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CRAINS CHICAGO BUSINESS APRIL 20, 2015 23
CRAINS LIST CHICAGOS LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES

Ranked by 2014 revenue. Crains estimates are in gray. *Company estimate
Company/headquarters
Phone/website
Top executive
2014 revenue
(millions);
% change
from 2013
Combined, the top 20 fastest-growing

companies on this list brought in more
than $8.7 billion in 2014 revenue.
Full-time local
employees as
of 12/31/14;
worldwide Type of business
STATE FARM MUTUAL

309-766-2311
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. StateFarm.com
Bloomington
Edward B. Rust Jr.

15,0001 Insurance, banking and mutual funds
$71,200.0
Chairman, CEO
65,000
4.2%
Completed sale of State Farm Canada businesses to Quebec-based Desjardins Group in January.
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORP. 312-653-6000

Chicago
HCSC.com
Patricia Hemingway Hall $61,000.0*

President, CEO
10.9%
6,660
22,000
Health insurer
REYES HOLDINGS LLC

Rosemont
M. Jude Reyes
J. Christopher Reyes
Co-chairmen
800
18,000
Food and beverage distributor
847-227-6500
ReyesHoldings.com
$23,500.0
2.2%
847-720-8000
John A. Lederer
1,800
Food company and distributor
$23,020.0
USFoods.com
President, CEO
25,000
3.2%
Announced plans to be acquired by Houston-based Sysco Corp. in December 2013. FTC sued to block the merger in February.
TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC

Elk Grove Village
847-676-3030
Topco.com
Randall J. Skoda
President, CEO
$14,000.0
13.8%
390
515
HAVI GROUP LP
Downers Grove
630-353-4200
HaviGroup.com
Russ Smyth
CEO
$8,800.0
NC
1,200
9,000
Supply-chain management, packaging,

marketing
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC.

Mundelein
847-949-5500
Medline.com
Charlie N. Mills
CEO
$7,300.0
25.9%
2,638
12,687
Manufactures and distributes medical

supplies
OSI GROUP LLC

Aurora
630-851-6600
OSIGroup.com
Sheldon Lavin
Chairman, CEO
$6,100.0
-0.4%
1,519
19,375
Develops and processes fast-food,

food-service and retail food items
EBY-BROWN CO. LLC

Naperville
630-778-2800
Eby-Brown.com
Richard W. Wake
Thomas G. Wake
Co-presidents
$5,300.0
-1.9%
600
2,150
Wholesale distributor of
convenience products
10
ACE HARDWARE CORP.

Oak Brook
630-990-6600
AceHardware.com
John Venhuizen
President, CEO
$4,700.5
13.1%
864
6,500
Retail hardware cooperative
11
WALSH GROUP LTD.

Chicago
312-563-5400
WalshGroup.com
Matthew M. Walsh
Chairman, CEO
$4,610.1
14.3%
1,500
6,000
General contractor, design-builder,

construction manager
12
AMSTED INDUSTRIES INC.2

Chicago
312-645-1700
Amsted.com
W. Robert Reum
Chairman, president, CEO
$3,624.1
11.1%
375
17,000
Manufacturer of railroad, construction

and building materials
13
KOCH FOODS INC.

Park Ridge
847-384-5940
KochFoods.com
Joseph C. Grendys
CEO
$3,000.0
3.4%
1,200
14,000
Supplier of fresh and frozen poultry for

food-service and retail operations
14
CAMPING WORLD/GOOD SAM

(FREEDOMROADS LLC)
Lincolnshire
847-808-3000
CampingWorld.com
Marcus A. Lemonis
Chairman, CEO
$2,850.0
14.0%
295
6,400
Operates RV dealerships and Camping

World stores
20 COMPANIES WITH GREATEST

INCREASE IN REVENUE From 2013
Supplier to supermarkets and foodservice companies
86.3%
Coyote Logistics
Power Construction
71.6%
FCL Builders
69.7%
Baker Tilly
Virchow Krause
U.S. FOODS
Rosemont
GREATEST GAINS AND LOSSES
Madison Construction
57.8%
48.0%
Cardenas
Marketing Network
44.8%
Graycor
42.4%
ONeil Industries
37.4%
W.S. Darley
36.3%
Gary Lang Auto Group
34.6%
Peacock Engineering
34.5%
West Monroe Partners
33.9%
Addison Group
33.8%
Orsini Healthcare
33.7%
Filtration Group
33.3%
Royal Buying Group
32.8%
Paris Presents
31.9%
Scrap Metal Services
31.1%
John Burns
Construction
30.7%
Arco/Murray
National Construction
29.8%
15
FOLLETT CORP.
Westchester
800-365-5388
Follett.com
Mary Lee Schneider

President, CEO
$2,573.2
-3.2%
2,324
4,656
Retailer and wholesaler of education

materials for K-12 and higher education
16
HEICO COS. LLC

Chicago
312-419-8220
HeicoCompanies.com
E.A. Roskovensky
President, CEO
$2,450.0
6.5%
580
9,200
Buyout/turnaround firm specializing

in manufacturing companies
-4.4%
Chicago Heights Steel
17
WIRTZ CORP.4
Chicago
312-943-7000
WirtzCorp.com
W. Rockwell Rocky
Wirtz, chairman
$2,400.0
20.0%
1,100
3,000
Beverage distribution, real estate, insurance, banking; Chicago Blackhawks
-4.6%
Cramer-Krasselt
18
JMC STEEL GROUP2

Chicago
312-275-1600
JMCSteel.com
Barry Zekelman
Chairman, CEO
$2,300.0
7.5%
600
2,560
Steel pipe and tube products
-5.1%
Kelso-Burnett
-5.2%
19
INLAND REAL ESTATE

GROUP OF COS.; Oak Brook
630-218-8000
InlandGroup.com
Daniel L. Goodwin
Chairman, CEO
$2,277.0
5.0%
960
1,300
Commercial real estate, investment,

property management, leasing
Frank Consolidated
Enterprises
20
MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY CO. 630-834-9600

Elmhurst
McMaster.com
James A. Delaney III

President
$2,220.0
5.7%
NA
4,100
Wholesale supplier of industrial

products
21
TRUE VALUE CO.

Chicago
773-695-5000
John Hartmann
TrueValueCompany.com President, CEO
$2,014.8
6.0%
860
2,560
Retail hardware cooperative
-7.4%
Intec Group
22
CENTRAL GROCERS INC.5

Joliet
815-553-8800
Central-Grocers.com
Ken Nemeth
President, CEO
$1,966.0
1.0%
650
2,600
Grocery wholesaler with retail

locations
-7.5%
Leopardo
23
COYOTE LOGISTICS LLC

Chicago
877-626-9683
Coyote.com
Jeff Silver
CEO
$1,950.8
86.3%
1,008
1,994
Third-party logistics provider
-9.0%
24
FRANK CONSOLIDATED
ENTERPRISES INC.5
Des Plaines
847-699-7000
Wheels.com
James S. Frank
CEO
$1,790.0
-5.2%
600
619
Automotive fleet management
25
ATKORE INTERNATIONAL2
Harvey
708-339-1610
Atkore.com
John P. Williamson
President, CEO
$1,703.0
15.4%
870
3,145
Electrical raceway, steel tubes, and

metal framing products
26
NEWLY WEDS FOODS INC.

Chicago
773-489-7000
NewlyWedsFoods.com
Charles T. Angell
President
$1,524.0
7.2%
615
3,100
Manufacturer of food coatings and

seasonings
27
CC INDUSTRIES INC.
Chicago
312-855-4000
William H. Crown
GreatDaneTrailers.com President, CEO
$1,500.0
9.5%
225
5,300
Holding company for diversified manufacturing and real estate operations
28
TTX CO.
Chicago
312-853-3223
TTX.com
Thomas F. Wells
President, CEO
$1,420.5
11.3%
427
1,465
Provides rail cars and related

freight and management services
29
GRANT THORNTON LLP6

Chicago
312-856-0200
GrantThornton.com
Mike McGuire
CEO
$1,354.0
6.3%
875
38,500
Audit, tax and advisory services
30
MAT HOLDINGS INC.

Long Grove
847-821-9630
Mat-Holdings.com
Steve Wang
Chairman, CEO
$1,316.0
5.6%
258
16,503
Manufacturer of automotive parts,

power equipment, lawn products
20 COMPANIES WITH GREATEST

DECREASE IN REVENUE From 2013
-5.3%*
-5.3%
Forsythe Technology
-5.6%*
Johnson Publishing
-10.5%
-11.3%
Continued on Page 24
Turtle Wax
-16.2%**
Mutual Trust Financial

Group
James McHugh
Construction
Continental Electrical
Construction
Novak Construction
-16.7%
Pregis
-16.9%
Guaranteed Rate
-18.5%
Curran Contracting
-29.9%
Marketing Innovators
International
-30.7%*
Duchossois Group
-41.2%
Skender Construction
-44.4%*
Wrapports
*Crains estimate **Company estimate

Source: Crains lists
24 APRIL 20, 2015 CRAINS CHICAGO BUSINESS
WORKFORCE GIANTS
Altogether, these companies employ
more than 400,000 people worldwide.
Heres a breakdown of this years top
20 employers.

Full-time local
employees as
of 12/31/14;
Phone/website
Top executive
2014 revenue
(millions);
% change
from 2013
31
HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD.

Chicago
877-402-6601
HubInternational.com
Martin P. Hughes
Chairman, CEO
$1,298.2
12.8%
433
7,838
Insurance brokerage
32
BOLER CO.
Itasca
630-773-9111
Hendrickson-Intl.com
Matthew J. Boler
President, CEO
$1,250.0
4.2%
150
4,000
Manufacturer of truck and trailer

suspension systems
33
SERTA INC.
Hoffman Estates
847-645-0200
Serta.com
Gary Fazio
CEO
$1,240.0
2.1%
120
2,200
Manufacturer and marketer of

mattresses and bed foundations
34
HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS 630-967-3600

LLC; Downers Grove
HearthsideFoods.com
Rich G. Scalise
Chairman, CEO
$1,215.0
5.7%
400
7,500
Food contract manufacturing
35
CLAYCO INC.
Chicago
312-658-0747
ClayCorp.com
Robert G. Clark
Chairman, CEO
$1,140.0
25.0%
580
1,555
Real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build, construction
36
A.T. KEARNEY INC.

Chicago
312-648-0111
ATKearney.com
Johan Aurik
$1,100.0
Chairman, managing partner 7.3%
385
3,500
Management consulting
36
POWER CONSTRUCTION CO.

LLC; Chicago
312-596-6960
PowerConstruction.net
Terry Graber
President, CEO
$1,100.0
71.6%
235
235
Commercial construction
38
FORSYTHE TECHNOLOGY INC.

Skokie
847-213-7000
Forsythe.com
William P. Brennan
President, CEO
$1,077.4
-5.3%
428
924
Information-technology and
business consulting
39
MACLEAN-FOGG CO.
Mundelein
847-566-0010
MacLean-Fogg.com
Barry L. MacLean
CEO
$1,050.0
16.7%
350
3,850
40
PARENT PETROLEUM
St. Charles
630-584-2509
ParentPetroleum.com
Peter Mancini
President
$1,041.7
-0.8%
250
250
41
CLOVER HOLDINGS CORP.

