Even in the toughest economic times, there are those who still do extremely well when it comes to getting the money to roll in, or keep rolling in. Think back to the Great Depression when things were really, really tough--while Al Capone was bringing in over $100 million in bootlegged booze cash. Granted, that was illegal money and what we're about to cover is legitimate revenue, but the point remains the same. Some places just do better, regardless of the economic climate.

There are high hopes that next year will bring about more economic prosperity, but until then, let's take a look a some Illinois-based companies that (for the most part) have had a pretty decent 2024 in the revenue department.

One note to consider is that the Illinois-based company with the highest revenue in 2024 recently made the announcement that they'd be closing over 1,200 locations across the United States.

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Who Has A Better Grasp Of Revenue Than The People Who Run The Various Casinos Throughout The Country?

OnlineUnitedStatesCasinos.com (OUSC) recently released a piece on revenues of different sorts. First, they took a look a which casinos are making the most money in 2024:

  1. MGM Resorts: $16.67 billion
  2. Caesars Entertainment: $11.44 billion
  3. Las Vegas Sands: $11.21 billion

Next, they covered the highest-revenue grossing companies (non-casino) in the entire country this year:

  1. Walmart: $648.125 billion
  2. Amazon: $574.785 billion
  3. Apple: $383.285 billion
  4. UnitedHealth Group: $371.622 billion
  5. Berkshire Hathaway: $364.482 billion
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Now, We'll Move On To The Illinois-Based Companies With The Highest Revenue In 2024

According to the numbers posted by OUSC, the Illinois-based company with the highest revenues this year is also the same company that recently declared their intention to permanently close 1,200 or more locations over the next year. You may have already guessed that company is Walgreens, based in Deerfield, Illinois.

Now that I've given away the number-one position on the list, here are the top ten Illinois-based companies in revenue this year, along with their numbers, according to OUSC:

  1. Walgreens Boots Alliance (Deerfield): $139 billion
  2. Archer Daniels Midland Company (Chicago): $93.9 billion
  3. ADM Animal Nutrition (Quincy): $93 billion
  4. State Farm (Bloomington): $87.9 billion
  5. Alliance Boots (Deerfield): $82 billion
  6. Caterpillar (Peoria Heights): $67.1 billion
  7. HSBC Bank (Lake Forest): $66.1 billion
  8. LG Solar USA (Lincolnshire): $63.3 billion
  9. John Deere (Moline): $61.2 billion
  10. Allstate (Northbrook): $57.1 billion

Read OUSC's full report by clicking here.

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