| 1 | Boeing | 27 | 66,387.0 | Chicago | | 2 | State Farm Insurance Cos. | 32 | 61,611.6 | Bloomington | | 3 | Walgreen | 40 | 53,762.0 | Deerfield | | 4 | Sears Holdings | 45 | 50,703.0 | Hoffman Estates | | 5 | Caterpillar | 50 | 44,958.0 | Peoria | | 6 | Archer Daniels Midland | 52 | 44,018.0 | Decatur | | 7 | Kraft Foods | 63 | 37,241.0 | Northfield | | 8 | Allstate | 64 | 36,769.0 | Northbrook | | 9 | Motorola | 65 | 36,622.0 | Schaumburg | | 10 | Abbott Laboratories | 96 | 25,914.2 | Abbott Park | | 11 | Deere | 102 | 24,082.2 | Moline | | 12 | McDonald's | 106 | 23,230.7 | Oak Brook | | 13 | UAL | 124 | 20,143.0 | Chicago | | 14 | Exelon | 131 | 18,925.0 | Chicago | | 15 | Illinois Tool Works | 155 | 16,278.9 | Glenview | | 16 | Sara Lee | 203 | 13,179.0 | Downers Grove | | 17 | R.R. Donnelley & Sons | 229 | 11,587.1 | Chicago | | 18 | Baxter International | 236 | 11,263.0 | Deerfield | | 19 | Integrys Energy Group | 254 | 10,408.1 | Chicago | | 20 | Aon | 263 | 9,973.0 | Chicago | | 21 | OfficeMax | 288 | 9,082.0 | Naperville | | 22 | Fortune Brands | 311 | 8,291.4 | Deerfield | | 23 | Smurfit-Stone Container | 334 | 7,420.0 | Chicago | | 24 | W.W. Grainger | 377 | 6,418.0 | Lake Forest | | 25 | Tenneco | 393 | 6,184.0 | Lake Forest | | 26 | Anixter International | 418 | 5,852.9 | Glenview | | 27 | Brunswick | 424 | 5,770.9 | Lake Forest | | 28 | Northern Trust Corp. | 447 | 5,395.1 | Chicago | | 29 | Wm. Wrigley Jr. | 448 | 5,389.1 | Chicago | | 30 | USG | 460 | 5,202.0 | Chicago | | 31 | Tribune | 467 | 5,112.4 | Chicago | | 32 | Telephone & Data Systems | 478 | 4,829.0 | Chicago | | 33 | United Stationers | 496 | 4,646.4 | Deerfield | | 34 | Old Republic International | 545 | 4,091.0 | Chicago | | 35 | Sirva | 552 | 3,969.9 | Westmont | | 36 | Nalco Holding | 559 | 3,912.5 | Naperville | | 37 | Hospira | 608 | 3,436.2 | Lake Forest | | 38 | Corn Products International | 614 | 3,390.9 | Westchester | | 39 | Molex | 629 | 3,265.9 | Lisle | | 40 | General Growth Properties | 630 | 3,261.8 | Chicago | | 41 | Pactiv | 633 | 3,253.0 | Lake Forest | | 42 | Nicor | 646 | 3,176.3 | Naperville | | 43 | Country Insurance & Fin. Svcs. | 652 | 3,135.0 | Bloomington | | 44 | Unitrin | 656 | 3,116.6 | Chicago | | 45 | Hewitt Associates | 677 | 2,990.3 | Lincolnshire | | 46 | CF Industries Holdings | 716 | 2,756.7 | Deerfield | | 47 | Jones Lang LaSalle | 741 | 2,652.1 | Chicago | | 48 | Solo Cup | 800 | 2,353.3 | Highland Park | | 49 | Packaging Corp. of America | 810 | 2,316.0 | Lake Forest | | 50 | Metal Management | 832 | 2,229.0 | Chicago | | 51 | Andrew | 839 | 2,195.1 | Westchester | | 52 | Equity Residential | 853 | 2,147.2 | Chicago | | 53 | Sauer-Danfoss | 904 | 1,972.5 | Lincolnshire | | 54 | ACCO Brands | 907 | 1,938.9 | Lincolnshire | | 55 | Tellabs | 916 | 1,913.4 | Naperville | | 56 | AptarGroup | 920 | 1,892.2 | Crystal Lake | | 57 | Gardner Denver | 925 | 1,868.8 | Quincy | | 58 | Brookdale Senior Living | 933 | 1,839.3 | Chicago | | 59 | Career Education | 940 | 1,795.7 | Hoffman Estates | | 60 | CME Group | 959 | 1,756.1 | Chicago | | 61 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 981 | 1,675.1 | Itasca | | 62 | Hub Group | 989 | 1,658.2 | Downers Grove |
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From the May 5, 2008 issue
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A look inside the retail giant, the No. 1 company on the Fortune 500 list - from salaries to its biggest-selling product. Watch
Boeing, No. 27 on the Fortune 500, relies on thousands of workers around the globe to manufacture each unique 787. Watch
A major footwear supplier to the Games, and no. 153 on this year's list, says it's not their job to address concerns over human rights in China. Watch
VF, no. 335 on this year's list, boosts growth by buying successful cult brands, like shoemaker Vans, and giving them freedom to flourish. Watch