Hoffman Estates
815-431-8100
CloverTech.com
James Cerkleski
CEO
$1,015.0
3.7%
125
18,960
Recycles and remarkets printer

cartridges
42
DUCHOSSOIS GROUP INC.

Elmhurst
630-279-3600
Duch.com
Craig J. Duchossois
CEO
$1,000.0
-30.7%
750
4,600
Security, lighting and access control

products; private equity
42
FERRARA CANDY CO.

Oakbrook Terrace
800-323-1768
FerraraUSA.com
Todd Siwak
CEO
$1,000.0
11.1%
700
2,100
Candymaker
42
PANDUIT CORP.
Tinley Park
708-532-1800
Panduit.com
Gerry C. Caveney
CEO
$1,000.0*
NC
1,000*
5,000*
45
INFORMATION RESOURCES
INC.7; Chicago
312-726-1221
IRIWorldwide.com
Andrew Appel
President, CEO
$954.0
12.9%
708
4,547
46
OLD WORLD INDUSTRIES LLC

Northbrook
847-559-2000
OldWorldInd.com
John Thomas Hurvis

Chairman
$950.0
5.6%
203
203
Consumer and commercial products

in the automotive and heavy-duty
trucking industry
47
MIDLAND PAPER CO.

Wheeling
847-777-2700
MidlandPaper.com
E.S. Hooker III

CEO
$917.0
4.6%
192
432
Wholesale distributor of printing paper, packaging materials and supplies
48
AMERICAN HOTEL REGISTER

CO.; Vernon Hills
847-743-2000
AmericanHotel.com
Angela Korompilas
CEO
$900.0
5.9%
625
900
Distributor and provider of hotel

supplies and services
48
NETWORK SERVICES CO.

Schaumburg
847-803-4888
NetworkDistribution.com
Robert D. Mitchum
President, CEO
$900.0
-1.1%
NA
143
Member-owned distributor of janitorial products, food-service disposables and packaging
50
GRIFFITH LABORATORIES INC.2 800-346-4743

GriffithLaboratories.com
Alsip
Brian L. Griffith
Chairman
$869.3
4.8%
729
3,065
51
BERLIN PACKAGING LLC

Chicago
800-723-7546
BerlinPackaging.com
Andrew T. Berlin
$858.0
160
Supplier of plastic, glass and metal
Chairman, CEO
9.3%
560
packaging components
Acquired by New York-based private-equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners LP in October.
*Includes international membership firms.

**Crains estimate. ***Company estimate
52
TRUSTMARK COS.
Lake Forest
847-615-1500
TrustmarkCompanies.com
Joseph L. Pray
President, CEO
$853.1
-2.8%
831
3,101
Employee benefits, administration

and health and fitness management
THE ABOVE COMPANIES ACCOUNT FOR:
53
WILLIAM BLAIR & CO.

Chicago
312-236-1600
WilliamBlair.com
John R. Ettelson
President, CEO
$845.0
20.4%
1,039
1,227
Global investment banking and

asset management firm
54
PEPPER CONSTRUCTION
GROUP2; Chicago
312-266-4700
PepperConstruction.com
J. David Pepper
Chairman
$834.9
4.7%
455
997
General construction and

construction management
55
BDO USA LLP4

Chicago
312-240-1236
BDO.com
Wayne Berson
CEO
$833.0
22.0%
346
59,428
56
WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS
LLC2; Palatine
847-934-5700
Weber.com
Tom Koos
CEO
$800.0
NC
NA
1,200
Manufacturer of barbecue grills
57
DANIEL J. EDELMAN INC.4

Chicago
312-240-3000
Edelman.com
Richard W. Edelman
President, CEO
$775.3
9.7%
615
5,440
Communications marketing
58
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES

INTERNATIONAL INC.
Des Plaines
847-285-2000
MCICoach.com
Rick Heller
President, CEO
$770.0
NC
80
1,300
Manufacturer of buses
59
FILTRATION GROUP CORP.

Downers Grove
630-968-1730
FiltrationGroup.com
Larry W. Gies
Chairman
$755.0
33.3%
372
3,801
Manufacturer and distributor of

filtration solutions
60
ELKAY MANUFACTURING CO.

Oak Brook
630-574-8484
Elkay.com
Timothy J. Jahnke
President, CEO
$720.0
11.5%
375
4,213
Maker of stainless-steel sinks, water

coolers, faucets and wooden kitchen
cabinets
61
EDWARD DON & CO.

Woodridge
708-442-9400
Don.com
Steven R. Don
President, CEO
$717.0
5.6%
559
1,051
Distributor of food-service
equipment and supplies
COMPANIES WITH THE MOST TOTAL

FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, 2014
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Crains estimates are in gray. *Company estimate
65,000
BDO USA LLP
59,428
Grant Thornton LLP
38,500
Crowe Horwath LLP
31,327*
U.S. Foods
25,000
Health Care Service Corp.
22,000
OSI Group LLC
19,375
Clover Holdings Corp.
18,960
Reyes Holdings LLC
18,000
Amsted Industries Inc.
17,000
Manufacturer of components for automotive, industrial and utility industries

Wholesaler and retailer of gasoline
and other oil-based products
Mat Holdings Inc.
16,503
Koch Foods Inc.
14,000
Medline Industries Inc.
12,687
Employco USA Inc.
9,772
Heico Cos. LLC
9,200**
Havi Group LP
9,000
Manufacturer of electrical and

network connectivity solutions
Consumer and retail market
research
Hub International Ltd.
7,838
Hearthside Food Solutions LLC
7,500
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc.
6,700***
Ace Hardware Corp.
6,500
414,290 of
all 686,998
employees on
the list, or 60.3%.
Abt Electronics Inc.
1,100
$223.1 billion
of the total
$356.6 billion
in revenue, or
62.6%.
45,939
Together, these companies
employ this many local workers.*
*Local headcounts may include estimates.
Food ingredient developer and

manufacturer
Accounting, assurance, tax, financial

advisory and consulting services

2014 revenue
(millions);
% change
from 2013
Full-time local
employees as
of 12/31/14;
Phone/website
Top executive
62
PEACOCK ENGINEERING CO.

Geneva
630-845-9400
PeacockEng.com
Tom Sampson
CEO
$699.6
34.5%
2,800
2,800
Packaging of consumer food products
63
S&C ELECTRIC CO.

Chicago
773-338-1000
SandC.com
Kyle H. Seymour
CEO
$678.1
-1.6%
1,754
2,534
Manufacturer of switching and

protective products
WHERE THE MONEY IS
$356.55 billion
The total revenue of the companies
on this list.
REVENUE BREAKDOWN BY INDUSTRY

Each square equals $1 billion
$134.38 billion: Insurance
64
CROWE HORWATH LLP

Chicago
312-899-7000
CroweHorwath.com
James Powers
CEO
$670.2
11.9%
727
31,3278
Audit, tax, advisory, risk and

performance services
65
MAZZETTA CO. LLC

Highland Park
847-433-1150
Mazzetta.com
Thomas J. Mazzetta
CEO
$655.0
12.9%
27
33
Importer of frozen seafood
66
SRAM LLC
Chicago
312-664-8800
Sram.com
Stanley R. Day Jr.

President
$652.0
6.0%
152
3,000
67
EMPIRE TODAY LLC

Northlake
847-583-3000
EmpireToday.com
Keith Weinberger
CEO
$650.0
4.0%
400
1,125
Carpet, flooring and window

treatments
68
WILTON BRANDS LLC

Woodridge
630-963-7100
Wilton.com
Dan Butler
President, CEO
$649.0
-4.0%
740
1,500
Provider of branded consumer

products
69
READERLINK LLC2
Oak Brook
708-356-3600
ReaderLink.com
Dennis E. Abboud
President, CEO
$640.0
NC
NA
540
Full-service book distributor
70
F.H. PASCHEN S.N. NIELSEN

& ASSOCIATES LLC; Chicago
773-444-3474
FHPaschen.com
James V. Blair
President
$621.0
22.5%
320
380
General contractor, construction

management
71
GRAYCOR2
Oakbrook Terrace
630-684-7110
Graycor.com
Melvin Gray
Nonexecutive chairman
$605.0
42.4%
250
1,500
Construction services
72
O'NEIL INDUSTRIES INC.

Chicago
773-755-1611
WEONeil.com
Brian G. Ramsay
CEO
$603.5
37.4%
140
350

management
73
CULLIGAN INTERNATIONAL
CO.; Rosemont
847-430-2800
Culligan.com
Scott Clawson
President, CEO
$600.0
NC
225
4,300
Residential and commercial water

filtration systems
$14.21 billion: Construction
74
TANDEM HR INC.
Westchester
630-928-0510
TandemHR.com
Bruce Leon
President
$564.9
22.4%
100
100
Human capital management and

administrative outsourcing
$7.92 billion: Financial services
75
EMKAY INC.9
Itasca
630-250-7400
Emkay.com
Gregory Tepas
President, CEO
$563.0*
2.2%
121
142
Vehicle leasing and fleet management
$7.35 billion: Logistics
76
CLUNE CONSTRUCTION CO.

Chicago
312-726-6103
CluneGC.com
Michael T. Clune
Chairman, CEO
$563.0
11.0%
165
300
General contractor
Bicycle components manufacturer
$68.64 billion: Food/beverage
$37.97 billion: Manufacturing
$31.57 billion: Wholesale/distribution
$19.88 billion: Business services
$14.81 billion: Retail
$5.40 billion: Automobiles
77
FELLOWES INC.
Itasca
630-893-1600
Fellowes.com
John E. Fellowes II
CEO
$536.3
0.8%
552
1,584
Distributor of shredders, binding

and laminating equipment
78
SCRAP METAL SERVICES LLC

Burnham
708-730-1400
ScrapMetalServices.com
Jeffry K. Gertler
CEO
$536.0
31.1%
157
894
Provider of scrap management and

brokerage services
79
TEMPEL STEEL CO.

Chicago
773-250-8000
Tempel.com
Vincent Buonanno
Chairman, CEO
$520.0
1.0%
770
1,630
Manufacturer of magnetic steel

laminations
80
MOTOR WERKS PARTNERS LP

Barrington
847-381-8900
MotorWerks.com
Paul D. Tamraz
Chairman, CEO
$510.0
4.7%
458
458
Auto dealerships
$3.37 billion: Media/marketing
81
CONTINENTAL MOTORS
GROUP; Countryside
708-352-6000
ContinentalMotors.com
John F. Weinberger
CEO
$506.6
6.5%
591
591
Auto dealerships
$2.62 billion: Tech/telecom
82
MESIROW FINANCIAL
HOLDINGS INC.3; Chicago
312-595-6000
MesirowFinancial.com
Richard S. Price
Chairman, CEO
$503.0
-1.2%
917
1,079
Specialist in investment, risk management and advisory services
83
ZS ASSOCIATES INC.
Evanston
847-492-3600
ZSAssociates.com
Chris Wright
Managing director
$500.0
17.6%
360
3,460
Sales and marketing consulting
84
LETTUCE ENTERTAIN YOU

ENTERPRISES INC.; Chicago
773-878-7340
LEYE.com
Kevin J. Brown
President, CEO
$494.0*
11.0%
4,330*
6,700*
Restaurant owner
85
ROYAL BUYING GROUP INC.

