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List of companies in the Chicago metropolitan area

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This is a list of companies in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs.{{Cite web|date=June 22, 2021|title=The suburbs are not Chicago, but more Chicagoland unity is needed|url=https://chi.streetsblog.org/2021/06/22/the-suburbs-are-not-chicago-but-more-chicagoland-pride-and-unity-is-needed/|access-date=September 12, 2021|website=Streetsblog Chicago|language=en-US}} With an estimated population of 9.4 million people,{{Cite web|title=Chicago metro area population 2020|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/815172/chicago-metro-area-population/|access-date=September 12, 2021|website=Statista|language=en}} it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=PEP_2014_PEPANNCHG.US41PR&prodType=table|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 - United States -- Combined Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico 2014 Population Estimates|format=CSV|publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division|date=March 2013|access-date=April 1, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214061542/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=PEP_2014_PEPANNCHG.US41PR&prodType=table|archive-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=dead}} and the region most connected to the city through geographic, social, economic, and cultural ties.

Architecture and engineering

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Consumer

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==Apparel and accessories==

==Gifts and collectables==

==Home furnishings and equipment==

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==Household goods==

==Music equipment==

==Personal care==

==Restaurants==

==Tools==

=Education and reference=

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=Retail=

==Art supplies==

==Broadlines==

==Business-to-business==

==Electronics==

==Florists==

==Grocery/convenience==

==Hardware==

  • Ace Hardware (Oak Brook)
  • True Value (Chicago){{cite book | last=Plunkett | first=J.W. | title=Plunkett's Retail Industry Almanac 2006 | publisher=Plunkett Research Limited | year=2005 | isbn=978-1-59392-055-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uNnhVpJlDqQC&pg=PT579 | access-date=January 31, 2017 | page=579}}
  • Val-Test Distributors (Schaumburg)

==Office supplies and stationery==

==Softlines==

=Services=

=Sports, games, and toys=

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Energy

Financial services

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Food and beverages

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=Distribution=

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=Ingredients=

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Healthcare

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=Pharmaceuticals and medical devices=

=Pharmacy=

=Provider goods and services=

Industrial

=Agricultural equipment=

=Automotive=

=Building materials=

=Chemicals=

=Glass=

=Metals=

=Packaging=

=Plumbing and piping=

=Tools=

=Other=

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Media and entertainment

=Entertainment=

=Music=

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=Online=

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=Publishing=

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=TV, film, and radio=

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Professional and business services

=Accounting=

=Design=

=Legal=

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=Management consulting=

=Marketing and public relations=

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=Recruiting, human resources and payroll=

=Technology consulting=

Technology

=Distribution=

=Hardware=

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=Internet=

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=Software=

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=Telecommunications and networking=

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=Video games=

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Travel and transportation

=Aviation support=

=Consumer travel=

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Out of state and foreign companies with a major presence

There are other large corporations with an established presence in Chicago and/or its suburbs (but whose corporate headquarters are located elsewhere), including:

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=Food, beverages and agriculture=

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=Healthcare and pharmaceuticals=

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See also

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