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Data / Layoff notices / May 1998

WARN layoff notices filed in May 1998: 15 notices in 2 states

States posted 15 notices covering 794 workers dated May 1998. Most came from Illinois (13), Oregon (2).

SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads the layoff notices every state labor agency posts under the WARN Act each morning, and this page is that reading. Ask for the notices you follow by state, employer or size and each new one arrives in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as the state posts it.

  • 15Notices
  • 2States

Notices

EmployerStateNotice dateEffectiveWorkersLocationTypeNoteSource
MONTGOMERY WARD & COIllinoisMay 29, 19980Carbondale, Jackson CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
BLUECROSS AND BLUE SHIELDIllinoisMay 29, 19980Marion, Williamson CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
KENDALL COMPANYIllinoisMay 28, 19980Elgin, Kane CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
GATEWAY FREIGHTLINE INC, PEORIA DISTRIBUTION CENTERIllinoisMay 27, 19980East Peoria, Tazewell CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
HANEL LUMBER COMPANY DIVISIONOregonMay 21, 1998July 18, 1998117Hood RiverClosurePermanentccwd.hecc.oregon.gov
FIRST ALERT HEADQUARTERSIllinoisMay 14, 19980Aurora, Kane CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
BRUNSWICK BICYCLESIllinoisMay 14, 1998June 9, 1997280Effingham, Effingham CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
PALEXIllinoisMay 13, 199885Mattoon, Coles CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC.IllinoisMay 13, 19980Machesney Park, Winnebago CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
LYNDEN FARMSOregonMay 12, 1998July 7, 1998312PortlandClosurePermanentccwd.hecc.oregon.gov
S & H CITADEL, INC.IllinoisMay 8, 19980Hillside, Cook CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
The Army United States Department ofIllinoisMay 7, 19980Rock Island, Rock Island CountyLayoffwww2.illinois.gov
KN ENERGY INC.IllinoisMay 5, 19980Lombard, Du Page CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
ENCO MANUFACTURING COMPANYIllinoisMay 1, 19980Chicago, Cook CountyClosurewww2.illinois.gov
ARCH OF ILLINOIS KATHLEEN MINEIllinoisMay 1, 19980Cutler, Perry CountyLayoffwww2.illinois.gov

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Updated November 3, 2026. Read from State labor agency WARN notices. Public record of each state labor agency. Each row links to the page where the state posts the notice. Dates and counts are as the state printed them, and a state may post a notice some days after it receives it. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.