Lisle
630-353-7950
RoyalBuyingGroup.com
Thomas Gilbert
President
$489.6
32.8%
40
40
86
SHURE INC.10
Niles
847-600-2000
Shure.com
Santo A. Sandy
LaMantia, president, CEO
$480.0
3.9%
850
2,355
87
MCGRATH LEXUS/ACURA/
HONDA/HYUNDAI; Chicago
773-342-6300
McGrathLexus.com
Michael J. McGrath
President, CEO
$475.3
4.8%
600
600
88
BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW

KRAUSE LLP10; Chicago
312-729-8000
BakerTilly.com
Timothy L. Christen
Chairman, CEO
$475.0
57.8%
220
2,468
89
KLEIN TOOLS INC.

Lincolnshire
847-821-5500
Thomas R. Klein Sr.
$470.0
NA
Manufacturer of professional hand
KleinTools.com
President
24.3%
1,500
tools and protective equipment
Thomas R. Klein Sr. will succeed Matthias Klein III as chairman in June. Mark Klein and Thomas Klein Jr. will become co-presidents.
$4.85 billion: Real estate
$3.58 billion: Consumer services
90
MERIDIAN GROUP
847-964-2700
INTERNATIONAL INC.; Deerfield OnlineMeridian.com
91
PURE METAL RECYCLING11, 12

Chicago
Negotiates marketing programs for

gas stations and convenience stores
Manufacturer of microphones and
audio electronics
Auto dealerships
Manufacturing companies make

up nearly one-fifth of the list, but
their revenues fall short of the
insurance industry by $96.4
billion. See how the other fields
compare.
NUMBER OF COMPANIES BY INDUSTRY
Manufacturing
59
Construction
38
Business services
34
Food/beverage
Accounting and advisory services
Ian J. Pye
Chairman
$465.2
4.6%
156
670
Information-technology solution
provider and lessor
773-523-4500
PureMetalRecycling.com
Chris Dandrow
CEO
$465.0
2.2%
400
400
Scrap metal processor and recycler;

document destruction
92
FIDELITONE INC.
Wauconda
847-487-3300
Fidelitone.com
Craig Hudson
CEO
$463.2
-3.0%
219
715
Supply-chain management
93
ED MINIAT GROUP INC.

South Holland
708-589-2400
Miniat.com
David J. Miniat
President, CEO
$463.0
4.0%
520
530
Manufacturer of processed meats

and cooking oils
31
Wholesale/distribution
23
Retail
20
Automobiles
19
Consumer services
16
14
Tech/telecom
Financial services
12
Media/marketing
12
Logistics
11
Real estate
Insurance
LOCAL INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
142,693
People employed in metro Chicago

by the companies on this list.
Phone/website
Top executive
2014 revenue
(millions);
% change
from 2013
Full-time local
employees as
of 12/31/14;
94
JAMES MCHUGH
312-986-8000
Patricia H. McHugh
CONSTRUCTION CO.3; Chicago McHughConstruction.com Chairman
$462.1
-10.5%
525
540
95
FLYING FOOD GROUP LLC

Chicago
312-243-2122
FlyingFood.com
David Cotton
CEO
$459.4
5.3%
516
4,455
Large-scale catering of meals and

snacks for airlines and retail partners
96
WEATHERTECH (MACNEIL
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS
LTD.); Bolingbrook
630-241-0715
WeatherTech.com
David MacNeil
CEO
$450.0
12.5%
1,000
1,000
Manufacturer of car floor mats and

other automotive accessories
15,608: Business services
97
NORTH AMERICAN CORP.

Glenview
847-832-4000
NA.com
John A. Miller
President, CEO
$440.0
2.3%
NA
435
Supplier of industrial paper, packaging and specialty printing
11,353: Retail
98
WATERTON ASSOCIATES
LLC; Chicago
312-948-4500
WatertonAssociates.com
David R. Schwartz
CEO, co-chairman
$435.4
19.8%
536
1,721
Real estate investment and

management
99
ABT ELECTRONICS INC.

Glenview
847-967-8830
Abt.com
Robert J. Abt
CEO
$430.0
8.0%
1,200
1,200
Retailer of consumer electronics

and major appliances
100
CARL BUDDIG & CO.13

Homewood
708-798-0900
Buddig.com
Robert J. Buddig
CEO
$425.0
21.4%
NA
1,000
Maker of processed lunch and

snack meats
6,801: Wholesale distribution
101
ALDRIDGE ELECTRIC INC.3

Libertyville
847-680-5200
Aldridge-Electric.com
Kenneth Aldridge
Chairman
$411.2
3.3%
410
775
Supplier of electric transmission

lines
6,512: Financial services
102
CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES 847-620-5000

LLC; Schaumburg
Convergint.com
Daniel J. Moceri
Executive chairman
$408.2
24.3%
119
1,778
Integrator of security, fire alarm,

life-safety and automation systems
4,462: Logistics
103
SEKO WORLDWIDE LLC

Itasca
800-228-2711
SekoLogistics.com
William J. Wascher
President, CEO
$404.514
14.6%
160
2,500
Integrated logistics services, software,

freight forwarding, warehousing
4,096: Automobiles
104
COMPSYCH CORP.
Chicago
312-595-4000
ComPsych.com
Richard A. Chaifetz
Chairman, CEO
$401.8
8.0%
643
720
3,105: Media/marketing
105
DSC LOGISTICS INC.

Des Plaines
847-390-6800
DSCLogistics.com
Ann M. Drake
CEO
$400.0
11.1%
598
2,763
3,015: Tech/telecom
105
PREGIS CORP.
Deerfield
877-692-6163
Pregis.com
Kevin Baudhuin
President, CEO
$400.0
200
Protective packaging
-16.7%
1,000
Acquired by Stamford, Conn.-based Olympus Partners in May 2014.
107
TECTA AMERICA CORP.

Rosemont
847-581-3888
TectaAmerica.com
Mark Santacrose
CEO
$394.0
2.5%
105
2,550
The food and beverage industry

is the largest employer among the
companies on the list. Even so,
more than 80% of the people
employed by the food and
beverage industry on this list are
outside of the Chicago area.
108
TERLATO WINE GROUP

LTD.3; Lake Bluff
847-604-8900
TWG.com
Anthony J. Terlato
Chairman
$390.0
8.9%
130
300
Wine production, importing,

marketing and sales
109
FORT DEARBORN CO.

Elk Grove Village
847-357-9500
FortDearborn.com
Jeff Brezek
President, CEO
$389.0
3.7%
360
1,350
Labels for food, beverage, spirits, personal-care and household products
110
GUARANTEED RATE INC.

Chicago
773-290-0505
GuaranteedRate.com
Victor Ciardelli III

President, CEO
$378.0
-16.9%
1,062
2,303
Mortgage lending and financial

services
PERCENT OF TOTAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE

LOCAL BY INDUSTRY
Automobiles
76.6%
Real estate
50.4%
Consumer services
46.3%
Construction 44.5%
Retail 37.2%
Wholesale/distribution 36.7%
Logistics 36.5%
Tech/telecom 35.1%
Business services
24.5%
Media/marketing
19.7%
Food/beverage
18.4%
Manufacturing
16.8%
Insurance 7.9%
Financial services 4.3%
111
TRIPPE MANUFACTURING
CO.; Chicago
773-869-1111
TrippLite.com
Glen Haeflinger
President
$375.0*
7.1%
241
519
Maker of power protection and connectivity products for IT and telecom
112
AIT WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS

INC.4; Itasca
800-669-4248
AITWorldwide.com
Vaughn Moore
President, CEO
$374.7
15.5%
362
950
Transportation and logistics service

provider
113
SAFEWAY INSURANCE CO.

Westmont
630-887-8300
SafewayIns.com
William J. Parrillo
Chairman
$371.4
9.8%
108
491
Property and casualty insurance
114
FIFIELD COS.
Chicago
312-855-1600
FifieldCo.com
Steven D. Fifield
Chairman, CEO
$357.0
NC
NA
NA
Real estate development
115
ALDEN MANAGEMENT
SERVICES INC.; Chicago
773-286-3883
TheAldenNetwork.com
Floyd A. Schlossberg
President, CEO
$355.4
2.8%
4,892
4,892
Rehabilitation and nursing facility
116
NES RENTALS HOLDINGS

INC.; Deerfield
773-695-3999
NESRentals.com
Andrew P. Studdert
$350.0
9.4%
75
1,100
Aerial equipment rental for

construction and industrial users
117
DOALL CO.
Wheeling
847-495-6800
DoAll.com
Michael L. Wilkie
$345.0
3.9%
257
906
Industrial supplies distributor,

machine tool manufacturer
118
PATRICK DEALER GROUP

Schaumburg
847-605-4000
PatrickCars.com
Hanley Dawson III

President, CEO
$339.2
9.1%
377
377
Auto dealership
119
SKIDMORE OWINGS &

MERRILL LLP2; Chicago
312-554-9090
SOM.com
Jeffrey J. McCarthy
Managing partner
$323.7
6.5%
364
1,116
Architecture, engineering, urban

planning, interior design
120
PARKSITE INC.
Batavia
630-761-9490
Parksite.com
George Pattee
Chairman, CEO
$322.3
7.1%
66
318
Sales, marketing and distribution of

building products
121
VI
Chicago
312-803-8436
ViLiving.com
Randy J. Richardson
President
$321.0
NC
296
2,970
122
CENTRO INC.
Chicago
312-397-3331
Centro.net
Shawn Riegsecker
CEO
$314.0
28.2%
236
563
Technology and media services
123
UNITED SCRAP METAL INC.

Cicero
708-780-6800
UnitedScrap.com
Marsha Serlin
CEO
$310.0
1.6%
220
242
Metal buyer and recycler
124
CHICAGO BEARS FOOTBALL

CLUB INC.; Lake Forest
847-295-6600
ChicagoBears.com
Theodore P. Phillips
President, CEO
$309.0
3.7%
156
156
National Football League team
125
FIRST HOSPITALITY GROUP

Rosemont
847-299-9040
FHGInc.com
Stephen L. Schwartz
Chairman, CEO
$305.0
15.1%
2,122
3,150
Construction
LOCAL EMPLOYEES BY INDUSTRY

Each square equals 1,000 local workers
21,569: Food/beverage
20,443: Manufacturing
11,206: Consumer service

9,352: Construction
7,591: Insurance
2,580: Real estate
OF THE 71 COMPANIES ON THE LIST

WITH 100% LOCAL EMPLOYEES, THE
MOST COMMON INDUSTRIES ARE:
17 Construction
16 Automobile
8 Manufacturing
1
Insurance
2
Logistics
3 Real
estate
5 Food/beverage
5 Retail
4 Business services
4 Consumer services
3 Media/marketing
3 Wholesale/distribution
Note: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Co., the No. 1 company on this list, is based in
Bloomington and is not included.
Employee assistance, behavioral

health and wellness programs
Supply-chain management and
logistics
Commercial roofing
Developer, owner and manager of

senior living communities
Hotel management, acquisitions,

development Continued on Page 28
COMPANIES NO LONGER ON THE LIST

(2013 revenue)
COMPANIES THAT WENT PUBLIC

Ryerson ($3.46 billion)

2014 revenue
(millions);
% change
from 2013
Full-time local
employees as
of 12/31/14;
Phone/website
Top executive
126
THOUGHTWORKS INC.
Chicago
312-373-1000
ThoughtWorks.com
Neville Roy Singham

Chairman
$303.0
7.1%
250
3,000
IT software consulting and development
Aviv REIT Inc. ($141.1 million)
127
LEOPARDO COS.2
Hoffman Estates
847-783-3000
Leopardo.com
James A. Leopardo
CEO
$301.7
-7.5%
327
356
OTHER COMPANIES THAT LEFT

Cancer Treatment Centers of
America: Moved headquarters
to Florida ($1.78 billion)
Commercial construction, general

contractor, construction manager,
design-builder and development
128
HOSTMARK HOSPITALITY
GROUP; Schaumburg
847-517-9100
Hostmark.com
Jerome F. Cataldo
President, CEO
$300.0
1.4%
800
4,000
Hotel and restaurant management
128
JEL SERT CO.13

West Chicago
630-231-7590
JelSert.com
Kenneth Wegner
President
$300.0
NC
750
750
Manufacturer of powdered soft drink

mixes, juice drinks and ice pops
128
JOE RIZZA ENTERPRISES

INC.; Orland Park
708-364-2200
RizzaCars.com
Joe Rizza
CEO
$300.0
5.3%
395
395
Holding company for auto dealerships,

real estate, finance and insurance
128
TRUSTWAVE HOLDINGS INC.

