eighteen branch offices conducting business in all fifty U.S. states. Founded in 1965, RLI was one of the first insurers of contact lenses; the letters RLI originally stood for Replacement...

     (Peoria, Illinois
    Peoria, Illinois
    Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...

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  • Road Ranger
    Road Ranger
    Road Ranger is an American corporation whose primary business is operating convenience stores, gas stations, and travel centers in the Midwestern states of Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana...

     (Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

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  • Rock River Arms
    Rock River Arms
    Rock River Arms, Incorporated is a manufacturing company based in Colona, Illinois that manufacturers parts and accessories for AR-15/M16 type rifles, as well as complete firearms.-Law Enforcement Use:...

     (Colona, Illinois
    Colona, Illinois
    Colona is a city in Henry County, Illinois, along the Green River. It is part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area. The population was 5,099 at the 2010 census, down from 5,173 at the 2000 census....

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  • Ryan International Airlines
    Ryan International Airlines
    Ryan International Airlines, Inc. is an American FAR 121 airline with domestic, flag, and supplemental authority.Based in Rockford, Illinois, the US Postal Service was once the airline's main customer, flying Boeing 727 aircraft on scheduled cargo flights...

     (Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

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  • Sauer-Danfoss
    Sauer-Danfoss
    Sauer-Danfoss designs, manufactures, and markets engineered hydraulic and electronic systems and components for use primarily in applications of mobile equipment. The product range serves markets such as agriculture, construction, road building, material handling, municipal, forestry, turf care,...

     (Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

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  • Springfield Armory, Inc.
    Springfield Armory, Inc.
    Springfield Armory, Inc. is a firearms manufacturer and importer based in Geneseo, Illinois, founded in 1974. It is one of the largest firearms marketers of imported firearms in the United States and is a four-time recipient of the National Rifle Association Gun of the Year Award.-Formation:After...

     (Geneseo, Illinois
    Geneseo, Illinois
    Geneseo is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,586 at the 2010 census, up from 6,571 at the 2000 census. Geneseo is located 20 miles east of The Quad Cities and Geneseo is part of the Quad Cities Metro Area....

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  • Star Transport
    Star Transport
    Star Transport, Inc. is an irregular route truckload carrier headquartered in Morton, Illinois, which owns over 900 Peterbilt 386 and 387 model tractors....

     (Morton, Illinois
    Morton, Illinois
    Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, USA, known for its pumpkins and annual Pumpkin Festival. The population was 15,198 at the 2000 census. Morton, the home of a Caterpillar distribution facility and a Libby's pumpkin plant, is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical...

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  • STARadio Corporation
    STARadio Corporation
    STARadio is a radio broadcast company that owns several radio stations throughout the state of Illinois, most of which reside in the Quincy area.-Radio stations:*KGRC*KINX *KZZK*WCOY*WKAN*WQCY*WTAD*WYKT...

     (Quincy, Illinois
    Quincy, Illinois
    Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...

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  • State Farm Insurance
    State Farm Insurance
    State Farm Insurance is a group of insurance and financial services companies in the United States. The company also has operations in Canada....

     (Bloomington, Illinois
    Bloomington, Illinois
    Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...

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  • Sundstrand Corporation
    Sundstrand Corporation
    Sundstrand Corporation was founded in 1926 as a merger of the Rockford Tool Company and Rockford Milling Machine Company in Rockford, Illinois. It was known as Sundstrand Machine Tool Company until 1959 when shareholders voted to change the name to Sundstrand Corporation.Sundstrand is known for...

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    Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

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  • Testor Corporation
    Testor Corporation
    Testor Corporation is a manufacturer of model kits, tools, and accessories based in Rockford, Illinois and is part of RPM International.- Beginnings :...

     (Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford, Illinois
    Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

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  • Titan Tire Corporation
    Titan Tire Corporation
    The Titan Tire Corporation was formed in 1993 by Maurice M. Taylor Jr., the then owner of Titan Wheel, when Titan purchased the Dyneer Corporation, which manufactured various off-road tires. Titan is the third largest manufacturer of off-road tires in North America...

     (Quincy, Illinois
    Quincy, Illinois
    Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...

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  • Tower Hobbies
    Tower Hobbies
    Tower Hobbies was started in 1971 by Bruce Holecek, and is now the largest hobby mail-order company in the world . Tower Hobbies is a division of Hobbico, Inc, which is headquartered Champaign, Illinois, United States....

     (Champaign, Illinois
    Champaign, Illinois
    Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...

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  • Tri-State Christian Television
    Tri-State Christian Television
    Tri-State Christian Television is a network of eight religious television stations and their repeaters, mainly in the Midwest. TCT Network provides Christian programming such as teaching, preaching, family-based movies, music, documentaries, youth and children, live broadcasts and original content...

     (Marion, Illinois
    Marion, Illinois
    The city of Marion is the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois. The 2010 census counted 17,193 residents, making Marion the 25th most populated city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area, in Illinois, and the second most populous city in Southern Illinois, outside of the Metro-East, behind...

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See also

  • List of companies in the Chicago metropolitan area
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