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EPISODE · Jan 30, 2026 · 3 MIN

‘Majority’ of 86 jobs said to be saved as St. Charles plastics plant is purchased by German firm

from Kane County Chronicle - Shaw Local · host Shaw Local News Network

It’s not often workers’ jobs are saved once their company lists imminent layoffs on the WARN Act report. But when 86 workers were listed by Microplastics Inc. in St. Charles, a last-minute reprieve for “a majority” of them is exactly what happened.

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