Chicago
312-873-7500
Trustwave.com
Robert J. McCullen
$300.0
25.0%
400
1,200
Tribune Co. ($2.90 billion)

Grubhub Inc. ($170.1 million)
Nuveen: Acquired by New Yorkbased TIAA-CREF in October

($1.08 billion)
Seaton Corp.: Acquired by
Tacoma, Wash.-based TrueBlue
Inc. in June ($588.6 million)
Classified Ventures LLC: Acquired
by McLean, Va.-based Gannett Co.
in October ($502.4 million)
Portillos Restaurant Group: Sold
Portillos Hot Dogs business to
Boston-based Berkshire Partners
($294.6 million)
Merisant: Acquired by N.Y.-based
Flavors Holdings Inc. in October
($232.0 million)
Holly Hunt Enterprises: Acquired
by East Greenville, Pa.-based
Knoll Inc. in February 2014
($120.0 million)
Bassgar-Illinois Inc.: Shut down
in October ($76.0 million)
Source: Crains reporting
Data security and IT solutions

Acquired in April by Singapore-based Singtel.
132
BRIGHTSTAR GROUP
HOLDINGS INC.; Gurnee
866-777-7110
BrightStarCare.com
Shelly Sun
CEO
$290.2
16.5%
60
75
133
BINNY'S BEVERAGE
DEPOT (GOLD STANDARD
ENTERPRISES INC.); Skokie
847-581-3100
Binnys.com
Michael Binstein
CEO
$289.0
1.4%
475
500
Retailer of wine, spirits, beer, cigars

and cheese
134
BULLEY & ANDREWS LLC

Chicago
773-235-2433
Bulley.com
Allan E. Bulley Jr.

Chairman, CEO
$287.5
20.8%
405
405

manager, design/build, concrete
and masonry restoration
135
LISLE AUTO PLAZA GROUP

(VOLVO SALES & SERVICE
CENTER INC.); Lisle
630-241-3000
Auto-Plaza.com
Horst Korallus
President
$276.5
6.8%
360
360
Auto dealership
136
APPLIED SYSTEMS INC.

University Park
708-534-5575
AppliedSystems.com
Reid R. French
CEO
$275.0
9.1%
651
1,192
Insurance software and services
137
PLS FINANCIAL SERVICES

INC.; Chicago
312-491-7300
PLShome.com
Dan Wolfberg, Bob Wolfberg $274.0

Co-presidents
4.2%
912
4,022
Check-cashing, microlending and

bill payments
Home health care staffing
LOOK WHOS BOSS

New leadership on this list.

No. 16 Heico Cos. LLC

E.A. Roskovensky (president, CEO)
2014 revenue
(millions);
% change
from 2013
Full-time local
employees as
of 12/31/14;
Phone/website
Top executive
847-675-4455
RajaFoods.com
Rakesh Patel
President
$272.0
3.0%
100
620
Retailer and importer of Indian

foods
No. 20 McMaster-Carr Supply Co.

James A. Delaney III (president)
138
RAJA FOODS LLC

Skokie
No. 29 Grant Thornton LLP

Mike McGuire (CEO)
139
CHICAGO CUBS13
Chicago
773-404-2827
Cubs.com
Thomas S. Ricketts
Chairman
$266.0
-2.9%
203
318
MLB team
140
MUTUAL TRUST FINANCIAL

GROUP; Oak Brook
630-990-1000
MutualTrust.com
Stephen M. Batza
$265.3
-8.9%
127
130
Life insurance, business planning

and annuities
141
ALTER GROUP LTD.

Skokie
800-637-4842
AlterGroup.com
Michael J. Alter
President
$250.0
NC
105
115
Commercial real estate development
141
ENESCO LLC
Itasca
630-875-5300
Enesco.com
Thomas G. Bowles
CEO
$250.0
NC
300
950
Designer and marketer of gifts and

collectibles
141
GUARANTEE TRUST LIFE

INSURANCE CO.; Glenview
847-699-0600
GTLIC.com
Richard S. Holson III

$250.0
NC
263
263
Life and health insurance
141
RTC INC.
Rolling Meadows
847-640-2400
RTC.com
Richard Nathan
CEO
$250.0
NC
385
775
Retail merchandising products and

services
141
SIPI METALS CORP.

Chicago
773-276-0070
SipiMetals.com
Marion Cameron
President
$250.0
NC
155
160
Refiner of precious metal scrap and

producer of copper alloys
146
AHEAD LLC
Chicago
312-329-7880
ThinkAhead.com
Daniel Adamany
CEO
$245.4
12.8%
110
134
IT solutions
147
LOEBER MOTORS INC.

Lincolnwood
847-675-1000
LoeberMotors.com
Michael Loeber
President
$240.8
26.7%
130
130
Auto dealership
148
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
INDUSTRIES INC.
Oakbrook Terrace
630-691-1490
PSIUsa.com
Murray Savage
CEO
$234.0
3.1%
100
2,300
Engineering, testing, consulting
149
ATLAS TOYOTA MATERIAL

HANDLING LLC3; Schiller Park
847-678-3450
AtlasToyota.com
Allen Rawson
President
$233.0
3.1%
300
300
Distributor of material handling

equipment
150
CAMPAGNA-TURANO
BAKERY INC.; Berwyn
708-788-9220
Turano.com
Joseph M. Turano
President
$232.0
10.5%
648
825
Maker of baked goods and breads for

grocery and food-service industries
151
HILL GROUP
Franklin Park
847-451-5000
HillGrp.com
Warren Hill
Chairman
$231.6
-2.3%
923
923
HVAC building systems and maintenance
152
GAS DEPOT INC.4

Morton Grove
847-581-0303
GasDepot.com
George Nediyakalayil
President
$230.0
NC
14
15
Wholesale distributor of petroleum

products
152
STEINER ELECTRIC CO.

Elk Grove Village
847-228-0400
SteinerElectric.com
Richard A. Kerman
President, CEO, COO
$230.0
NC
438
438
Electrical and industrial supplies,

automation products, generators
154
FLEXERA SOFTWARE
Itasca
800-374-4353
FlexeraSoftware.com
Mark Bishof
President, CEO
$227.7
5.8%
173
613
Software licensing, compliance and

installation solutions
155
EMPLOYCO USA INC.

Westmont
630-920-0000
Employco.com
Robert W. Wilson
President
$225.0
28.6%
5,809
9,772
155
REDWOOD LOGISTICS (TRANS- 844-467-3396

PORTATION SOLUTIONS
RedwoodLogistics.com
ENTERPRISES LLC); Chicago
Todd Berger
President, CEO
$225.0
28.6%
270
300
Third-party logistics
157
ADDISON GROUP
Chicago
312-424-0300
AddisonGroup.com
Thomas B. Moran
CEO
$222.5
33.8%
721
2,741
Temporary and permanent staffing
158
TEMPERATURE EQUIPMENT
CORP.; Lansing
708-418-0900
TECMungo.com
R.F. Skip Mungo

President, CEO
$221.0
6.8%
375
375
Wholesale distributor of HVAC

products
159
HALO BRANDED SOLUTIONS

INC.; Chicago
312-268-5655
Halo.com
Marc S. Simon
CEO
$218.0
11.2%
300
570
Distributor of promotional corporate products
160
TUTHILL CORP.
Burr Ridge
630-382-4900
Tuthill.com
James G. Tuthill Jr.

Chairman
$217.4
7.6%
155
806
Manufacturer of industrial equipment
161
LOMAR CORP.2
Mount Prospect
847-590-7100
Rauland.com
Norman K. Kidder
President, CEO
$214.0
9.2%
354
696
Maker and designer of communication technology and services
161
TY INC.
Westmont
630-920-1515
Ty.com
H. Ty Warner
Chairman, CEO
$214.0
-2.2%
NA
490
Manufacturer of toys and

collectibles
163
CHICAGO WHITE SOX13

Chicago
312-674-1000
WhiteSox.com
Jerry M. Reinsdorf
Chairman
$210.0
-2.8%
140
450
MLB team
Six
164
FCL BUILDERS LLC

Itasca
630-773-0050
FCLBuilders.com
Michael J. Boro
President
$207.0
69.7%
40
45
Design-build general contractor
companies have been No. 1

on Crains list of the largest
privately held companies since
1993. They are Montgomery
Ward & Co. (1993-96), Marmon
Group Inc. (1997, 1999-2004),
Alliant Foodservice Inc. (1998),
Reyes Holdings Inc. (2005-07),
U.S. Foods (2008-10) and State
Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Co. (2011-14).
165
RABINE GROUP OF COS.

Schaumburg
888-722-4633
Rabine.com
Gary T. Rabine
CEO
$202.9
9.9%
240
259
Providers of parking lot and roofing

engineering and construction
166
CHICAGO BULLS4
Chicago
312-455-4000
Bulls.com
Jerry M. Reinsdorf
Chairman
$201.0
3.1%
103
107
National Basketball Association

team
167
CERMAK PRODUCE INC.

Cicero
708-863-1100
CermakFreshMarket.com
Dimitrios Jimmy Bousis $199.0

President, CEO
NC
900
1,000
Chain of grocery stores
167
GONNELLA BAKING CO.

Schaumburg
312-733-2020
Gonnella.com
Nicholas G. Marcucci
President
$200.0
5.3%
440
550

fresh and frozen bakery products
169
EXECUTIVE CONSTRUCTION
INC.; Hillside
708-236-3300
ECIBuild.com
John F. Blacketor
President, CEO
$190.0
11.8%
145
145

manager
No. 42 Panduit Corp.

