Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the current parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
| Company | Current Parent | Current Parent Industry | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynegy Midwest Generation | Vistra Energy | utilities and power generation | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $524,000,000 |
| Amerigroup Illinois and Amerigroup Corp | Elevance Health | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2006 | IL-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $225,000,000 |
| Commonwealth Edison Company | Exelon | utilities and power generation | kickbacks and bribery | 2020 | USAO | $200,000,000 |
| Peoples Energy | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2006 | IL-AG | $196,000,000 | ||
| Google, LLC | Alphabet Inc. | information technology | privacy violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-state | $100,000,000 |
| OppenheimerFunds, Inc. | Invesco | financial services | investor protection violation | 2009 | IL-AG | $77,230,000 |
| Centene Corp. | Centene | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2021 | IL-AG | $56,717,652 |
| GlaxoSmithKline LLC | GlaxoSmithKline | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | IL-AG | $54,653,931 |
| NAVISTAR | Volkswagen | motor vehicles | environmental violation | 2021 | EPA | $52,000,000 |
| Johnson & Johnson | Johnson & Johnson | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | IL-AG | $49,505,368 |
| Commonwealth Edison | Exelon | utilities and power generation | consumer protection violation | 2014 | IL-AG | $46,000,000 |
| Pfizer Inc. | Pfizer | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | IL-AG | $41,047,101 |
| Condell Medical Center | False Claims Act and related | 2008 | USAO | $36,000,000 | ||
| Six Flags Entertainment Corporation | Six Flags Entertainment | entertainment | privacy violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-state | $36,000,000 |
| Lawson Products Inc. | Distribution Solutions Group Inc. | wholesalers | fraud | 2008 | USAO | $30,000,000 |
| Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2005 | IL-AG | $27,000,000 |
| Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. | Bank of America | financial services | investor protection violation | 2012 | IL-SEC | $25,930,000 |
| Docs at the Door P.C. | False Claims Act and related | 2023 | USAO | $25,589,300 | ||
| MPC Products Corp. | Woodward Inc. | miscellaneous energy products and systems | False Claims Act and related | 2009 | USAO | $25,000,000 |
| Illinois Power Co. and Dynergy Midwest Generation | Ameren | utilities and power generation | environmental violation | 2005 | IL-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $24,000,000 |
| AT&T Illinois | AT&T | telecommunications | kickbacks and bribery | 2022 | USAO | $23,000,000 |
| Morgan Stanley | Morgan Stanley | financial services | toxic securities abuses | 2016 | IL-AG | $22,500,000 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Novartis | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | IL-AG | $21,280,356 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | NatWest Group PLC | financial services | toxic securities abuses | 2018 | IL-AG | $20,000,000 |
| Redflex Traffic Systems Inc. | kickbacks and bribery | 2017 | IL-CCC | $20,000,000 | ||
| BP Products North America | BP | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-state | $19,500,000 |
| Pharmacia Corporation | Pfizer | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | IL-AG | $18,960,210 |
| Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. | WEC Energy Group | utilities and power generation | consumer protection violation | 2016 | IL-AG | $18,750,000 |
| Peoples Gas | WEC Energy Group | utilities and power generation | consumer protection violation | 2016 | IL-ICC | $18,500,000 |
| Wells Fargo | Wells Fargo | financial services | toxic securities abuses | 2018 | IL-AG | $17,250,000 |
| Braddock Management LP and Bainbridge Management LP | fraud | 2003 | USAO | $16,544,598 | ||
| Midwest Generation, EME, LLC | NRG Energy | utilities and power generation | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $16,184,587 |
| Aventis Pharmaceuticals | Sanofi | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | IL-AG | $14,708,388 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | IL-AG | $14,250,000 | ||
| Abbott Laboratories | Abbott Laboratories | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | IL-AG | $13,747,929 |
| AbbVie Inc. | AbbVie | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | IL-AG | $13,747,929 |
