Q Center Lays Off 327 Workers In St. Charles Due To Coronavirus

ST. CHARLES, IL — More than 300 employees at the Q Center in St. Charles are out of a job after the company made their furloughs permanent.

Operators Q Center LLC notified the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in June that it was temporarily furloughing 322 employees at the renowned conference center. A month later, the company told state officials it was laying off all 322 workers who were furloughed, along with five who hadn’t previously been furloughed.

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Under the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act — better known as the WARN Act — companies must notify the state when they plan mass layoffs or closures.

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The 327 former Q Center employees were among more than 18,000 Illinois employees who permanently lost their jobs or were temporarily furloughed during July. In almost all cases, companies cited “COVID-19” as their reason for laying off workers.

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A spokesperson for Q Center LLC did not immediately respond Wednesday to Patch’s request for comment about the layoffs.

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