Chicago's largest privately held companies - Crain's Chicago Business
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42 APRIL 18, 2005 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS FOCUS: PRIVATE COMPANIES<br />
CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES Continued from Page 41<br />
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Company<br />
Phone<br />
Web address<br />
TRUSTMARK COS. 4<br />
(847) 615-1500<br />
www.trustmark<strong>companies</strong>.com<br />
Address<br />
400 Field Drive<br />
Lake Forest 60045<br />
Top executive<br />
David M. McDonough<br />
President, CEO<br />
Revenues<br />
2004 2003<br />
$1,160.0<br />
$1229.3<br />
No. of<br />
full-time<br />
employees<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong>/<br />
% change worldwide Type of business<br />
-5.6%<br />
829<br />
2,534<br />
Health and life insurer, benefits<br />
administrator<br />
NEW!<br />
21<br />
22<br />
23<br />
24<br />
25<br />
25<br />
INLAND REAL ESTATE GROUP<br />
OF COS. (630) 218-8000<br />
www.inlandgroup.com<br />
CENTRAL GROCERS INC.<br />
(847) 451-0660<br />
DUCHOSSOIS INDUSTRIES INC.<br />
(630) 279-3600<br />
CHEMCENTRAL CORP.<br />
(708) 594-7000<br />
www.chemcentral.com<br />
CRATE & BARREL 5<br />
(847) 272-2888<br />
www.crateandbarrel.com<br />
TTX CO.<br />
(312) 853-3223<br />
www.ttx.com<br />
2901 Butterfield Road<br />
Oak Brook 60523<br />
11100 Belmont<br />
Franklin Park 60131<br />
845 N. Larch Ave.<br />
Elmhurst 60126<br />
7050 W. 71st. St.<br />
Bedford Park 60638<br />
1250 Techny Road<br />
Northbrook 60062<br />
101 N. Wacker Drive<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60606<br />
Daniel L. Goodwin<br />
Chairman, CEO<br />
Craig Duchossois<br />
President, CEO<br />
John R. Yanney<br />
President, CEO<br />
Gordon Segal<br />
CEO<br />
Andrew F. Reardon<br />
President, CEO<br />
$1,100.0<br />
Joe Caccamo<br />
$1,047.9<br />
Executive vicepresident,<br />
gen’l manager<br />
$1,040.0<br />
$1,019.0<br />
$1,015.0<br />
$1,015.0<br />
$848.0<br />
$972.6<br />
$1,000.0<br />
$889.0<br />
$889.0<br />
$932.2<br />
+29.7%<br />
+7.7%<br />
+4.0%<br />
+14.6%<br />
+14.2%<br />
+8.9%<br />
883<br />
1,096<br />
1,486<br />
4,037<br />
500<br />
5,500<br />
123<br />
971<br />
1,700<br />
5,500<br />
446<br />
1,582<br />
Real estate securities, development,<br />
brokerage and finance<br />
Grocery wholesaler with retail<br />
stores<br />
Defense products, garage door<br />
openers, venture capital and<br />
private-equity investments<br />
Chemical distribution<br />
Home furnishings retailer<br />
Provides railcars and railcarrelated<br />
services<br />
Firms making their first<br />
appearance on the<br />
<strong>largest</strong> private firms list.<br />
2004<br />
revenues<br />
Companies<br />
(millions)<br />
OSI Group LLC $3,400.0<br />
TransUnion LLC $1,000.0<br />
La Petite Academy $383.5<br />
Edward Hines Lumber Co. $260.0<br />
Little Lady Foods Inc. $123.0<br />
IHC Construction Cos. LLC $118.7<br />
Gold Standard Enterprises $108.0<br />
Starcon International Inc. $99.3<br />
PromoWorks $92.3<br />
Continental Electrical Co. $92.0<br />
Associated Material Handling $90.6<br />
Airoom Architects & Builders $70.0<br />
SmithBucklin Corp. $63.5<br />
Sam’s Wines & Spirits Inc. $55.0<br />
Oberweis Group Inc. $54.9<br />
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28<br />
29<br />
30<br />
31<br />
SERTA INTERNATIONAL 6<br />
(847) 645-0200<br />
www.serta.com<br />
TRANSUNION LLC<br />
(312) 258-1717<br />
www.transunion.com<br />
PLIANT CORP.<br />
(847) 969-3300<br />
www.pliantcorp.com<br />
KIMBALL HILL HOMES<br />
(847) 364-7300<br />
www.kimballhillhomes.com<br />
TMB INDUSTRIES<br />
(312) 280-8844<br />
