| Company | State | Location | Workers | Notice date |
| J.C. Penney | KS | — | 329 | 2003-01-10 |
| Kmart | IL | CICERO, 4601 WEST CERMAK ROAD | 200 | 2003-01-12 |
| Kmart | IL | BROADVIEW, 800 BROADVIEW VILLAGE SQ | 200 | 2003-01-12 |
| Kmart | IL | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, 600 MEACHAM | 200 | 2003-01-12 |
| Kmart | IL | CHICAGO, 1740 NORTH KOSTNER AVENUE | 146 | 2003-01-12 |
| Appalachian Regional Healthcare | KY | — | 125 | 2003-01-10 |
| Seabury & Smith | IL | PARK RIDGE, 1440 RENAISSANCE DRIVE | 113 | 2003-01-06 |
| Kmart | KS | — | 100 | 2003-01-12 |
| Kmart | IL | SPRINGFIELD, 2115 MAC ARTHUR BLVD | 100 | 2003-01-12 |
| Kmart | IL | URBANA, 1710 PHILO ROAD | 100 | 2003-01-12 |
| Kmart | KS | — | 100 | 2003-01-12 |
| Kmart | IL | JACKSONVILLE, 1903 WEST MORTON | 100 | 2003-01-12 |
| Kmart | IL | OTTAWA, 2758 COLUMBUS STREET | 100 | 2003-01-12 |
| Kmart | IL | CHICAGO, 6211 NORTH LINCOLN AVENUE | 82 | 2003-01-12 |