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Companies registered in Illinois in 1917

120 companies on the Department of Business Services, Secretary of State records, registered during 1917. Each row links to the company’s full profile; anything missing here can be found in search.

1917 in Illinois at a glance

live counts
120
companies registered in 1917
<0.1%
of all dated Illinois registrations
110th
busiest of 127 years on record
4
cities with registrations in 1917
Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1917 highlighted
Registrations by year1987: 33,902 companies1988: 35,425 companies1989: 35,621 companies1990: 35,989 companies1991: 35,486 companies1992: 38,138 companies1993: 40,256 companies1994: 43,922 companies1995: 44,858 companies1996: 47,971 companies1997: 49,631 companies1998: 51,597 companies1999: 54,674 companies2000: 58,162 companies2001: 56,718 companies2002: 67,365 companies2003: 73,538 companies2004: 78,928 companies2005: 81,113 companies2006: 79,747 companies2007: 80,996 companies2008: 77,412 companies2009: 70,420 companies2010: 72,212 companies2011: 73,362 companies2012: 77,271 companies2013: 78,530 companies2014: 81,689 companies2015: 83,975 companies2016: 84,132 companies2017: 87,906 companies2018: 107,328 companies2019: 112,678 companies2020: 143,327 companies2021: 172,813 companies2022: 153,096 companies2023: 161,003 companies2024: 155,004 companies2025: 163,026 companies2026: 129,775 companies50K100K150K200K
19871997200720162026
Registrations by year
Itemcompanies
198733,902
198835,425
198935,621
199035,989
199135,486
199238,138
199340,256
199443,922
199544,858
199647,971
199749,631
199851,597
199954,674
200058,162
200156,718
200267,365
200373,538
200478,928
200581,113
200679,747
200780,996
200877,412
200970,420
201072,212
201173,362
201277,271
201378,530
201481,689
201583,975
201684,132
201787,906
2018107,328
2019112,678
2020143,327
2021172,813
2022153,096
2023161,003
2024155,004
2025163,026
2026129,775
Where 1917 registrations were filedtop 4 cities
  1. Oregon10.8%
  2. Rock Island10.8%
  3. Rockford10.8%
  4. Skokie10.8%
  5. Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city11697%
Where 1917 registrations were filed
ItemcompaniesShare
Oregon10.8%
Rock Island10.8%
Rockford10.8%
Skokie10.8%

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 120

A–Z by legal name
CompanyBusiness categoryRegistry numberRegisteredStatusCity
ACME-CLEVELAND CORPORATION—016573481917-04-23Withdrawn
ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA NATIONAL FRATERNITY—144201181917-11-05Dissolved
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF ETA OF ALPHA SIGMA PHI—140612911917-01-11Dissolved
AMERICAN SOKOL ORGANIZATION, AND EDUCATIONAL AND PHYSICAL CULTURE ORGANIZATION—143650101917-09-05Active
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION—141592151917-03-17Active
ARGUS MANUFACTURING COMPANY—143539251917-08-21Dissolved
ARROW TRANSPORTATION COMPANY—145606451917-07-23Merged
ASSYRIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO, INC.—143971751917-10-02Active
BADER AND COMPANY—142999631917-06-30Dissolved
BEVERLY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION—142998821917-06-29Dissolved
BIG SISTERS—141707071917-03-30Active
BLOOMINGTON LODGE NO. 745 LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE—142786991917-06-14Active
BOILER & TANK CONTRACTORS OF ILLINOIS—143006511917-07-09Active
CENTRAL GROCERS, INC.—143650521917-09-05Inactive
CENTRAL STATES COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF GOOD TEMPLARS—142249801917-05-08Active
CENTURY BRASS WORKS, INC.—143111731917-07-16Active
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION—016471301917-04-07Merged
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF EAST ST. LOUIS—129431211917-02-17Dissolved
CHICAGO CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION—143216831917-07-23Merged
CHICAGO DISTRICT TENNIS ASSOCIATION—142465841917-05-23Active
CHICAGO FEDERATION OF AGED AND ADULT CHARITIES—140401291917-01-02Dissolved
CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE—142785831917-06-13Active
CICERO POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION—142358251917-05-16Dissolved
COWEN FURNITURE MFG. CO. INC.—142357361917-05-16Dissolved
CRETAN FRATERNITY OF CHICAGO AND SUBURBS—142248151917-05-07Active
CULBRO CORPORATION—016468851917-03-22Withdrawn
DELTASIG HOUSE CORPORATION—142145691917-04-05Dissolved
DIETZGEN CORPORATION—017498381917-11-19Revoked
DOWNERS GROVE WOMAN'S CLUB—142681111917-06-08Dissolved
EFFINGHAM COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE—140833241917-01-27Active
ETNYRE INTERNATIONAL, LTD.Manufacturing140939741917-02-03ActiveOregon
EVANSTON GOLF CLUBArts and entertainment140506211917-01-05ActiveSkokie
FAMILY SERVICE OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS—144298831917-11-01Dissolved
FEDERAL/O'BYRNE MOVING & STORAGE CO.—144740991917-12-31Dissolved
FEDERATION OF MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES—142999041917-06-29Dissolved
FUNKS GROVE GRAIN CO.—144083981917-10-15Dissolved
GEO. A NUELSEN TEAMING CO.—140402181917-01-03Dissolved
GEORGE KELLER POTTERY COMPANY—144304401917-11-09Dissolved
GLENARM GRAIN COMPANY—144523381917-12-03Dissolved
GRAEBEL/AMERICAN MOVERS, INC.—144079361917-10-09Merged
GRAINLAND FARMERS—142574111917-06-01
GRANITE CITY LODGE NO. 1063 OF THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF THE ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA—141927511917-04-17Active
GREAT WESTERN BOAT HOUSE CLUB—143543611917-08-24Active
H. D. CONKEY & COMPANY—142248071917-05-07Dissolved
HAROLD COLBERT JONES MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTER—144311011917-11-16Active
HEIMAR CORPORATION—140720471917-01-18Dissolved
HERITAGE INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.—143010621917-07-13Dissolved
HERSEY PRODUCTS, INC.—017599571917-11-26Revoked
HUMPHREY AND SONS COMPANY—140942531917-02-06Dissolved
HYGIENIC INSTITUTE FOR LA SALLE, PERU AND OGLESBY—141710611917-04-02Dissolved