This is a list of companies in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago metropolitan area, or "Chicagoland", is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. With an estimated population of 9.4 million people, it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States. Chicagoland is the area that is closely linked to the city through geographic, social, economic, and cultural ties.
Architecture and engineering
Construction
- Bulley & Andrews (Chicago)
- Edward Hines Lumber Company (Buffalo Grove)
- Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (Oak Brook)
- James McHugh Construction Co (Chicago)
Real estate
Consumer
Consumer goods
Apparel and accessories
- Acme Boots, a unit of Double-H Boots (Chicago)
- Chicago Embroidery Company (Chicago)
- Hartmarx (Chicago)
- Horween Leather Company (Chicago)
- Islamica (Chicago)
- McDavid (Bellwood)
- Oxxford Clothes (Chicago)
Gifts and collectables
- Bradford Exchange (Niles)
- Enesco (Itasca)
- International Star Registry (Ingleside)
- LifeGem (Chicago)
- Recycled Paper Greetings (Chicago)
Home furnishings and equipment
Household goods
- Hearthware Home Products (Libertyville)
- Pactiv (Lake Forest)
- Reynolds Group Holdings (Lincolnshire)
- Solo Cup Company (Lake Forest), a subsidiary of Dart Container
- Thermos L.L.C. (Schaumburg)
- Turtle Wax (Willowbrook)
- Weber-Stephen Products (Palatine)
Music equipment
- Epik Subwoofers (Chicago)
- Lyon & Healy (Chicago)
- Marshall USA (Buffalo Grove), a subsidiary of Marshall Amplification
- Shure Incorporated (Niles)
- Specimen Products (Chicago)
- U.S. Music Corporation (Buffalo Grove)
- Universal Audio (Evanston)
Personal care
- Avlon Industries (Melrose Park)
- Blistex, Incorporated (Oak Brook)
Tools
- Klein Tools (Lincolnshire)
- SK Hand Tools (Sycamore)
- Vaughan (Hebron)
Education and reference
Retail
Art supplies
- Blick Art Materials (Highland Park)
Broadlines
- Sears Holdings Corporation (Hoffman Estates)
- SuperValu Pharmacies (Franklin Park)
- Walgreens Boots Alliance (Deerfield)
- Walgreen Company (Deerfield)
Business-to-business
- CDW (Vernon Hills)
- McMaster-Carr (Elmhurst)
- Orderzone.com (Chicago)
- W. W. Grainger (Lake Forest)
Electronics
- Abt Electronics (Glenview)
Florists
- Florists' Transworld Delivery (FTD) (Downers Grove)
Grocery/convenience
- Aldi Inc. (Batavia), a subsidiary of Aldi
- Clark Brands (Naperville)
- IGA (Chicago)
- Jewel-Osco (Itasca), a subsidiary of Albertsons
- Peapod (Skokie), a subsidiary of Ahold Delhaize
- Road Ranger (Rockford)
Hardware
- Ace Hardware (Oak Brook)
- True Value (Chicago)
- Val-Test Distributors (Schaumburg)
Office supplies and stationary
- ACCO Brands (Lake Zurich)
- Cartridge World (Spring Grove), a subsidiary of Suzhou Goldengreen Technologies Ltd
- Essendant (Deerfield)
- Fellowes, Inc. (Itasca)
- Paper Source (Chicago)
- Quill Corporation (Lincolnshire) a subsidiary of Staples, Inc.
- Sanford L.P. (Oak Brook), a subsidiary of Newell Brands
Softlines
- Bucketfeet (Chicago)
- Claire's Stores (Hoffman Estates)
- Crate & Barrel (Northbrook)
- The Land of Nod (Northbrook)
- The Pampered Chef (Addison)
- Threadless (Chicago)
- Ulta (Bolingbrook)
Services
- The Care of Trees (Wheeling)
- Disaster Kleenup International (Wood Dale)
- Empire Today (Northlake)
- Leslie Hindman Auctioneers (Chicago)
- Midas (Itasca), a subsidiary of TBC Corporation
Sports, games, and toys
Energy
- Coskata (Warrenville)
- DuPont Danisco (Itasca)
- Exelon (Chicago)
- Integrys Energy Group (Chicago)
- Nicor (Naperville)
- NiSource (Merrillville)
- UOP LLC (Des Plaines)
Financial services
Banks
Credit and payments
Exchanges
Insurance
Investments
Private equity and hedge funds
Food and beverages
Beverages
Distribution
Food
Ingredients
- Bell Flavors & Fragrances (Chicago)
- Ingredion (Westchester)
- Merisant (Chicago)
- Morton Salt (Chicago)
- Urban Accents (Chicago)
Manufacturing
- Archer Daniels Midland (Chicago)
- CF Industries (Deerfield)
- Viskase (Darien)
Restaurant chains
Healthcare
Health services
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America (Schaumburg)
- Resurrection Health Care (Chicago)
- Vetsprevail (Chicago)
- Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (Wheaton)
Pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Abbott Laboratories (North Chicago)
- Abbvie (Waukegan)
- Baxter International (Deerfield)
- Hospira (Lake Forest)
- Marathon Pharmaceuticals (Chicago)
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Deerfield)
Pharmacy
- Caremark Rx (Northbrook)
- Catamaran Corporation (Lisle)
- Walgreens (Deerfield)
Provider goods and services
- Accretive Health (Chicago)
- Allscripts (Chicago)
- Intelligent Medical Objects (Northbrook)
- Medline Industries (Mundelein)
- Stericycle (Lake Forest)
Industrial
Agricultural equipment
