{"id":33634,"date":"2025-07-02T21:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/33634\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T21:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:49:09","slug":"these-illinois-companies-named-among-best-to-work-for-nbc-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/33634\/","title":{"rendered":"These Illinois companies named among \u2018best to work for\u2019 \u2013 NBC Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple Illinois-headquartered companies were named to U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s 2025 &#8220;Best Companies to Work For&#8221; list, alongside a slew of other businesses from throughout the Midwest.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. News &amp; World Report released lists of the best publicly traded and private companies for employees. Between both lists, 22 companies with headquarters in Illinois made the cut.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/info\/blogs\/press-room\/articles\/2025-05-29\/u-s-news-announces-the-2025-2026-best-companies-to-work-for\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">According to U.S. News &amp; World Report,<\/a> the largest 5,000 publicly traded companies were considered. For private companies, the publication considered companies with at least 5,000 employees and $500 million in annual revenue. To be considered for either category, firms were required to have at least 75 recent reviews on Glassdoor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/info\/blogs\/press-room\/articles\/2025-07-01\/u-s-news-unveils-the-2025-2026-best-companies-to-work-for-private-companies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to U.S. News &amp; World Report.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of the 22 Illinois companies, five fell under the finance and insurance category, and four were labeled as consumer products companies. Thirteen of the companies have headquarters in Chicago, and four of the Chicago firms were concentrated on finance and insurance.<\/p>\n<p>Between the businesses located outside of Chicago, the two most common industries were consumer products and manufacturing and agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>New this year, U.S. News also evaluated the best companies for internships. Six of the 126 companies named to this list are headquartered in Illinois. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here are the Illinois companies highlighted by the 2025-2026 report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best publicly traded companies to work for<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Byline Bank<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Finance and Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CDW<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Information Technology<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Vernon Hills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CME Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Finance and Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Exelon<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Energy and Resources<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>GE Healthcare<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Health Care and Research<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Grainger<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Manufacturing and Agriculture<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Lake Forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Knowles Corporation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Manufacturing and Agriculture<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Itasca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Morningstar<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Finance and Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Northern Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Finance and Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>RLI<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Finance and Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Peoria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sprout Social<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Information Technology<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Telephone and Data Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Media and Communications<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best private companies to work for<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ace Hardware<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Consumer Products<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Oak Brook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Addison Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Consulting and Human Resources<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Baker Tilly<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Consulting and Human Resources<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Breakthru Beverage Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Consumer Products<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Cicero<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dot Foods<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Consumer Products<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Sterling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ferrara<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Consumer Products<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HAVI<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Manufacturing and Agriculture<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Downers Grove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Healthfitness<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Health Care and Research<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Lake Forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>RSM<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Consulting and Human Resources<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sargent &amp; Lundy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Engineering and Construction<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best companies for internships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AbbVie<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Health Care and Research<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: North Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Abbott<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Health Care and Research<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Abbott Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Exelon<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Energy and Resources<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>GE Healthcare<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Health Care and Research<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>JLL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Real Estate and Facilities Management<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>RLI<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry: Finance and Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Headquarters: Peoria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also named best companies to work for were several companies from the rest of the Midwest, including Michigan-based IT company Altair and Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p>See U.S. News\u2019 complete list <a href=\"https:\/\/money.usnews.com\/careers\/companies\/rankings\/best-companies?ranking=best-companies&amp;limit=10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Multiple Illinois-headquartered companies were named to U.S. News &amp; 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