Companies registered in Illinois in 1904 — official registry records

1904 in Illinois at a glance

live counts

companies registered in 1904

<0.1%

of all dated Illinois registrations

125th

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1904

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1904 highlighted

50K100K150K200K

19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	33,902
1988	35,425
1989	35,621
1990	35,989
1991	35,486
1992	38,138
1993	40,256
1994	43,922
1995	44,858
1996	47,971
1997	49,631
1998	51,597
1999	54,674
2000	58,162
2001	56,718
2002	67,365
2003	73,538
2004	78,928
2005	81,113
2006	79,747
2007	80,996
2008	77,412
2009	70,420
2010	72,212
2011	73,362
2012	77,271
2013	78,530
2014	81,689
2015	83,975
2016	84,132
2017	87,906
2018	107,328
2019	112,678
2020	143,327
2021	172,813
2022	153,096
2023	161,003
2024	155,004
2025	163,026
2026	129,775

Where 1904 registrations were filedtop 3 cities

Chicago11.4%
Cicero11.4%
Waukegan11.4%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city6696%

Where 1904 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Chicago	1	1.4%
Cicero	1	1.4%
Waukegan	1	1.4%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 69

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
AB LIQUIDATING COMPANY	—	09319832	1904-07-06	Dissolved
ADVENTIST MIDWEST HEALTH	—	09407154	1904-11-01	Active
ALDON COMPANY, INC.	Manufacturing	09440691	1904-12-24	Active	Waukegan
AMERICAN CAT ASSOCIATION	—	09266046	1904-05-11	Active
BETA THETA PI BUILDING ASSOCIATION	—	09243879	1904-04-16	Active
BEULAH HOLINESS CAMP ASSOCIATION	—	09418172	1904-11-16	Active
BREESE TRENTON MINING COMPANY	—	09451234	1904-12-31	Dissolved
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF CHAMPAIGN, ILL.	—	09265341	1904-04-30	Merged
CHARCOAL SUPPLY COMPANY	—	09287612	1904-06-07	Dissolved
CHICAGO AUTOMOBILE TRADE ASSOCIATION	—	09244239	1904-04-20	Active
CHURCHILL CABINET COMPANY	Manufacturing	09342427	1904-08-16	Inactive	Cicero
CLUB ZOBAK	—	09287566	1904-06-06	Active
COLUMBIA TOOL STEEL COMPANY	—	09353062	1904-08-25	Dissolved
CONNELLY-GPM, INC.	—	00379531	1904-12-06	Merged
DELTA CHAPTER OF KAPPA ALPHA THETA	—	09298118	1904-06-13	Dissolved
ENDER COAL AND COKE COMPANY	—	09222561	1904-03-30	Dissolved
FAIRVIEW PARK CEMETERY ASSOCIATION	—	09211705	1904-03-21	Dissolved
FREEPORT MASONIC TEMPLE, INC.	—	09342079	1904-08-09	Inactive
FROMM INTERNATIONAL INC.	—	09353143	1904-08-26	Merged
GALESBURG AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE	—	09255265	1904-04-29	Active
GALESBURG LODGE #894 BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS	—	09189653	1904-02-29	Active
GREAT COUNCIL OF DEGREE OF POCAHONTAS, OF ILLINOIS IMP. O.O.R.	—	09319492	1904-06-30	Dissolved
H. KRAMER & CO.	—	09308636	1904-06-18	Inactive
H.C. STONE LUMBER COMPANY	—	09254846	1904-04-26	Dissolved
HALLIDAY-SMITH, INC.	—	09190163	1904-03-04	Dissolved
HANCOCK COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY	—	09190503	1904-03-08	Dissolved
HEINEKE & COMPANY	—	09201050	1904-03-15	Dissolved
HIGHVIEW RETIREMENT HOME ASSOCIATION	—	09331395	1904-07-29	Active
ILLINOIS SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS	—	09233083	1904-04-05	Active
INDIANA AND KENSINGTON RAILROAD COMPANY	—	03234614	1904-10-10	Merged
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.	—	00379182	1904-09-06	Inactive
JOS. KUHN AND CO.	—	09233229	1904-04-07	Dissolved
JUVENILE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION	—	09222260	1904-03-26	Active
KANKAKEE REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE	—	09157034	1904-01-25	Dissolved
KENSINGTON AND EASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY	—	03234568	1904-10-08	Dissolved
KIMBELL ENTERPRISES, INC.	—	09189246	1904-02-24	Dissolved
LASALLE TRADE SERVICES CORPORATION	—	09407405	1904-11-07	Dissolved
NEW BADEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE	—	09331492	1904-07-30	Active
OAK CREST RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	—	09417869	1904-11-14	Active
P. P. FARMERS ELEVATOR CO.	—	09254960	1904-04-27	Merged
ROME METAL MFG. INC.	Manufacturing	09146202	1904-01-14	Dissolved	Chicago
S. J. DEVRIES AND COMPANY	—	09276327	1904-05-17	Dissolved
SHELDON FIRE DEPARTMENT	—	09168079	1904-02-08	Active
SISTERS OF THE RESURRECTION	—	09189297	1904-02-25	Active
SLEEPECK PRINTING COMPANY	—	09352899	1904-08-23	Dissolved
SOUTH SIDE COUNTRY CLUB	—	09353160	1904-08-26	Active
ST. BERNARD HOSPITAL	—	09255061	1904-04-27	Active
ST. JOSEPH'S CARONDELET CHILD CENTER	—	02912503	1904-02-27	Active
TELOCVICNA JEDNOTA SOKOL FUEGNER OF SOUTH CHICAGO	—	09167889	1904-02-05	Dissolved
THE ANDERSON & OSTERHOLM COMPANY	—	09331191	1904-07-27	Dissolved