Johnsonville closes Illinois manufacturing building, nearly 300 lose their jobs

Johnsonville brings 100 more jobs to Wisconsin, after closing Illinois plant

SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. — A closure of a Johnsonville processing plant in eastern Illinois will bring 100 new jobs to Wisconsin. The company announced on June 2 that it is closing its Momence, Illinois plant, affected 274 staff at that packing plant, which was built in 1962 and producing Johnsonville products since 1995. In a statement, the company “determined it could best optimize its fresh sausage operations at its other, newer, locations in Wi…

Johnsonville closes Illinois manufacturing building, nearly 300 lose their jobs

MOMENCE, Ill. (WTVO) — Almost 300 Johnsonville Foods employees lost their jobs when the sausage manufacturer closed one of its Illinois facilities. For more than 60 years, many people considered the Momence Packing Company a reliable source of income. Johnsonville logo Many who gave a large portion of their lives to working in the building are not sure where to turn next. "It's just very devastating, very heartbroken," said a 25-year-old vetera…