Essendant Reportedly Plans to Lay Off 644 Employees
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What we know
Location: Lincolnshire and Carol Stream, Illinois.
The reported date has passed without confirmation that the layoff took place. This event remains unconfirmed.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Essendant Co., an Illinois office supply wholesaler headquartered in Deerfield, filed a WARN notice announcing planned permanent layoffs affecting nearly 1,300 jobs across six states, including nearly 650 Illinois workers. The company reported it intends to lay off 510 employees at its Lincolnshire facility and 134 at its Carol Stream site, for a total of 644 Illinois positions. The layoffs are scheduled to take effect Oct. 3, 2026, according to the notice to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The action has prompted a class-action law firm to investigate whether Essendant violated the WARN Act by failing to provide sufficient advance notice; Essendant did not respond to requests for comment.
Essendant cut 644 jobs in IL as of October 3, 2026.
That is roughly 32.2% of the 2,000 people Essendant employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 27 layoff events at Essendant since September 2025, including 2,013 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 14 additional events known from news reporting.
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