Chicago's largest employers
Ranked by number of employees as of 10/1/02
From the Nov. 25, 2002 issue of Crain's Chicago Business
©2002 by Crain Communications Inc.
  Name Head of Chicago office Chicago employees/1 Total employees Revenues in millions/2 Earnings (loss)
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1 U.S. Government, 230 S. Dearborn St., Chicago 60604; (312) 353-6234 Vera Garcia, Service center director 75,000/3 –3.8% 21,317,000 +1.2% NA NM NA NM
2 Chicago Public Schools, 125 S. Clark St., Chicago 60603; (773) 553-1000; www.cps.k12.il.us Arne Duncan, CEO 46,179 +1.9% 46,179 +1.9% $3,667.0 2.6% NA NM
3 City of Chicago, 121 N. LaSalle St., Chicago 60602; (312) 744-5000; www.cityofchicago.org Richard M. Daley, Mayor 40,324 –3.5% NA NM NA NM NA NM
4 Jewel-Osco, 1955 W. North Ave., Melrose Park 60160; (708) 531-6000; www.jewelosco.com Pete Van Helden, President 39,201 +0.4% 42,288 +0.4% NA NM NA NM
5 Cook County, 118 N. Clark St., Chicago 60602; (312) 603-6400; www.co.cook.il.us John H. Stroger Jr., President, Cook County Board of Commissioners 27,042 –0.4% 27,042 –0.4% $2,745.0 +13.2% NA NM
6 SBC Ameritech, 225 W. Randolph St., 60606; (800) 257-0902; www.ameritech.com Joe Walkoviak, CEO 22,400/4 –13.5% 182,000 –15.7% $54,300.0/5,6 +1.9% $8,000.0/5,6 +3.9%
7 Advocate Health Care, 2025 Windsor Drive, Oak Brook 60523; (630) 572-9393; www.advocatehealth.com James H. Skogsbergh, President, CEO 20,573 –16.4% 20,573 –16.4% $2,466.5/5 +9.7% $108.4/5 NM
8 United Parcel Service of America Inc., 2600 Warrenville Road, Suite 210, Downers Grove 60515; (630) 719-4500; www.ups.com Jim Winestock, Vice-president, North Central region 19,373 NM 370,000 +3.1% $31,012.0 +2.9% $2,397.0 –3.3%
9 State of Illinois, 100 W. Randolph St., Chicago 60601; (312) 814-2121; www.state.il.us George H. Ryan, Governor 18,915 –10.1% NA NM $52.564.0 +1.6% NA NM
10 United Airlines, 1200 E. Algonquin Road, Elk Grove Township 60007; (847) 700-4000; www.united.com Glenn F. Tilton, Chairman, CEO 18,276 NM 84,103/7 –17.5% $16,138.0/5 –16.6% ($2,145.0)/5 NM
11 Motorola Inc., 1303 E. Algonquin Road, Schaumburg 60196; (847) 576-5000; www.motorola.com Christopher B. Galvin, Chairman, CEO 18,000/8 –10.0% 100,000 –13.0% $30,000.0 –20.2% NA NM
12 Archdiocese of Chicago/9, 155 E. Superior St., Chicago 60611; (312) 751-5200; www.archdiocese-chgo.org Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop 17,964/5 +26.3% 17,964/5 +26.3% NA NM NA NM
13 Abbott Laboratories, 100 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park 60064; (847) 937-6100; www.abbott.com Miles D. White, Chairman, CEO 17,333/10 +0.9% 73,089/10 +2.4% $16,300.0/5 +19.0% $2,900.0/5 +3.6%
14 Target Corp., 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis 55403; (612) 304-6073; www.targetcorp.com Robert Ulrich, Chairman, CEO 16,300/11 +1.9% 280,000/12 +10.2% $39,888.0/12 +8.1% $1,368.0/12 +8.2%
15 Walgreen Co., 200 Wilmot Road, Deerfield 60015; (847) 940-2500; www.walgreens.com David W. Bernauer, CEO 14,743/13 +7.0% 141,000/13 +8.5% $28,700.0/13 +16.7% $1,200.0/13 +35.5%
16 Dominick's Finer Foods Inc., 711 Jorie Blvd., Oak Brook 60523; (630) 891-5000; www.dominicks.com Scott Grimmett, President 14,000 –7.3% NA NM $34,301.0/5,14 +7.3% $1,253.9/5,14 +14.8%
17 Bank One Corp., 2 S. Dearborn St., Chicago 60670; (312) 732-4000; www.bankone.com James Dimon, Chairman, CEO 13,904 +3.4% 74,702 –1.4% $15,861.0/5 +13.9% $2,638.0/5 NM
18 Sears, Roebuck and Co., 3333 Beverly Road, Hoffman Estates 60179; (847) 286-2500; www.sears.com Alan J. Lacy, Chairman, CEO 13,000/15 –13.3% 309,400* +3.1%* $41,078.0/5 +0.3% $735.0/5 –45.3%
19 University of Illinois at Chicago/16, 601 S. Morgan St., Chicago 60607; (312) 996-7000; www.uic.edu Sylvia Manning, Chancellor 12,676/11,17 –0.4% 12,676 –0.4% $1,246.0/11 +1.7% NA NM
20 Chicago Transit Authority, 350 N. Wells St., 7th floor, Chicago 60654; (312) 664-7200; www.transitchicago.com Frank Kruesi, President 12,257 +2.1% 12,257 +2.1% $869.2/5 +3.3% NA NM
21 American Airlines, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago 60606; (800) 433-7300; www.aa.com Bernard J. DeSena, Vice-president 12,151 +2.7% 111,700 –12.2% $18,963.0/5 –3.8% ($1,762.0)/5 NM