Gerry C. Caveney (CEO)
No. 42 Ferrara Candy Co.
Todd Siwak (CEO)
No. 48 American Hotel Register
Co. Angela Korompilas (CEO)
No. 50 Griffith Laboratories Inc.
Brian L. Griffith (chairman)
No. 63 S&C Electric Co.
Kyle H. Seymour (CEO)
No. 64 Crowe Horwath LLP
James Powers (CEO)
No. 67 Empire Today LLC
Keith Weinberger (CEO)
No. 68 Wilton Brands LLC
Dan Butler (president, CEO)
No. 72 ONeil Industries Inc.
Brian G. Ramsay (CEO)
No. 77 Fellowes Inc.
John E. Fellowes II (CEO)
No. 79 Tempel Steel Co.
Vincent Buonanno (chairman)
No. 80 Motor Werks Partners LP
Paul D. Tamraz (chairman, CEO)
No. 91 Pure Metal Recycling
Chris Dandrow (CEO)
No. 94 James McHugh Construction
Co. Patricia H. McHugh (chairman)
No. 95 Flying Food Group LLC
David Cotton (CEO)
No. 107 Tecta America Corp.
Mark Santacrose (CEO)
No. 186 Little Lady Foods Inc.
Rick Anderson (president, CEO)
No. 203 Weber Packaging Solutions
Inc. Scott Morris (president, CEO)
No. 224 Blistex Inc.
Justin Arch (CEO)
No. 243 West Monroe Partners LLC
Kevin McCarty (president, CEO)
No. 246 Earth Friendly Products
Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks (president, CEO)
No. 264 Paragon Micro Inc.
Thomas Dahl (CEO)
Human resources outsourcing

2014 revenue
(millions);
% change
from 2013

Phone/website
Top executive
Full-time local
employees as
of 12/31/14;
170
BIGGERS CHEVROLET/ISUZU 847-742-9000

INC.; Elgin
BiggersChevy.com
Jim Leichter
President, CEO
$187.5
3.0%
110
110
171
COLUMBIA PIPE & SUPPLY

CO.; Chicago
773-927-6600
ColumbiaPipe.com
William D. Arenberg
Chairman, CEO
$186.5
2.5%
170
400
Distributor of industrial pipe, valves,

fittings and plumbing equipment
and supplies
172
BALDWIN RICHARDSON
FOODS CO.
Frankfort
815-464-9994
BRFoods.com
Eric G. Johnson
President, CEO
$184.0
-1.6%
10
285
Manufacturer of liquid products,

including signature sauces and
condiments
172
ROSE PACKING CO.2

Barrington
847-381-5700
RosePacking.com
Dwight E. Stiehl
President
$184.0
7.0%
500
550
Pork processing for retail and foodservice industry
174
TYSON MOTOR LLC

Shorewood
815-741-5530
TysonMotor.com
Anthony H. Blake
President
$180.3
26.9%
141
141
Auto dealerships
$178.0
7.9%
97
170
Specialty chemical manufacturer for

industrial and personal care markets
Auto dealership
SMALL LOCAL PRESENCE

The 20 companies below, while
headquartered in the Chicago area,
employ 5 percent or less of their
workforces locally.
COMPANIES WITH THE SMALLEST PERCENT

OF LOCAL EMPLOYEES, 2014
BDO USA LLP
0.6%
Clover Holdings Corp.
0.7%
Jordan Industries International Inc.
1.1%
Mat Holdings Inc.
1.6%
175
HALLSTAR CO.
Chicago
312-554-7452
Hallstar.com
John J. Paro
176
HARPO INC.
Chicago
312-633-1000
Oprah.com
Oprah G. Winfrey
Chairman
177
SENTINEL TECHNOLOGIES
INC.; Downers Grove
630-769-4300
Sentinel.com
Dennis Hoelzer
President, CEO
$173.0
1.2%
280
390
Technology design, deployment,

support and integration
Grant Thornton LLP
178
ADVANTAGE AUTO GROUP

Hodgkins
877-286-2809
AdvantageChev.com
Desmond A. Roberts
President
$172.4
6.7%
180
180
Auto dealerships
Crowe Horwath LLP
179
ASSOCIATED MATERIAL
HANDLING INDUSTRIES INC.
Addison
630-588-8800
Associated-Solutions.com
Michael B. Romano
President, CEO
$172.2
13.3%
210
428
Supply-chain solutions provider
180
CAPITAL FITNESS INC.

Big Rock
630-556-3731
XSportFitness.com
Steven M. Rayman
Chairman, CEO
$172.0
4.9%
2,800
3,500
181
W.S. DARLEY & CO.

Itasca
708-345-8050
Darley.com
Paul C. Darley
$169.1
36.3%
182
HENRICKSEN & CO.11

Itasca
630-250-9090
Henricksen.com
Michael D. Assell
President
183
ARCO/MURRAY NATIONAL
CONSTRUCTION CO.
Downers Grove
331-251-2726
ARCOMurray.com
184
CUMMINS-ALLISON CORP.
Mount Prospect
185
$175.0
NA
Television and film production,
6.7%
209
publishing and new media
Moved operations to California in December. Will shut down in Chicago by year-end.
TPS Parking Management LLC
2.1%*
Amsted Industries Inc.
2.2%
2.3%
2.3%
Peer Foods Inc.
2.9%
Owner and operator of X Sport
gyms
Baldwin Richardson Foods Co.
78
240

tactical and firefighting equipment
Boler Co.
$167.0
9.2%
132
216
Contract office furniture dealer
Brad Dannegger
President
$166.5
29.8%
76
76
Construction, design-build
847-299-9550
CumminsAllison.com
William Jones
Chairman, CEO
$165.0
3.1%
500
1,200
STEVE FOLEY AUTO GROUP

Northbrook
847-564-4090
SteveFoley.com
Stephen X. Foley Sr.

$163.0
6.5%
50
60
Auto dealerships
186
LITTLE LADY FOODS INC.

Elk Grove Village
847-631-3500
LittleLadyFoods.com
Rick Anderson
President, CEO
$161.5
NC
395
395
Frozen-food processor
187
TPS PARKING MANAGEMENT 312-453-1700

LLC; Chicago
TheParkingSpot.com
Kevin J. Shrier
President, CEO
$160.3
1.5%
40
1,894
188
HAMMACHER SCHLEMMER
& CO.; Niles
847-581-8600
Hammacher.com
Richard W. Tinberg
CEO
$160.0
NC
55
175
Specialty retail catalog
188
MINER ENTERPRISES INC.3

Geneva
630-232-3000
MinerEnt.com
David W. Withall
Chairman, CEO
$160.0
4.6%
150
300
Manufacturer of rail-car components
847-856-0123
WARandolph.com
Tony Riccardi
President
$158.0
18.8%
60
60
Construction, general contractor
Anthony V. Rizza
President
$158.0
4.6%
105
105
Auto sales, banking, real estate,

insurance
3.5%
3.8%
QST Industries Inc.
4.0%
Tecta America Corp.
4.1%*
Manufacturer of check- and coinsorting equipment
CC Industries Inc.
4.3%*
Professional Service Industries Inc.
Parking lot ownership and

management
4.4%*
Reyes Holdings LLC
4.4%
Camping World/Good Sam (FreedomRoads)
4.6%
Sram LLC
5.1%
190
WILLIAM A. RANDOLPH INC.

Gurnee
190
RIZZA BUICK GMC CADILLAC 708-429-6600

INC., Tinley Park
RizzaBuickGMC.com
190
WORLD'S FINEST
CHOCOLATE INC.; Chicago
773-847-4600
Edmond F. Opler
WorldsFinestChocolate.com Chairman, CEO
$158.0
2.6%
350
350
Candy manufacturer
193
SKENDER CONSTRUCTION
LLC; Chicago
312-781-0265
Skender.com
Joseph Skender
Chairman
$157.0
-41.2%
105
105
General contractor
194
AT WORLD PROPERTIES LLC

Chicago
312-491-0200
ATProperties.com
Michael P. Golden
Thaddeus Wong
Co-founders
$156.6
26.8%
119
119
Real estate
195
LINCOLN PROVISION INC.

Chicago
773-254-2400
ChiGourmetSteaks.com
James J. Stevens Jr.

President
$155.0
4.7%
98
112
Meat processing, portion control,

marination, export, carcass fabrication
195
QST INDUSTRIES INC.

Chicago
312-930-9400
QST.com
Thomas A. Danch
President, CEO
$155.0
NC
30
760

apparel components
197
ROOMPLACE2
Lombard
630-261-1600
TheRoomPlace.com
Bruce Berman
Chairman
$154.0
10.0%
406
468
Furniture retailer
198
ITSAVVY LLC
Addison
877-487-2899
ITsavvy.com
Michael A. Theriault
President, CEO
$153.5
15.4%
94
193
Information-technology reseller and

technology solutions provider
199
ORSINI HEALTHCARE INC.

Elk Grove Village
847-734-7373
OrsiniHealthcare.com
Tony Orsini
CEO
$153.3
33.7%
127
127
Boutique nationwide specialty pharmacy that focuses on programs for

rare and complex medical conditions
Culligan International Co.
5.2%*
5.3%
*Crains esimate
71
companies on the list have 100%
local staff. They account for:
27,653 employees,
or 19.4% of all
the local
employees
on the list.
$16.8 billion
in revenue,
or 4.7% of
the $356.6
billion in total
list revenue.
GLOBAL GIGS
WORLDWIDE EMPLOYEES, BY INDUSTRY
Each square equals 1,000 employees

147,267: Financial services
2014 revenue Full-time local

employees as
(millions);
of 12/31/14;
% change
from 2013
Phone/website
Top executive
BERGLUND CONSTRUCTION CO.

Chicago
773-374-1000
BerglundCo.com
Fred Berglund
President
$153.0
4.8%
350
350
Construction manager, historic

preservation and facade restoration
specialist
& BURCH BISCUIT CO.

200 SCHULZE
Chicago
773-927-6622
SchulzeBurch.com
Kevin M. Boyle
President, CEO
$153.0
NC
NA
522
Contract manufacturer and

marketer of pastries and snacks
INNOVATORS
202 MARKETING
INTERNATIONAL INC. ; Rosemont
847-696-1111
MarketingInnovators.com
Lois M. LeMenager
Chairman, CEO
$152.9
-29.8%
43
45
Incentive, recognition, loyalty,

enterprise engagement and travel
programs
PACKAGING SOLUTIONS
203 WEBER
INC.; Arlington Heights
847-364-8500
WeberPackaging.com
Scott Morris
President, CEO
$152.0
3.4%
300
600
Labeling and coding solutions
CO.
204 CRAMER-KRASSELT
Chicago
312-616-9600
C-K.com
Peter G. Krivkovich
Chairman, CEO
$145.4
-4.6%
274
518
Advertising, media, interactive and

public relations services
GRAPHITE CO.
205 SUPERIOR
Chicago
312-559-2999
SuperiorGraphite.com
Edward O. Carney
President, CEO
$142.2
2.8%
99
347
Graphite and carbon manufacturer
LOGISTICS LTD.
206 RIM
Roselle
630-595-0610
RimLogistics.com
Robert J. Mueller
CEO
$141.0
6.8%
245
331
Freight forwarding, customs brokerage, warehouse, distribution, logistics
LANG AUTO GROUP

207 GARY
McHenry
815-385-2100
GaryLangAuto.com
Gary Lang
President
$140.0
34.6%
118
118
Auto dealership
30,512: Retail
773-278-1100
NovakConstruction.com
John Novak
President
$140.0*
-16.2%
80
80
General contractor
24,225: Consumer services
CONSTRUCTION CO.
207 NOVAK
Chicago
INVESTMENTS LLC
209 INTERIOR
Lincolnshire
847-325-1000
InteriorInvestments.com
Michael Greenberg
Donald Shannon
Co-principals
$139.0
2.9%
NA
210
Contract office furniture dealer
21,023: Construction
200
121,810: Manufacturing
15
117,277: Food/beverage
95,722: Insurance
63,590: Business services
18,554: Wholesale/distribution
210
SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORP.

