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Fortrex (at Tyson Foods) layoffs in Illinois (WARN notice, August 2026)
The Illinois DCEO carries 1 WARN notice from Fortrex (at Tyson Foods), covering 103 workers at Hillsdale. Everything below is reprinted from the agency’s own file — employer, site, headcount, dates and notice type as it lists them — with the file’s server date. Nothing is inferred; whether notice was owed under the WARN Act is a question for the agency or a lawyer. Page generated 2026-09-13.
| Notice date | Effective date | Site | Workers | Notice type | Kind | Industry / reason | Source file · server date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-18 | Hillsdale · Rock Island · 61257 | 103 | Layoff Permanent | initial | Janitorial Services · Lost Contract | agency file |
One row per notice or per affected site exactly as the agency lists it. “Supplemental” rows amend an earlier notice and may repeat a headcount — the sum above adds every row as listed and is not a de-duplicated total. A blank is a blank in the agency file.
Laid off by Fortrex (at Tyson Foods) in Illinois? The first four days
The free page Laid off in Illinois: the first four days prints, with sources and dates: Day 0 where the unemployment claim is filed and the weekly benefit floor and ceiling from the U.S. Department of Labor’s table; Day 1 the American Job Center appointment and the federal dislocated-worker rule; Day 2 the two 60-day health-coverage windows; Day 3 the state WARN list and the regulation, quoted. Retraining money: the free funding finder shows what is on Illinois’s WIOA training list and what it cost and produced.
Illinois’s list: Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity — Notices of Layoffs and Closures (WARN): dashboard and monthly WARN reports — fetched 2026-09-02.
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What this page cannot know
- Whether Fortrex (at Tyson Foods) owed notice, or owes pay in lieu of it. The WARN Act (29 U.S.C. §2101; 20 CFR 639) is applied by the agency and the courts, not by this page.
- Whether the layoff happened as noticed, or was amended after the file date shown. The agencies say their lists do not capture all layoff activity; re-check the file before you act.
- Your benefit, coverage or eligibility for retraining money. Decided by the state agency and your local American Job Center from your own record.
Sources and dates
- Illinois DCEO — https://www.illinoisworknet.com/_layouts/download.aspx?SourceUrl=/DownloadPrint/Aug%202026%20Monthly%20WARN%20Report.xlsx · server Last-Modified not sent · read 2026-09-07T11:34:24 · period Aug 31, 2026 WARN · listing page https://www.illinoisworknet.com/LayoffRecovery/Pages/ArchivedWARNReports.aspx
Other employers on Illinois’s list: the Illinois WARN index · every covered state: WARN notices by employer (29 states).