121 WALLACE ST BOX 618 STERLING, IL 61081, Illinois

1,400 workers · Closure · filed May 18, 2001

A WARN notice is filed with the state before a plant closing or a mass layoff, under the federal WARN Act or a state law like it. Workers is the number the employer said would be affected; plans can change after filing. Data sources

Company: NORTHWESTERN STEEL AND WIRE COMPANY
Workers: 1,400 workers
Kind: Closure
Notice date: May 18, 2001
Location: 121 WALLACE ST BOX 618 STERLING, IL 61081
State: Illinois
Notice: il-35b85b8a98667cf1

As published

Location Name: NORTHWESTERN STEEL AND WIRE COMPANY
Doing Business As Name: NORTHWESTERN STEEL AND WIRE COMPANY
Location Address: 121 WALLACE ST BOX 618
Location City: STERLING
Location State: IL
Location Zipcode: 61081
County: Whiteside County
LWIA #: 4
LWIA: 4 - Business Employment Skills Team, Inc
Layoff Type: State
WARN Notice: True
Trade: No
Causes: Bankruptcy
Reason: Plant Closure
Status: Closed
Report Source: Company Notification
Industry: Manufacturing
NAICS Codes: 327310 - Cement Manufacturing, 327310 - Cement Manufacturing
IEBS Id: 20010521001
Approximate Total # of Full-Time Employees: 1400
Expected Layoff: 1400
Revised Layoff: 1400
Initial Date Reported: 2001-05-18 00:00:00
Last Report Date: 2001-05-18 00:00:00
Notification Date(s): 5/18/2001
Unions Involved: False
Has public layoff assistance web page: Yes

From the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's WARN list, row 1,729, read Oct 3, 2026; first seen here Oct 3, 2026. Read with Big Local News's warn-scraper and warn-transformer.