Thresholds is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1959 serving persons with mental illnesses and substance abuse problems in Illinois. [1] Thresholds is the largest community-based mental healthcare provider in Illinois, [2] providing services to more than 7,000 people every year. [3]
Thresholds has over 1,000 employees offering support programs in Chicago, its suburbs, and nine surrounding counties, [4] [5] and its main office is in Ravenswood, Chicago. As of 2023, the organization has been named among the Chicago Tribune Top Workplaces for 10 consecutive years. [6] [7] [8]
The John Hancock Center is a 100-story, 1,128-foot supertall skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois. Located in the Magnificent Mile district, the building was officially renamed 875 North Michigan Avenue in 2018.
Mesirow is a privately held financial services company based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is employee-owned and 100% of voting shares are held by employees. Mesirow provides investment management, capital markets, wealth management and investment banking services.
Ad Age is a global media brand that publishes news, analysis, and data on marketing and media. Its namesake magazine was started as a broadsheet newspaper in Chicago in 1930. Ad Age appears in multiple formats, including its website, daily email newsletters, social channels, events and a bimonthly print magazine.
Fellowes Brands, Inc. is a privately held manufacturer of office equipment based in Itasca, Illinois. The company was founded as the Bankers Box Company to manufacture the company's namesake Bankers Box record storage boxes. Since the 1960s, the company has diversified its portfolio of products, changing its name to Fellowes and becoming a market leader of paper shredders and record storage products in the United States.
Crain's Chicago Business is a weekly business newspaper in Chicago, IL. It is owned by Detroit-based Crain Communications.
Baird & Warner is a residential real estate services company based in Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV) is a public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable television service in Chicago, Illinois. The organization is funded by cable companies as part of their cable franchise agreements with the City of Chicago. The companies are also required by law to carry the network's five channels.
Abt Electronics is an independent family-owned retailer in the United States of consumer electronics, major appliances, and furniture. Abt operates 880,000 square feet at a single location in Glenview, Illinois, on 70 acres (280,000 m2) of land, and online since 1997. Abt Electronics now distributes products from coast to coast in the US. The company has operated in the Chicago market since 1936.
Vi Senior Living is a high-end retirement community developer, owner, and management group based out of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Vi maintains 10 continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in six states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, and South Carolina. Founded in 1987 by Penny Pritzker, the privately held company houses over 4,000 residents and employs 2,700 workers as of May 2016.
Trustmark is an insurance company. According to Crain's Chicago Business magazine, Trustmark ranks #69 among Chicago's Largest Privately Held Companies in 2018.
Guaranteed Rate Companies, doing business as Rate, is an American residential mortgage company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2000 by Victor Ciardelli, the company had $55 billion in funded volume in 2022, down 25% since 2020. As of 2021, the company had more than 10,000 employees and more than 850 offices nationwide with locations in 50 states. As of 2024, the company has shrunk to fewer than 5,500 employees.
Equality Illinois (EI) was founded in 1991 to work towards building a better Illinois by advancing equal treatment and social justice through education, advocacy, and protection of the rights of the LGBTQ community.
West Monroe is a digital services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. West Monroe provides traditional management consulting, creative and product engineering services to businesses across many industries, including consumer and industrial products, energy and utilities, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, private equity, retail, and software and high tech. West Monroe is consistently recognized as a best place to work and a top consulting firm. West Monroe’s tagline is "Don’t Do Digital. Be Digital."
Revolution Brewing is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded as a brewpub in 2010 on Milwaukee Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood. A separate production brewery, with canning and bottling lines and a tap room, opened in 2012 about a mile from the brewpub, on Kedzie Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood.
SDI Presence LLC is an IT consultancy and managed services provider (MSP) that provides technology-based professional services. As of 2022, the firm had over 300 employees. SDI is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) with the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois, the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). SDI is ranked as a Top Workplace by Built In Chicago, the Chicago Tribune, and Crain's Chicago Business.
CouponCabin provides online coupon codes from American retailers. The site also provides printable coupons for local businesses and groceries, daily deal aggregation and product recommendations.
Michael W. Ferro Jr. is an American businessman and tech entrepreneur, founder of Click Commerce and Higi, as well as several other companies including Merrick Ventures, a Chicago-based private equity firm. From February 2016 to March 2018, he was the non-executive chairman of Tribune Publishing, one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States.
Wyzant is an online services marketplace in educational technology for matching tutors with students. This organization is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and is a division of IXL Learning.
Capitol Fax is a daily political newsletter covering Illinois politics. It was founded in 1993 by Rich Miller.
ActiveCampaign is a software as a service (SaaS) platform for small-to-mid-sized businesses and is based in Chicago, Illinois. The company offers email marketing, marketing automation, sales automation, and CRM functionality.