Sears Laying Off 250 At Headquarters Outside Chicago

by MR Magazine Staff

Sears has told the state of Illinois it’s laying off 250 employees at its corporate headquarters in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates. Sears said in a notice last week to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that the employees have been placed on paid leave and their jobs will be terminated over a 14-day period starting about Oct. 28. Read more at The Times of Northwest Indiana.