From Jennifer Roche,
Your Guide to Chicago.
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May 1 2008

According to Crain's Chicago Business, these are the ten largest privately held companies in Chicago and the Chicagoland area.

Find links here to their online job openings or human resource departments.

1. Reyes Holdings LLC
   Location: Rosemont, IL
   Type of Business: Food and Beverage Distributor
   Job Openings:
   
   • Link to Rosemont, IL Job Openings in Martin-Brower Division
     
   • Link to Nationwide Job Openings in Reinhart Food Service Division
     
   • Link to Illinois and Nationwide Job Openings in Reyes Beverage Group
   Note: Hard not to have a soft spot for the Reyes Beverage Group Division whose job site is www.mybeercareer.com
   
   
2. Topco Associates LLC
   Location:Skokie, IL
   Type of Business: "Buys food products on behalf of supermarket retailers, wholesalers, and food-service companies."
   Job Openings: Link to Employment Opportunities Page of their Website
   Note: No openings listed on their website. They prefer you send a resume to them.
   
   
3. CDW Corporation
   Location: Vernon Hills, IL
   Type of Business: Computer hardware, software and accessories
   Job Openings: Link to Nationwide Job Openings
   
   
4. Global Hyatt Corporation
   Location:Chicago, IL
   Type of Business: Hotel/Hospitality
   Job Openings: Link to Job Openings
   Note: Even though it's easy to search for Illinois job openings here, it was really hard not to bop over and see what was available in Aruba. Bet you have the same problem.
   
   
5. Ryerson, Inc.
   Location:Chicago, IL
   Type of Business: Metal processor and distributor
   Job Openings: Link to Nationwide Job Openings
   Note: They have offices downtown Chicago and in Lisle.
   
   
6. Tribune Company
   Location:Chicago, IL
   Type of Business: Newspaper/Media
   Job Openings: Link to Illinois and Nationwide Job Openings
   
   
7. OSI Group LLC
   Location: Aurora, IL
   Type of Business:Food Developer/Processor
   Job Openings: Link to Job Openings in the Americas
   
   
8. Eby-Brown Company, LLC
   Location: Naperville, IL
   Type of Business: Wholesale distributor of convenience products
   Job Openings:
   Link to Naperville, IL Job Openings
   Link to Montgomery, IL Job Openings
   
   
9. Ace Hardware Corporation
   Location: Oak Brook, IL
   Type of Business: Retailer-owned hardware cooperative
   Job Openings:
   Link to Illinois and Nationwide Job Openings
   Link to Information about Owning an Ace Hardware Store
   
   
10. Walsh Group
    Location: Chicago, IL
    Type of Business: General contractor, construction
    Job Openings: Link to Illinois and Nationwide Job Openings