Companies registered in Illinois in 1908 — official registry records

1908 in Illinois at a glance

live counts

companies registered in 1908

<0.1%

of all dated Illinois registrations

120th

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1908

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1908 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 1908 registrations were filedtop 4 cities

Chicago11.3%
Glenview11.3%
Mettawa11.3%
Rockford11.3%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city7295%

Where 1908 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Chicago	1	1.3%
Glenview	1	1.3%
Mettawa	1	1.3%
Rockford	1	1.3%

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 76

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
ALTON AERIE NO. 254, FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.	—	10493382	1908-01-15	Dissolved
AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCHES OF METRO CHICAGO	—	10744334	1908-10-26	Active
AMERICAN PLATING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY	—	10493811	1908-01-21	Active
AMERICAN STANDARD MANUFACTURING COMPANY	—	10743966	1908-10-21	Dissolved
ARMOUR FACULTY CLUB	—	10570506	1908-04-11	Dissolved
ASSOCIATION OF LITHUANIAN PATRIOTS	—	10777291	1908-12-05	Dissolved
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF ROCKFORD	—	10580625	1908-04-13	Active
BRUNSWICK CORPORATION	Manufacturing	00669750	1908-04-03	Active	Mettawa
CAIRO CEMETERY ASSOCIATION	—	10646201	1908-06-25	Active
CALVARY CEMETERY ASSOCIATION OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS	—	10602653	1908-05-08	Active
CHICAGO METALLIC CORPORATION	—	10483131	1908-01-09	Merged
CHICAGO NATIONAL COLLEGE OF NAPRAPATHY	—	10722594	1908-09-30	Active
CHOR FILARETOW OF CHICAGO	—	10525659	1908-02-13	Active
CICERO SOCIETY GROUP 825 P.N.A. POLISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF AMERICA	—	10635144	1908-06-08	Active
CLINTON COMMUNITY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION	—	10656648	1908-07-02	Active
COMMERCIAL TESTING & ENGINEERING CO.	—	10788030	1908-12-15	Merged
COOK COUNTY REAL ESTATE BOARD	—	10547539	1908-03-06	Active
DOOLEY BROS.	—	10591571	1908-04-25	Dissolved
E. PORTER ESSLEY CORP.	—	10613400	1908-05-18	Dissolved
ECLIPSE, INC.	—	10754747	1908-10-30	Merged
EDWARDSVILLE INVESTMENT CO.	—	10700621	1908-09-02	Dissolved
FILHARMONIA CHORUS NO. 20 P.S.A.A.	—	10569214	1908-03-27	Dissolved
FOX LAKE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT	—	10755336	1908-11-09	Active
FRANKLIN OUTING CLUB	—	10482879	1908-01-04	Active
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES AERIE 956	—	10624517	1908-05-29	Active
FURST-MCNESS COMPANY	Manufacturing	10515297	1908-02-07	Active	Rockford
HMH EDUCATION COMPANY	—	00670294	1908-06-05	Active
HYDROMETALS, INC.	—	10678455	1908-07-30	Merged
IDLEWILD COUNTRY CLUB	—	10667631	1908-07-17	Inactive
ILLINOIS OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION	—	10657181	1908-07-10	Active
INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY OF CHICAGO	—	10678145	1908-06-24	Active
J. F. SCHULER CO.	—	10624363	1908-05-28	Dissolved
JEWISH HOME FINDING SOCIETY OF CHICAGO	—	10547300	1908-03-04	Dissolved
KAPPA BETA PI LEGAL ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL	—	10787980	1908-12-15	Dissolved
KOHLER CO.	—	00659274	1908-02-18	Active
LA RABIDA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	—	10787602	1908-12-09	Active
LAFARGE WESTERN OF ILLINOIS, INC.	—	10591929	1908-04-30	Merged
LAKE SHORE COUNTRY CLUB	—	10744318	1908-10-26	Active
MENDOTA FARMER'S CO-OPERATIVE SUPPLY COMPANY	—	10700469	1908-09-01	Merged
MICHAEL REESE NURSES' ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION	—	10699550	1908-08-15	Dissolved
MT. CARMEL REGISTER COMPANY	—	10514924	1908-02-03	Dissolved
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS	Educational services	10656630	1908-07-02	Active	Chicago
NORTH SHORE COUNTRY CLUB	Arts and entertainment	10798442	1908-12-19	Active	Glenview
NORTHWESTERN HEBREW CONGREGATION AND BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION	—	10766087	1908-11-20	Dissolved
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS	—	10526141	1908-07-19	Dissolved
PRENTICE FARMERS ELEVATOR COMPANY	—	10579864	1908-04-06	Active
RANDOLPH COUNTY FAIR	—	10656656	1908-07-02	Dissolved
RESPOND COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	—	10689325	1908-08-11	Active
ROCK ISLAND TITLE & ABSTRACT COMPANY	—	10766168	1908-11-20	Active
ROCKFORD LIVE AND LET LIVE SOCIETY	—	10754798	1908-10-31	Active