Mount Prospect
847-385-1600
BatteryChargers.com
Donald A. Schumacher $138.0

Chairman, CEO
1.5%
211
FLORSTAR SALES INC.2

Romeoville
815-836-2800
Florstar.com
F. Wade Cassidy
CEO
8,587: Tech/telecom
212
CHICAGO MEAT AUTHORITY INC. 800-383-3811

Chicago
ChicagoMeat.com
5,347: Automobiles
213
LIBERTYVILLE CLASSIC GROUP

Libertyville
5,115: Real estate
214
BEAR CONSTRUCTION CO.4

Rolling Meadows
15,757: Media/marketing
12,210: Logistics
70
1,040
Manufacturer of battery chargers,

transformers and welders
$137.0
16.1%
113
189
Wholesale distributor of floor coverings; provider of logistical services
Jordan M. Dorfman
President
$135.0
28.6%
400
400
Meat processor
847-367-1700
Libertyville-Lincoln.com
Daniel H. Marks
President, CEO
$134.5
6.7%
55
55
Auto dealerships
847-222-1900
BearCC.com
George H. Wienold
CEO
$134.5
1.4%
180
180
General contracting and

construction management
LOCATION, LOCATION
COUNTIES WHERE THE PRIVATELY

HELD COMPANIES ARE BASED
2014 revenue
(millions);
% change
from 2013
Full-time local
employees as
of 12/31/14;
Phone/website
Top executive
215
KRONOS FOODS INC.

Glendale Heights
224-353-5353
KronosProducts.com
Howard Eirinberg
CEO
$132.0
0.8%
185
410
Manufacturer and distributor

of specialty Mediterranean foods
216
GEORGE SOLLITT
630-860-7333
CONSTRUCTION CO.; Wood Dale Sollitt.com
John D. Pridmore
President
$132.0
8.4%
60
60

manager
217
PARIS PRESENTS
Gurnee
847-263-5500
ParisPresents.com
Patrick J. O'Brien
CEO
$131.8
31.9%
95
104

cosmetic accessories
218
BAIRD & WARNER INC.

Chicago
312-368-1855
BairdWarner.com
Stephen W. Baird
President, CEO
$131.0
0.8%
215
215
Real estate services company; mortgage,

title and residential real estate sales
101
219
JORDAN INDUSTRIES
INTERNATIONAL LLC; Chicago
847-945-5591
John W. Jay Jordan II $128.8

Chairman, CEO
-2.6%
companies are based in Chicago.

Itasca is home to 11, and Elk Grove
Village and Schaumburg each
have seven.
220
GERBER PLUMBING FIXTURES 630-754-0278

LLC; Woodridge
GerberOnline.com
Michael E. Werner
President, CEO
$128.0
2.4%
75
160
Manufacturer of vitreous china, castiron plumbing fixtures, faucets, fittings
220
MNJ TECHNOLOGIES DIRECT

INC.; Buffalo Grove
847-634-0700
MNJTech.com
Susan L Kozak
President
$128.0*
24.1%
91
102
Computer hardware and software

reseller
222
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS LLC

Chicago
312-962-3800
HighTowerAdvisors.com
Elliot S. Weissbluth
CEO, director
$126.7
24.2%
NA
370
Financial services
223
IHC CONSTRUCTION COS. LLC 847-742-1516

Elgin
IHCConstruction.com
David J. Rock
President
$126.6
2.2%
NA
180
General contracting, construction

management, design-build, underground utility, cell tower and telecom
224
BLISTEX INC.
Oak Brook
630-571-2870
Blistex.com
Justin Arch
CEO
$126.0
NC
215
230
Manufacturer of lip balm and other

personal-care products
$23.02 billion
224
ILLINOIS AUTO ELECTRIC CO.

Aurora
630-862-3300
IllinoisAutoElectric.com
H. Bruce Sirotek
Chairman, CEO
$126.0
16.7%
134
198
Sales and distribution of transportation,

industrial and outdoor care products
PARAMOUNT STAFFING INC.

Northbrook
847-559-0676
ParamountStaffing.com
Tina Schubert
President
$125.4
14.0%
85
150
Staffing services
DUPAGE COUNTY
226
227
TURTLE WAX INC.

Willowbrook
630-455-3700
TurtleWax.com
Mark Leopold
CEO
$125.0
-5.3%
NA
220
Manufacturer of automotive appearance and performance products
227
WOZNIAK INDUSTRIES INC.

Oakbrook Terrace
630-954-3400
WozniakIndustries.com
Michael R. Wozniak
CEO
$125.0
NC
225
225
Manufacturer of forged, stamped,

fabricated and machined metal
components
229
MACHINERY SYSTEMS INC.2

Schaumburg
847-882-8085
MachSys.com
Eric Hilliard
President
$122.2
NC
51
90
Distributor of machine tools, cutting

tools and factory floor software
800-438-8898
PartsTown.com
Steve Snower
CEO
$120.7
26.9%
218
259
Restaurant equipment parts

distributor and service company
$120.0*
9.1%
10
350
Processor of meats for the foodservice and retail industry
193 Cook
58 DuPage
27 Lake
12 Kane
8 Will
4 McHenry
1 McLean
THE THREE LARGEST COMPANIES IN EACH

OF THE SIX AREA COUNTIES
By 2014 revenue
COOK COUNTY
11
1,048
$61.00 billion*
Reyes Holdings LLC
$23.50 billion
U.S. Foods
Havi Group LP
$8.80 billion**
Eby-Brown Co. LLC
$5.30 billion
Ace Hardware Corp.
$4.70 billion
KANE COUNTY
OSI Group LLC
$6.13 billion
Parent Petroleum
$1.04 billion
Peacock Engineering Co.
$699.6 million
LAKE COUNTY
HOLDINGS LLC
230 PT
Addison
Diversified manufacturer
231
PEER FOODS INC.

Chicago
773-927-1440
PeerFoods.com
Larry O'Connell
President
232
INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
INC.; Buffalo Grove
224-676-7272
John R. Burgess
Managing director
$118.3
-3.3%
500
983
Management consulting
233
COOPER'S HAWK WINERY &

RESTAURANTS; Countryside
708-839-2900
CHWinery.com
Tim McEnery
President, CEO
$117.4
24.3%
468
1,259
Winery, restaurants
847-741-1010
ButeraMarket.com
Paul Butera
CEO
$117.9
1.3%
625
625
Retail grocery chain
FINER FOODS INC.

234 BUTERA
Elgin
$7.30 billion
235
VIENNA BEEF LTD.11

Chicago
773-278-7800
ViennaBeef.com
James W. Bodman
Chairman, CEO
$116.0
7.4%
270
350
Food processor
236
WISS JANNEY ELSTNER

ASSOCIATES INC.; Northbrook
847-272-7400
WJE.com
William J. Nugent
President, CEO
$114.7
5.2%
199
521
Structural engineering, architecture,

materials science consulting
237
NATIONAL VAN LINES INC.

Broadview
708-450-2900
NationalVanLines.com
Maureen Beal
Chairman, CEO
$114.0
12.9%
130
135
Moving company
David Musial
CEO
$113.9
3.5%
716
716
HVAC, plumbing, home remodeling

contractor
Bedford Park
773-577-2709
FourSeasonsHeating
Cooling.com
239
FORWARD SPACE LLC

Chicago
312-942-1100
ForwardSpace.com
$96.0 million**
240
UPTOWN MOTORS INC.

Chicago
888-687-1263
MarinoCJD.com
Gregory A. Marino
President
$111.0
6.7%
70
70
Auto dealership
WILL COUNTY
241
STERLING LUMBER CO.

Phoenix
708-388-2223
SterlingLumber.com
Carter Sterling
President
$110.7
6.4%
143
165
Manufacturer of heavy industrial

lumber products for infrastructure
construction
242
RADIO FLYER INC.

Chicago
773-637-7100
RadioFlyer.com
Robert Pasin
Chief wagon officer
$110.3
24.6%
56
92
Designer and manufacturer of wagons,

tricycles, scooters and other toys
243
WEST MONROE PARTNERS

LLC; Chicago
312-602-4000
Kevin McCarty
WestMonroePartners.com President, CEO
$110.1
33.9%
425
550
Business and technology consulting
815-455-5100
CurranContracting.com
James Rick Noe

President
$110.0
-18.5%
150
200
Asphalt paver and road builder;

excavating contractor
630-892-8941
LyonWorkspace.com
L. Gene Berg
CEO
$108.5
NC
100
450
Manufacturer of cabinets, shelving,

and other storage products
Camping World/Good Sam (FreedomRoads)
$2.85 billion
Mat Holdings Inc.
$1.32 billion
MCHENRY COUNTY
Gary Lang Auto Group
$140.0 million
Curran Contracting Co.
$110.0 million
SEASONS HEATING &

238 FOUR
AIR CONDITIONING INC.
Gallant Building Solutions
Central Grocers Inc.
Jenny Niemann
$112.0
140
Contract furniture business
CEO
NA
145
In December, OEC Business Interiors and Office Concepts merged under the new name Forward Space LLC.
$1.97 billion
WeatherTech (MacNeil Automotive Products)
$450.0 million
Applied Systems Inc.
$275.0 million
*Company estimate **Crains estimate
McLean County and is not included.
CONTRACTING CO.
244 CURRAN
Crystal Lake
245
LYON GROUP HOLDINGS LLC

Montgomery

Phone/website
Top executive
246
EARTH FRIENDLY PRODUCTS

Addison
800-841-3100
Ecos.com
Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks
President, CEO
247
MICRODYNAMICS GROUP
Naperville
630-527-8400
MicroDG.com
Thomas Harter Jr.

President, CEO
247
UNIVERSAL SCRAP METALS INC.

Chicago
249
MOREY CORP.
Woodridge

(millions); employees as
of 12/31/14;
% change
from 2013
JOB CREATORS
15 COMPANIES WITH THE LARGEST INCREASE
IN LOCAL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, from 2013
Parent Petroleum
127%
$108.1
3.0%
60
260
Manufacturer of environmentally
friendly household cleaners
ARI Packaging (Advertising Resources Inc.)
$108.0*
9.5%
147
181
Billing and statement processing,

mailing and electronic presentation
Scrap Metal Services LLC
312-666-0011
Barry B. Riback
UniversalScrap.com President
$108.0
2.9%
108
108
Scrap metal recycling
Clayco Inc.
630-754-2300
MoreyCorp.com
$107.4
23.5%
475
482
Designer and manufacturer of electronics for heavy machinery, trucking, defense and wireless industries
100%
LLP
250 SIKICH
Naperville
Scott Morey
CEO
91%
78%
74%
Netrix LLC
69%
$106.5
6.6%
244
605
Accounting, technology, investment

banking and advisory services
847-364-1010
Peter Parthenis Jr.
GrecianDelight.com President, CEO
$106.0
1.0%
240
260
Greek food supplier and manufacturer
847-297-2200
William G. Schmitz
ArthurJRogers.com President, CEO
$105.0
NC
50
50
Commercial real estate
252
SAYERS40 INC.
Vernon Hills
847-391-4040
Sayers.com
Gale E. Sayers
Chairman, CEO
$105.0
7.1%
NA
110
Information technology products

and services
Medix Staffing Solutions Inc.
254
MEDIX STAFFING SOLUTIONS INC.