22 Exelon Corp., 10 S. Dearborn St., Chicago 60603; (312) 394-3099; www.exeloncorp.com John W. Rowe, Chairman, CEO 12,126 –15.8% NA NM $15,140.0/5 +101.9% $1,428.0/5 +143.7%
23 Northwestern University/18, 633 Clark St., Evanston 60208; (847) 491-3741; www.northwestern.edu Henry S. Bienen, President 12,125 +2.8% 12,459 +1.4% $2,186.4 +9.7% NA NM
24 University of Chicago/19, 5801 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago 60637; (773) 702-1234; www.uchicago.edu Don Michael Randel, President 12,073 –4.5% 12,073 –4.5% $1,604.0/20 +6.8% NA NM
25 Allstate Insurance Co., 2775 Sanders Road, Northbrook 60062; (847) 402-5000; www.allstate.com Edward M. Liddy, Chairman, president, CEO 10,157 +1.5% 40,853 –1.6% $21,992.0 +2.3% $1,051.0 +17.6%
26 ABN AMRO North America Inc./21, 135 S. LaSalle St., Chicago 60603; (312) 904-2000; www.abnamro.com Norman R. Bobins, President, CEO 9,686 –7.4% 18,684 –10.2% NA NM NA NM
27 Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 W. Congress Pkwy., Chicago 60612; (312) 942-5000; www.rush.edu Dr. Larry J. Goodman, President, CEO 8,593 –2.7% 8,593 –2.7% $875.0/20 +13.1% NA NM
28 Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, 1301 Central St., Evanston 60201; (847) 570-3141; www.enh.org Mark R. Neaman, President, CEO 7,502 +5.7% 7,502 +5.7% $823.1/10 +9.7% $21.3/10 –0.9%
29 Loyola University Chicago/22, 820 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 60611; (312) 915-6000; www.luc.edu Michael J. Garanzini, President 7,417 +6.2% 7,417 +6.2% $732.0/20 +4.2% NA NA
30 Hewitt Associates Inc., 100 Half Day Road, Lincolnshire 60069; (847) 295-5000; www.hewitt.com Dale L. Gifford, Chairman, CEO 7,034 +28.8% 14,300 +10.6% $1,700.0 +1.7% $190.0 +3.9%
31 AT&T Corp., 227 W. Monroe St., Chicago 60606; (312) 230-4901; www.att.com Timothy Akers, Vice-president, AT&T Business 7,000 –10.3% 112,000 –10.4% $52,550.0/5 –5.4% $6,983.0/5 +49.6%
32 McDonald's Corp., 1 McDonald's Plaza, Oak Brook 60523; (630) 623-3000; www.mcdonalds.com Jack M. Greenberg, Chairman, CEO 6,700 +2.4% 362,000 +6.8% $14,870.0/5 +4.4% $1,779.1/5 –10.0%
33 Northern Trust Corp., 50 S. LaSalle St., Chicago 60675; (312) 630-6000; www.northerntrust.com William A. Osborn, Chairman, CEO 5,949 +6.5% 9,580 +0.1% $1,628.3 –0.5% $350.8 –8.9%
34 Harris Trust & Savings Bank, 111 W. Monroe St., Chicago 60603; (312) 461-2121; www.harrisbank.com Frank J. Techar, President, CEO 5,558/10 –4.6% 5,738/10 –4.9% $1,340.3/10 +11.0% $277.6/10 +12.0%
35 Baxter International Inc., 1 Baxter Pkwy., Deerfield 60015; (847) 948-2000; www.baxter.com Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr., Chairman, CEO 5,536 +4.3% 48,000 +11.6% $7,663.0/5 +11.1% $612.0/5 –17.3%
NA: Not available. NM: Not measurable. M: Crain's estimate. 1. Figures reflect the number of full-time, full-time equivalent and part-time employees in the six-county area: Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, McHenry and Kane counties. 2. Figures are for the 12 months ended 10/1/02 and 10/1/01 unless otherwise noted. Figures are for public-sector employee operating budgets. 3. Includes postal, civilian and active military employees in the 11-county area, which includes Kendall and Grundy counties in Illinois, Kenosha County in Wisconsin and Lake and Porter counties in Indiana. 4. Includes all Illinois subsidiaries of parent company SBC Communications Inc. 5. As of 12/01. 6. Reflects financial data for parent company SBC Communications Inc. 7. As of 1/02. 8. Company estimate. 9. Excludes universities and hospitals. 10. As of 9/02. 11. As of 7/02. 12. As of 2/02. 13. As of 8/02. 14. Reflects financial data for parent company Safeway Inc. 15. As of 11/02. 16. Includes University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center. 17. Excludes part-time and full-time equivalents. 18. Includes Northwestern Memorial Hospital. 19. Includes University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System. 20. As of 6/02. 21. Changing name to LaSalle Bank Corp. 1/03. 22. Includes Loyola University Health System.

 
Research by Katrina Fenrick and Marie Pospichal