Chicago : Companies warn of nearly 1,700 Illinois job cuts

Thirteen companies may cut nearly 1,700 jobs in the coming months, according to a new state report.
The biggest cuts are from commercial printer Quad/Graphics Inc., which is laying off 537 workers in far northwest suburban Woodstock, according to the June report for the Illinois' Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or WARN.

Sussex, Wis.-based Quad/Graphics is closing a plant there, according to reports earlier this year.
The second-largest cuts are at merchant wholesale Source Interlink Distribution LLC, with 244 layoffs already made in June in its McCook office. A lost contract is prompting the cuts, the company said in the WARN report.

Dallas-based AT&T Inc. announced 188 job cuts.

Jewelry company Lia Sophia will lay off 56 workers in Roselle and 28 in its Wood Dale office by August. The company declined to say why the jobs are being cut.

Additional layoffs announced in the report:
• Ridgeway, S.C.-based construction machinery and manufacturing company Bomag America's Inc. is laying off 92 workers in its Kewanee office.
• Montgomery-based Lyon LLC, which specializes in showcase and shelving manufacturing, is cutting 74 workers in Paris.
• Atlanta, Ga.-based Morrison Healthcare, a food service contractor, warned of 62 cuts because of a lost contract, according to the report.
• Fresenius Medical Care, a German company that produces medical supplies, is laying off 53 workers in its Westchester office. The reason was not provided.
• A liquidation at Chicago-based Sound Solutions Windows & Doors LLC is permanently laying off 52 workers.
• Chicago-based Lawrence Hall Youth Services, offering child and youth services, is cutting 51 workers due to a closing of an Elgin office. A representative said the Elgin office is closing because their services were no longer needed in the area.
• Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Supervalu Inc. will cut 44 workers in Urbana. The cause was not provided.
• Springfield, Mass.-based Hot Mama's Foods will cut 34 workers. A reason was not disclosed.
Representatives from these companies did not respond immediately today to calls requesting comment.
Also in the report: Chicago-based Magid Glove & Safety Manufacturing Co. is moving 156 workers from its current manufacturing facility to a new one opening in Romeoville. The company reports that it is not laying off any of those employees.