Lombard
630-576-4600
MedixTeam.com
Andrew Limouris
President, CEO
$104.7
20.0%
125
290
Health care staffing
John Burns Construction Co.
255
ALFRED BENESCH & CO.10

Chicago
312-565-0450
Benesch.com
John L. Carrato
President, CEO
$103.9
6.0%
132
461
Engineering consultant
Midtown Athletic Clubs and Midtown Health (hospital and corporate fitness center management)
Camping World/Good SAM (FreedomRoads)
251
630-566-8400
Sikich.com
GRECIAN DELIGHT FOODS INC.

Elk Grove Village
J. ROGERS & CO.

252 ARTHUR
Elk Grove Village
James A. Sikich
CEO, managing partner
Pregis Corp.
67%
J.C. Anderson Inc.
56%
Hub International Ltd.
52%
ATHLETIC CLUBS (TCA

256 MIDTOWN
HOLDINGS LLC) ; Chicago
773-463-1234
Midtown.com
Steven L. Schwartz
President, CEO
$103.9
10.5%
330
659
257
NELSEN STEEL CO. LP

Franklin Park
847-671-9700
NelsenSteel.com
C. Davis Nelsen II
Chairman, CEO
$103.5
2.4%
70
73
258
SMITHBUCKLIN CORP.
Chicago
800-539-9740
SmithBucklin.com
Henry S. Givray
President, CEO
$102.9
6.6%
403
706
52%
52%
47%
Steel manufacturer
37%
First Hospitality Group
34%
West Monroe Partners LLC
Association management and

services company
34%
LARGE LOCAL FOOTPRINT
COMPANIES WITH MORE THAN 1,000

LOCAL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, 2014
6,660
Phone/website
Top executive

employees as
(millions);
of 12/31/14;
% change
worldwide
Type of business
from 2013
259
CONTINENTAL ELECTRICAL
630-288-0200
CONSTRUCTION CO.; Oak Brook CECCo.com
David A. Witz
President
$102.0
-11.3%
400
400
Electrical and network technology

contracting
260
WINDY CITY WIRE CABLE &

TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
LLC; Bolingbrook
630-633-4500
SmartWire.com
Richard G. Galgano
CEO
$101.6
12.1%
122
173
Distributor and manufacturer of

wire and cable; distributor of
electrical devices
261
INTEC GROUP INC.

Palatine
847-358-0088
IntecGrp.com
Steven M. Perlman
Chairman, CEO
$100.0
-7.4%
150
1,000
Designer and manufacturer of

electromechanical components
261
WRAPPORTS LLC
Chicago
312-321-3000
Wrapports.com
Timothy P. Knight
CEO
$100.0
-44.4%
300
300
Publisher of Sun-Times newspaper

group and websites
263
264
DAUBERT INDUSTRIES INC.

Chicago
708-496-7350
Daubert.com
Mike Dwyer
President, CEO
$99.4
2.5%
160
300
Manufacturer of corrosion-inhibiting,
adhesive and car care products
PARAGON MICRO INC.

Lake Zurich
847-719-8430
ParagonMicro.com
Thomas Dahl
CEO
$99.1
1.1%
62
64
Provider of IT products and services
265
NEW WORLD VAN LINES INC.

Chicago
800-422-9300
NWVL.com
Shirley Marx
Chairman
$98.8*
0.8%
179
554
Moving and storage company
266
OTTO ENGINEERING INC.

Carpentersville
847-428-7171
OttoExcellence.com
Thomas J. Roeser
President
$98.3
8.4%
518
518
Manufacturer of audio accessories

and controls
267
JOHN BURNS CONSTRUCTION

CO.; Orland Park
708-326-3400
JBCCo.com
William J. O'Malley
President
$98.0
30.7%
190
350
General contractor and electrical

subcontractor
268
MADISON CONSTRUCTION CO.

Orland Park
708-535-7716
Rob Ferrino
MadisonConstruction.net President
$97.4
48.0%
75
75
269
FGMK LLC
Bannockburn
847-374-0400
FGMK.net
Mario J. Donato
CEO, managing member
$97.0
11.5%
410
430
Accounting, consulting business

services, business management
270
AMERICAN TRANSPORT
GROUP; Chicago
773-413-6502
ATGFreight.com
Harold Gross
President
$96.3
3.0%
135
135
Third-party logistics
271
GALLANT BUILDING
SOLUTIONS; Crystal Lake
815-568-1880
EGallant.com
Kevin Krak
President
$96.0
NC
65
65
General contractor
272
PLOTE CONSTRUCTION INC.

Hoffman Estates
847-695-9300
Plote.com
Daniel Plote
President, CEO
$95.0
5.6%
325
400
Paving and roadbuilding; general

contractor
272
TREASURE ISLAND FOODS

INC.; Chicago
773-327-4265
TIFoods.com
Maria Kamberos
President, CEO
$96.4
1.3%
275
275
Retail grocery chain
274
KENWOOD LIQUORS GROUP

Homer Glen
708-590-8210
KenwoodLiquors.biz
JoAnn Dixon
Owner
$94.1
4.5%
100
100
Chain of liquor stores
275
NETRIX LLC
Bannockburn
800-674-8649
NetrixLLC.com
Anthony R. Donato
Partner, CEO
$94.0
16.8%
330
345
IT provider
276
EVANS FOOD GROUP LTD.

Chicago
773-254-7400
EvansFood.com
Alejandro Silva
Chairman
$92.1
NC
87
210
Snack-food manufacturer
277
WALTER E. SMITHE
FURNITURE INC.; Itasca
630-285-8000
Smithe.com
Walter E. Smithe III

President
$92.0
2.2%
400
400
Furniture retailer
278
MARILYN MIGLIN LP
Chicago
312-266-4600
MarilynMiglin.com
Marilyn J. Miglin
President, CEO
$90.4
5.6%
35
75
Fragrance, cosmetics, skin-care

products
279
OTHER WORLD COMPUTING

INC.; Woodstock
815-338-8685
MacSales.com
Lawrence R. OConnor
CEO
$90.0*
6.5%
145
180
Online seller of computer, iPad,

iPod and iPhone accessories
280
WESTSIDE MECHANICAL
GROUP INC.; Naperville
630-369-6690
WSMech.com
James F. Reiss
CEO
$89.1
5.1%
419
419
HVAC, construction, engineering,

mechanical services
281
CHICAGO HEIGHTS STEEL11

Chicago Heights
708-756-5619
CHS.com
Bradley Corral
President
$88.0
-4.3%
251
251
Steel manufacturer
282
H.W. LOCHNER INC.11

Chicago
312-372-7346
HWLochner.com
Hal Lochner
Chairman
$87.9
-2.7%
70
450
Engineering consultant
283
WILLIAM RYAN HOMES INC.

Glenview
847-995-8700
WilliamRyanHomes.com
William J. Ryan
$87.7
0.8%
45
90
Homebuilder
284
SUTTON FORD INC.

Matteson
708-720-8000
SuttonFord.com
Nathaniel K. Sutton
President
$87.2
6.7%
106
106
Auto dealership
285
PEERLESS NETWORK INC.

Chicago
312-506-0920
PeerlessNetwork.com
John Barnicle
CEO
$86.9
-4.0%
55
88
Telecom services
286
STOUT RISIUS ROSS

ADVISORS LLC; Chicago
312-857-9000
SRR.com
Craige L. Stout
CEO, managing director
$85.6
15.9%
92
330
Global financial advisory services
2 Business
services
287
CREATIVE WERKS LLC

Bensenville
630-860-2222
CWerksGlobal.com
Steve Schroeder
President, CEO
$85.3
4.2%
80
80
Packaging designer and

manufacturer
2 Consumer
services
288
J.C. ANDERSON INC.

Elmhurst
630-834-1669
JCAndersonInc.com
Michael Yazbec
President
$85.0
21.4%
125
125
General contractor
288
JOHNSON PUBLISHING CO.

Chicago
312-322-9200
JohnsonPublishing.com
Linda Johnson Rice

Chairman
$85.0
-5.6%
80
110
Publishing, entertainment, cosmetics
290
ADVANCE MECHANICAL
847-593-2510
SYSTEMS INC.9; Arlington Heights AdvMech.com
David M. Weiner
President
$84.5
1.2%
270
270
Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing and service contractor
Employco USA Inc.
5,809
Alden Management Services Inc.
4,892
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc.
4,330*
Capital Fitness Inc.
2,800**
2,800
2,638
Follett Corp.
2,324
First Hospitality Group
2,122
U.S. Foods
1,800**
General contractor
S&C Electric Co.
1,754
OSI Group LLC
1,519
Walsh Group Ltd.
1,500
Havi Group LP
1,200
Abt Electronics Inc.
1,200**
Koch Foods Inc.
1,200
Wirtz Corp.
1,100
Guaranteed Rate Inc.
1,062
William Blair & Co.
1,039
Coyote Logistics LLC
1,008
Panduit Corp.
1,000
WeatherTech (MacNeil Automotive Products)
1,000
*Company estimate **Crains estimate
Bloomington and is not included.
50,757
local employees work for the
companies listed. Thats 35.6% of
all local employees on the list.
OF THE ABOVE COMPANIES, THE MOST

COMMON INDUSTRIES ARE:
6 Food/beverage
4 Manufacturing
2 Financial
services
4 Other
2 Retail


(millions); employees as
% change of 12/31/14;
from 2013
Phone/website
Top executive
291
KELSO-BURNETT CO.
Rolling Meadows
847-259-0720
Kelso-Burnett.com
Brad R. Weir
CEO
$84.0
-5.1%
325
325
Electrical and telecommunications

contractor
292
HIGHLAND PARK FORD LINCOLN 847-433-7200

MERCURY; Highland Park
HighlandParkFord.com
Alan Frisch
President
$83.5
12.8%
49
49
Auto sales and service
292
MAGNECO/METREL INC.
Addison
630-543-6660
Magneco-Metrel.com
Charles W. Connors
Chairman, CEO
$83.5
20.8%
NA
174
Manufacturer of colloidal silica

bonded refractories
294
CARDENAS MARKETING
NETWORK INC.; Chicago
312-492-6424
CMNEvents.com
Henry Cardenas
President, CEO
$83.2
44.8%
50
58
Multicultural event marketing

and sponsorship
312-726-6900
NexumInc.com
David J. Lesser
President, chief
technology officer
$82.0
8.5%
34
75
IT security services
INC.
295 NEXUM
Chicago
296
BELT RAILWAY CO. OF

CHICAGO; Bedford Park
708-496-4000
BeltRailway.com
Patrick J. OBrien
President
$81.0
-2.2%
440
440
Operator of an intermediate
switching railroad
297
VSA PARTNERS INC.

