Companies registered in Illinois in 1918 — official registry records

1918 in Illinois at a glance

live counts

companies registered in 1918

<0.1%

of all dated Illinois registrations

118th

busiest of 127 years on record

cities with registrations in 1918

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1918 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 1918 registrations were filedtop 3 cities

Chicago11.2%
Highland Park11.2%
Lake Forest11.2%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city8096%

Where 1918 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Chicago	1	1.2%
Highland Park	1	1.2%
Lake Forest	1	1.2%

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 83

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
A. HIRSCH CO.	—	14636196	1918-06-04	Dissolved
ADAMS COUNTY HOMEMAKERS EXTENSION ASSOCIATION	—	14625658	1918-05-27	Dissolved
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE ILLINOIS SCHOOL FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED	—	14734724	1918-10-23	Active
AMERICAN MACHINERY EXCHANGE	—	14788484	1918-12-27	Dissolved
AMES SUPPLY COMPANY	—	14723625	1918-09-30	Dissolved
ASSOCIATED FUR INDUSTRIES OF CHICAGOLAND	—	14723226	1918-09-21	Dissolved
BARAT COLLEGE	—	14702121	1918-08-29	Active
BERG LADDERS, INC.	—	14679189	1918-07-13	Dissolved
BLOOMINGTON CONSISTORY ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE	—	14657649	1918-06-21	Active
BUILDERS' SUPPLY & LUMBER CO.	—	14593535	1918-05-02	Dissolved
C. D. GAMMON COMPANY	—	14549374	1918-03-13	Dissolved
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO	Health care and social assistance	14495410	1918-01-21	Active	Chicago
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY HOME AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION	—	14614567	1918-05-15	Active
CHICAGO CIRCULAR ADVERTISING SERVICE	—	14582673	1918-04-22	Dissolved
CLINTON COUNTY FARM BUREAU	—	14538747	1918-03-05	Active
COMMUNITY NURSE AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF PARIS, ILLINOIS	—	14767347	1918-12-10	Active
CPA ROLLUP INC.	—	14571663	1918-04-09	Dissolved
CRAWFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU	—	14550089	1918-03-19	Active
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY	—	14734643	1918-10-22	Active
DRAMA CLUB OF EVANSTON	—	14646884	1918-06-12	Dissolved
DURO METAL PRODUCTS CO.	—	14506454	1918-02-06	Dissolved
EAST ST. LOUIS JUNCTION RAILROAD COMPANY	—	02064057	1918-10-19	Active
EDGAR COUNTY FARM BUREAU	—	14603824	1918-05-06	Active
EDUCATION MARKET ASSOCIATION	—	14560777	1918-03-27	Active
EFFINGHAM COUNTY FARM BUREAU	—	14679278	1918-07-15	Active
ENGLEWOOD BUSINESS MEN'S ASSOCIATION	—	14582274	1918-04-16	Dissolved
ERIE VEHICLE COMPANY	—	14593501	1918-05-02	Active
FAMILY SERVICE OF GLENCOE	—	14593543	1918-05-02	Active
FARMERS GRAIN AND COAL COMPANY OF ALEDO	—	14788271	1918-12-24	Active
FOOSLAND GRAIN CO.	—	14495495	1918-01-22	Dissolved
G. R. LEONARD & CO.	—	14766952	1918-12-04	Dissolved
H-M COMPANY	—	14777865	1918-12-18	Dissolved
HANCOCK COUNTY FARM BUREAU	—	14734597	1918-10-21	Active
HARLEM MAENNERCHOR	—	14495703	1918-01-18	Dissolved
HOLY CROSS SOCIETY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS	—	14560882	1918-03-28	Dissolved
HURSEN FUNERAL HOMES, INC.	—	14614826	1918-05-17	Dissolved
ILLINOIS CONGRESS OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS	—	14679693	1918-07-20	Active
ILLINOIS HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION	—	14582631	1918-04-20	Active
INDEPENDENT ORDER BRITH SHOLOM CEMETERY ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO	—	14777491	1918-12-12	Dissolved
INTER-STATE POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA	—	14691031	1918-08-12	Dissolved
IOTA CHAPTER OF ALPHA OMICRON PI	—	14625852	1918-05-29	Active
JEWISH BIG SISTERS	—	14668781	1918-07-08	Dissolved
JULIAN S. JACKSON, INC.	—	14680276	1918-07-30	Dissolved
KENNEDY-WEBSTER ELECTRIC COMPANY	—	14560670	1918-03-27	Active
KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL	—	14701923	1918-08-24	Merged
LARSONS' CLOTHES SHOP	—	14615016	1918-05-20	Dissolved
LINCOLN PARK TRAPS	—	14777733	1918-12-16	Dissolved
MALLINCKRODT COLLEGE OF THE NORTH SHORE	—	14571451	1918-04-05	Active
MAX STERN'S SONS COMPANY	—	14679235	1918-07-15	Dissolved
MC DONOUGH COUNTY FARM BUREAU	—	14646981	1918-06-13	Active