- CNH (Burr Ridge)
- Dawn Equipment Company (Sycamore)
Automotive
- Electro-Motive Diesel (McCook)
- Hendrickson International (Lemont; a subsidiary of The Boler Company (Itasca))
- LKQ Corporation (Chicago
- Raybestos (McHenry)
- Sauer-Danfoss (Lincolnshire)
- Tenneco (Lake Forest)
Building materials
- Amcol (Hoffman Estates)
- USG Corporation (Chicago)
Chemicals
- Stepan Company (Northfield)
- Velsicol Chemical Corporation (Rosemont)
Glass
- Engineered Glass Products (Chicago)
- Thermique Technologies (Chicago)
Metals
- Ecycler (Lake Forest)
- Metal Management (Chicago)
- Ryerson, Inc. (Chicago)
Packaging
- Continental Packaging Solutions (Chicago)
- Packaging Corporation of America (Lake Forest)
- Smurfit-Stone Container (Chicago)
Plumbing and piping
- John Crane Inc. (Morton Grove)
- Sloan Valve Company (Franklin Park)
Tools
- Armstrong Tools (Chicago)
- Ideal Industries (Sycamore)
- Illinois Tool Works (Glenview)
Other
Media and entertainment
Entertainment
- Broadway In Chicago (Chicago)
- Family Video (Glenview)
- Kerasotes Theatres (Chicago)
- Redbox Automated Retail, LLC (Oakbrook Terrace)
- Chicago Design Museum (Chicago)
Music
Publishing
Online
TV, film, and radio
Professional and business services
Accounting
- Grant Thornton LLP (Oakbrook Terrace)
- McGladrey (Chicago)
- Crowe Horwath (Chicago)
Design
- IA Collaborative (Chicago)
- Product Development Technologies (Lake Zurich)
Legal
Management consulting
- A.T. Kearney (Chicago)
- Accenture (Chicago)
- Huron Consulting Group (Chicago)
- Kuczmarski & Associates (Chicago)
- Navigant Consulting, Inc. (Chicago)
Marketing and public relations
Recruiting, human resources and payroll
- Aon Hewitt (Lincolnshire)
- Challenger, Gray & Christmas (Chicago)
- Heidrick & Struggles (Chicago)
- Paylocity Corporation (Arlington Heights)
- Spencer Stuart (Chicago)
- SurePayroll (Glenview)
Technology consulting
- Forsythe Technology (Skokie)
Technology
Distribution
- Anixter (Glenview)
Hardware
Internet
Manufacturing
- Littelfuse (Chicago)
- Molex (Lisle)
Services
- Adar, Inc (Chicago)
- LiveWatch Security (Evanston)
- Trustwave Holdings (Chicago)
- Underwriters Laboratories (Northbrook)
- Translate.com (Chicago)
Software
Telecommunications and networking
Video games
Travel and transportation
Aviation support
- AAR Corporation (Wood Dale)
- Boeing (Chicago)
- Covenant Aviation Security (Chicago)
- Jet Support Services, Inc. (Chicago)
Consumer travel
Freight
- Echo Global Logistics (Chicago)
- Hub Group (Oak Brook)
- Livingston International (Chicago)
Rail
Road
Services
- American Hotel Register Company (Vernon Hills)
Out of state and foreign companies with a major presence
There are other large corporations with an established presence in Chicago and/or its suburbs (but whose corporate headquarters are located elsewhere), including:
Autos
- BMW of North America Central Region Office (Schaumburg) (from Munich, Germany)
- Continental Automotive Systems (Temic) (Deer Park) (from Hanover, Germany)
- Ford Motor Company (Chicago Assembly, Chicago Heights Stamping) (from Detroit, Michigan, US)
- Hyundai Motor Company (Aurora) (from Seoul, South Korea)
- Nissan Forklift (Marengo) (from Yokohama, Japan)
- Nissan North America (Aurora) (from Yokohama, Japan)
- Subaru of America Regional Office - Central (Itasca) (from Tokyo, Japan)
- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Aurora, Naperville) (from Toyota, Japan)
Consumer
Energy
- BP (Warrenville, Naperville, Whiting) (from London, UK)
- Citgo (Lemont Refinery) (from Houston, Texas, US)
- Schneider Electric (Palatine) (from Rueil-Malmaison, France)
Financial services
Food, beverages and agriculture
Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
Industrial
Media
- ACNielsen North America HQ (Schaumburg) (from New York, New York, US)
- McGraw-Hill (Chicago) (from New York, New York, US)
- Pearson Education, publishing as Scott Foresman (Glenview) (from London, UK)
Professional services
- Acxiom (Downers Grove) (from Little Rock, Arkansas, US)
- Cision US HQ (Chicago) (from Stockholm, Sweden)
- Colliers International Midwest HQ (Chicago & Rosemont) (from Seattle)
- DigitasLBi (Chicago) (from New York City)
- Mintel (Chicago) (from London, UK)
- Paychex (Naperville) (from Penfield, New York, US)
Technology
Hitachi High Technology America (from Tokyo,Japan)
Travel and transportation
- American Airlines (Hub at O'Hare International Airport) (from Fort Worth, Texas, US)
- APL Logistics (Oak Brook) (from Singapore)
- CSX Transportation (Northern Region Operations Center) (Calumet City) (from Jacksonville, Florida, US)
- Southwest Airlines (Hub at Chicago Midway International Airport) (from Dallas, Texas, US)
- UPS (Chicago Area Consolidation Hub) (Hodgkins) (from Sandy Springs, Georgia, US)
See also
- List of Illinois companies