Chicago
312-427-6413
VSAPartners.com
Dana Arnett
CEO
$81.0
9.4%
250
320
Brand and marketing
708-293-1926
ARI-Packaging.com
Gary McCullough
CEO
$80.6*
20.9%
80
100
Provides primary and secondary

packaging
312-558-9000
Greeley-Hansen.com
Andrew W. Richardson
CEO
$79.0
3.9%
95
278
Civil and environmental

engineering and consulting
630-578-8600
Fona.com
Joseph J Slawek
Chairman, CEO
$78.5
1.2%
198
213
Family-owned flavor developer

and manufacturer
PACKAGING (ADVERTISING
298 ARI
RESOURCES INC.) ; Alsip
15
299
GREELEY & HANSEN

Chicago
INTERNATIONAL INC.
300 FONA
Geneva
301
MORGAN SERVICES INC.

Chicago
312-346-3184
MorganServices.com
Richard J.L. Senior

Chairman, CEO
$76.7
2.9%
110
860
Linen and uniform rental, pickup,

laundering and delivery services
302
HOFFER PLASTICS CORP.

South Elgin
847-741-5740
HofferPlastics.com
William A. Hoffer
President, CEO
$75.7
4.0%
364
364
Custom plastic injection molding
303
BLUE CHIP MARKETING

WORLDWIDE; Northbrook
847-418-8000
Stanton Kawer
BlueChipMarketingWorldwide.com CEO
$75.0
25.0%
152
152
Advertising and marketing
Crains list of privately held companies, while the most comprehensive available, is not a complete list of private companies in the Chicago area. Most information for this list is
provided by the companies, and Crains takes their word for sales and employee figures. Figures that are estimated by Crains are derived from a variety of sources. The list includes
companies with headquarters in the six-county region: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will. State Farm is based in McLean county, but Crains makes an exception for it
because of its size. Revenue figures are as of Dec. 31, 2014, unless otherwise noted. NA: Not available. 1. Includes employees at the companys McLean County headquarters. 2. Fiscal
year ends in September. 3. Fiscal year ends in March. 4. Fiscal year ends in June. 5. Fiscal year ends in August. 6. Fiscal year ends in July. 7. Previously listed as Symphony IRI Group
Inc. 8. Includes international membership firms. 9. Fiscal year ends in February. 10. Fiscal year ends in May. 11. Fiscal year ends in April. 12. Previously listed as Acme Refining Scrap
Metal Co. 13. Fiscal year ends in October. 14. Revenue figures are only for Seko U.S. corporate entity. 15. Fiscal year ends in January.
All Crains lists and directories are

available at ChicagoBusiness.com/lists
Researched and edited by Sabrina Gasulla and Lindsey Murphy,

with additional research by Crains reporting staff
INDEX
A
A.T. Kearney Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Abt Electronics Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ace Hardware Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Addison Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Advance Mechanical Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Advantage Auto Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ahead LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
AIT Worldwide Logistics Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Alden Management Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Aldridge Electric Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Alfred Benesch & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Alter Group Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
American Hotel Register Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
American Transport Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Amsted Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Applied Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Arco/Murray National Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
ARI Packaging (Advertising Resources Inc.) . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Arthur J. Rogers & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Associated Material Handling Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 31
At World Properties LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Atkore International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Atlas Toyota Material Handling LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
B
Baird & Warner Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
BDO USA LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Bear Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Belt Railway Co. of Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Berglund Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Berlin Packaging LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Biggers Chevrolet/Isuzu Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Binnys Beverage Depot (Gold Standard Enterprises Inc.) 28
Blistex Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Boler Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
BrightStar Group Holdings Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Bulley & Andrews LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Butera Finer Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
C
Campagna-Turano Bakery Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Camping World / Good Sam (FreedomRoads LLC) . . . . . . . 23
Capital Fitness Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cardenas Marketing Network Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Carl Buddig & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
CC Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Central Grocers Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Centro Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cermak Produce Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chicago Bears Football Club Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chicago Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chicago Cubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chicago Heights Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chicago Meat Authority Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chicago White Sox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Clayco Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Clover Holdings Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Clune Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Columbia Pipe & Supply Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
ComPsych Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Continental Electrical Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Continental Motors Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Convergint Technologies LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Coopers Hawk Winery & Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Coyote Logistics LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cramer-Krasselt Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Creative Werks LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Crowe Horwath LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Culligan International Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Cummins-Allison Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Curran Contracting Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
D
Daniel J. Edelman Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Daubert Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
DoAll Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
DSC Logistics Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Duchossois Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
E
Earth Friendly Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Eby-Brown Co. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Ed Miniat Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Edward Don & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Elkay Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Emkay Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Empire Today LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Employco USA Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Enesco LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Evans Food Group Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Executive Construction Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
F
F.H. Paschen S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
FCL Builders LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Fellowes Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ferrara Candy Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
FGMK LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Fidelitone Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fifield Cos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Filtration Group Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
First Hospitality Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Flexera Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Florstar Sales Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Flying Food Group LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Follett Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
FONA International Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Forsythe Technology Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fort Dearborn Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Forward Space LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 34
Frank Consolidated Enterprises Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
G
Gallant Building Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Gary Lang Auto Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Gas Depot Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
George Sollitt Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Gonnella Baking Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Grant Thornton LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Graycor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Grecian Delight Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Greeley & Hansen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Griffith Laboratories Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Guaranteed Rate Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
H
H.W. Lochner Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
HallStar Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Halo Branded Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Hammacher Schlemmer & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Harpo Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Havi Group LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Health Care Service Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hearthside Food Solutions LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Heico Cos. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Henricksen & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Highland Park Ford Lincoln Mercury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
HighTower Advisors LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hill Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Hoffer Plastics Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hostmark Hospitality Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Hub International Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
I
IHC Construction Cos. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Illinois Auto Electric Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Information Resources Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Intec Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Interior Investments LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
International Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ITsavvy LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
J
J.C. Anderson Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
James McHugh Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Jel Sert Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
JMC Steel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Joe Rizza Enterprises Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
John Burns Construction Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Johnson Publishing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Jordan Industries International LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
K
Kelso-Burnett Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Kenwood Liquors Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Klein Tools Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Koch Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Kronos Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
L
Leopardo Cos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Libertyville Classic Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Lincoln Provision Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lisle Auto Plaza Group (Volvo Sales & Service Center Inc.) . . .28
Little Lady Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Loeber Motors Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lomar Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lyon Group Holdings LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
M
Machinery Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
MacLean-Fogg Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Madison Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Magneco/Metrel Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Marilyn Miglin LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Marketing Innovators International Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
MAT Holdings Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Mazzetta Co. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
McGrath Lexus/Acura/Honda/Hyundai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
McMaster-Carr Supply Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Medix Staffing Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Medline Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Meridian Group International Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Microdynamics Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Midland Paper Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Midtown Athletic Clubs (TCA Holdings LLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Miner Enterprises Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
MNJ Technologies Direct Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Morey Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Morgan Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Motor Coach Industries International Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Motor Werks Partners LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mutual Trust Financial Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
N
National Van Lines Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Nelsen Steel Co. LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
NES Rentals Holdings Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Netrix LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Network Services Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
New World Van Lines Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Newly Weds Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Nexum Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
North American Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Novak Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
O
Old World Industries LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
ONeil Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Orsini Healthcare Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
OSI Group LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Other World Computing Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Otto Engineering Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
P
Panduit Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Paragon Micro Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Paramount Staffing Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Parent Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Paris Presents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Parksite Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Patrick Dealer Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Peacock Engineering Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Peer Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Peerless Network Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Pepper Construction Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Plote Construction Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
PLS Financial Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power Construction Co. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Pregis Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Professional Service Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

PT Holdings LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Pure Metal Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Q
QST Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
R
Rabine Group of Cos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Radio Flyer Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Raja Foods LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Readerlink LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Redwood Logistics (Transportation Solutions Enterprises
LLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Reyes Holdings LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
RIM Logistics Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rizza Buick GMC Cadillac Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
RoomPlace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rose Packing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Royal Buying Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
RTC Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
S
S&C Electric Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Safeway Insurance Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sayers40 Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Schulze & Burch Biscuit Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Schumacher Electric Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Scrap Metal Services LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Seko Worldwide LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sentinel Technologies Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Serta Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Shure Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sikich LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sipi Metals Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Skender Construction LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SmithBucklin Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sram LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. . . . . . . . . . . 23
Steiner Electric Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sterling Lumber Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Steve Foley Auto Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Stout Risius Ross Advisors LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Superior Graphite Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sutton Ford Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
T
Tandem HR Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tecta America Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tempel Steel Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Temperature Equipment Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Terlato Wine Group Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
ThoughtWorks Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Topco Associates LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
TPS Parking Management LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Treasure Island Foods Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Trippe Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
True Value Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Trustmark Cos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Trustwave Holdings Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
TTX Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Turtle Wax Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Tuthill Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ty Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tyson Motor LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
U
U.S. Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
United Scrap Metal Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Universal Scrap Metals Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Uptown Motors Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
V
Vi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Vienna Beef Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
VSA Partners Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
W
W.S. Darley & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Walsh Group Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Walter E. Smithe Furniture Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Waterton Associates LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
WeatherTech (MacNeil Automotive Products Ltd.) . . . . . . 26
Weber Packaging Solutions Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Weber-Stephen Products LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
West Monroe Partners LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Westside Mechanical Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
William A. Randolph Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
William Blair & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
William Ryan Homes Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Wilton Brands LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Windy City Wire Cable & Technology Products LLC . . . . . . 36
Wirtz Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Wiss Janney Elstner Associates Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Worlds Finest Chocolate Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Wozniak Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Wrapports LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Z
ZS Associates Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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CRAINS CHICAGO BUSINESS APRIL 20, 2015 23

CRAINS LIST CHICAGOS LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES

Combined, the top 20 fastest-growing

STATE FARM MUTUAL

Edward B. Rust Jr.

HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORP. 312-653-6000

Patricia Hemingway Hall $61,000.0*

REYES HOLDINGS LLC

Food and beverage distributor

TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC

Supply-chain management, packaging,

MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC.

Manufactures and distributes medical

OSI GROUP LLC

Develops and processes fast-food,

EBY-BROWN CO. LLC

ACE HARDWARE CORP.

Retail hardware cooperative

WALSH GROUP LTD.

General contractor, design-builder,

AMSTED INDUSTRIES INC.2

Manufacturer of railroad, construction

KOCH FOODS INC.

Supplier of fresh and frozen poultry for

CAMPING WORLD/GOOD SAM

Operates RV dealerships and Camping

20 COMPANIES WITH GREATEST

Supplier to supermarkets and foodservice companies

GREATEST GAINS AND LOSSES

Gary Lang Auto Group

West Monroe Partners

Royal Buying Group

Scrap Metal Services

Mary Lee Schneider

Retailer and wholesaler of education

HEICO COS. LLC

Buyout/turnaround firm specializing

Chicago Heights Steel

Beverage distribution, real estate, insurance, banking; Chicago Blackhawks

JMC STEEL GROUP2

Steel pipe and tube products

INLAND REAL ESTATE

Commercial real estate, investment,

MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY CO. 630-834-9600

James A. Delaney III

Wholesale supplier of industrial

TRUE VALUE CO.

Retail hardware cooperative

CENTRAL GROCERS INC.5

Grocery wholesaler with retail

COYOTE LOGISTICS LLC

Third-party logistics provider

Automotive fleet management

Electrical raceway, steel tubes, and

NEWLY WEDS FOODS INC.

Manufacturer of food coatings and

Holding company for diversified manufacturing and real estate operations

Provides rail cars and related

GRANT THORNTON LLP6

Audit, tax and advisory services

MAT HOLDINGS INC.

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Crain's 2015

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