www.tmbindustries.com<br />
NEW!<br />
5410 Trillium Blvd.<br />
Hoffman Estates 60192<br />
555 W. Adams St.<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60661<br />
1475 Woodfield Road,<br />
Suite 700<br />
Schaumburg 60173<br />
5999 New Wilke Road David K. Hill<br />
Rolling Meadows 60008 Chairman, CEO<br />
980 N. Michigan Ave.<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60611<br />
Robert Sherman<br />
President<br />
Harry Gambill<br />
President, CEO<br />
Harold Bevis<br />
CEO<br />
Andrew M. Weller<br />
President, CEO<br />
$1,012.0<br />
$1,000.0<br />
$968.0<br />
$962.6<br />
$875.0<br />
$955.0<br />
NA<br />
$894.0<br />
$826.9<br />
$800.0<br />
+6.0%<br />
NM<br />
+8.3%<br />
+16.4%<br />
+9.4%<br />
110<br />
4,800<br />
1,085<br />
4,100<br />
155<br />
3,009<br />
226<br />
919<br />
150<br />
3,000<br />
Manufacturer and marketer of<br />
mattresses and foundations<br />
Credit reporting bureau<br />
Flexible packaging<br />
Homebuilder<br />
Industrial manufacturing<br />
LARGEST INCREASES<br />
IN REVENUES<br />
MCZ Development Corp. ▲1,096.6%<br />
Solo Cup Co.<br />
▲139.9%<br />
SSA Global<br />
▲123.5%<br />
LARGEST DECREASES<br />
IN REVENUES<br />
Kemper Insurance Cos.<br />
NutraSweet Co.<br />
Magellan Development<br />
TOP FIVE INDUSTRIES<br />
And the number of<br />
<strong>companies</strong> in each.<br />
▼93.2%<br />
▼56.7%<br />
▼43.8%<br />
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PEPPER CONSTRUCTION GROUP<br />
(312) 266-4700<br />
www.pepperconstruction.com<br />
643 N. Orleans St.<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> 60610<br />
J. David Pepper<br />
Chairman, CEO<br />
$829.8<br />
$993.9<br />
-16.5%<br />
714<br />
1,200<br />
General constructing and<br />
construction management<br />
Manufacturing<br />
56<br />
33<br />
CHAS. LEVY CO. LLC<br />
(708) 356-3600<br />
www.chaslevy.com<br />
1930 George St.,<br />
Unit 1<br />
Melrose Park 60160<br />
Barbara Levy Kipper<br />
Chairman<br />
$825.0<br />
$750.0<br />
+10.0%<br />
632<br />
1,292<br />
Magazine and book distributor<br />
34<br />
BOLER CO.<br />
(630) 773-9111<br />
500 Park Blvd.<br />
Itasca 60143<br />
John H. Walker<br />
President, CEO<br />
$806.6<br />
$658.5<br />
+22.5%<br />
120<br />
850<br />
Manufactures truck and trailer<br />
suspension systems<br />
Construction<br />
24<br />
35<br />
36<br />
37<br />
LANE INDUSTRIES INC.<br />
(847) 498-6789<br />
OLD WORLD INDUSTRIES INC.<br />
(847) 559-2000<br />
www.oldworldind.com<br />
JORDAN INDUSTRIES INC.<br />
(847) 945-5591<br />
www.jordanind.com<br />
1200 Shermer Road<br />
Northbrook 60062<br />
4065 Commercial Ave.<br />
Northbrook 60062<br />
1751 Lake-Cook Road,<br />
Suite 550<br />
Deefield 60015<br />
Forrest M. Schneider<br />
President, CEO<br />
J. Thomas Hurvis<br />
Chairman, CEO<br />
John W. Jordan II<br />
Chairman, CEO<br />
$758.0<br />
$750.0<br />
$723.3<br />
$751.0<br />
$625.0<br />
$666.9<br />
+0.9%<br />
+20.0%<br />
+8.4%<br />
1,100<br />
4,700<br />
150<br />
180<br />
400<br />
6,500<br />
Holding company with interests<br />
in office products, hotel ownership<br />
and management, real estate<br />
development, agriculture<br />
Chemical manufacturer and<br />
consumer products marketer<br />
Diversified manufacturing<br />
Distribution<br />
18<br />
Retail<br />
15<br />
Auto dealers<br />
13<br />
Food processing<br />
11<br />
38<br />
ALTER GROUP<br />
(800) 637-4842<br />
www.altergroup.com<br />
5500 W. Howard St.<br />
Skokie 60077<br />
Michael J. Alter<br />
President<br />
$702.0<br />
$692.0<br />
+1.4%<br />
162<br />
185<br />
Commercial real estate development<br />
Real estate<br />
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