Sears laid off 100 workers from Chicago

Sears laid off 100 workers at its headquarters outside of Chicago, two months after the company got a hefty tax credit for dropping a threat to move its headquarters out of state.

Sears Holding Corp. spokesman Chris Brathwaite said the layoffs of “about 100 associates” at the company’s headquarters in Hoffman Estates took effect immediately.

The cuts leave about 6,100 people working at the Hoffman Estates site. The deal with the state requires Sears to keep at least 4,250 jobs there.

Sears, which has roots going back 160 years in Illinois, said last year it was considering leaving, and Ohio worked hard to lure the company its way.

From: McDonough Voice