| St. Elizabeth's Hospital | Hospital Sisters Health System | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2023 | USAO | $12,500,000 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | pharmaceuticals | kickbacks and bribery | 2014 | IL-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $12,100,000 |
| James McHugh Construction Co. Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | USAO | $12,000,000 | ||
| James McHugh Construction Co. | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | IL-AG | $12,000,000 | ||
| Honeywell International Inc. | Honeywell International | diversified | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $11,800,000 |
| ExxonMobil Oil Corporation | Exxon Mobil | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2021 | EPA | $11,515,463 |
| Yellow Transportation Inc.; YRC Inc. | Yellow Corporation | freight and logistics | employment discrimination | 2012 | EEOC | $11,000,000 |
| Shah Engineering Inc. | fraud | 2009 | USAO | $10,500,000 | ||
| YRC Inc. | Yellow Corporation | freight and logistics | employment discrimination | 2010 | EEOC | $10,000,000 |
| Apex Oil Company Inc. | Apex Oil | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2016 | IL-AG | $10,000,000 |
| Walsh Construction | Walsh Group | construction and engineering | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | IL-CCC | $10,000,000 |
| Dial Corporation | Henkel | household and personal care products | employment discrimination | 2003 | EEOC | $10,000,000 |
| Met-Coil Systems Corporation and Mestek Inc. | environmental violation | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $10,000,000 | ||
| North American Automotive Services Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2022 | IL-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $10,000,000 | ||
| Green Acres Hotel | wage and hour violation | 2022 | IL-DOL | $10,000,000 | ||
| Stark Law LLC | consumer protection violation | 2017 | IL-AG | $9,000,000 | ||
| Fuyao Glass Illinois, Inc. | Fuyao Glass | automotive parts | environmental violation | 2022 | EPA | $8,950,000 |
| Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.P. and West Shore Pipe Line Comany | IFM Investors | financial services | environmental violation | 2021 | IL-ENV | $8,700,000 |
| Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. et al. | Charles Schwab Corp. | financial services | investor protection violation | 2011 | IL-SEC | $8,567,364 |
| American Zinc Recycling | Befesa SA | waste management and environmental services | environmental violation | 2020 | EPA | $8,530,000 |
| International Profit Associates Inc. | employment discrimination | 2011 | EEOC | $8,000,000 | ||
| Santanna Energy Services | consumer protection violation | 2006 | IL-AG | $8,000,000 | ||
| Equilon Enterprises | Shell PLC | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-state | $8,000,000 |
| Premcor | Valero Energy | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-state | $8,000,000 |
| United Shockwave Services | HHS civil monetary penalties | 2010 | HHSOIG | $7,359,500 | ||
| Amgen Inc. | Amgen | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2009 | IL-AG | $7,200,000 |
| Royal Philips | Royal Philips | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | IL-AG | $7,166,667 |
| LG Electronics | LG | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | IL-AG | $7,166,667 |
| Samsung | Samsung | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | IL-AG | $7,166,667 |
| Hitachi | Hitachi | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | IL-AG | $7,166,667 |
| Toshiba | Toshiba | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | IL-AG | $7,166,667 |
| Panasonic | Panasonic | electrical and electronic equipment | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2022 | IL-AG | $7,166,667 |
| Forest Laboratories Inc. | AbbVie | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | IL-AG | $7,089,034 |
| AT&T | AT&T | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2008 | IL-AG | $7,000,000 |
| Baxter Healthcare Corp. | Baxter International | medical equipment and supplies | False Claims Act and related | 2009 | IL-AG | $6,800,000 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc | Uber Technologies | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2022 | IL-CDBACP | $6,750,000 |
| Premcor Refining Group, Inc. | Valero Energy | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2002 | EPA | $6,250,000 |
| CLARK REFINING & MARKETING, INC. | environmental violation | 2002 | EPA | $6,250,000 | ||
| AMITA Health Mercy Medical Center, AMITA Health Saints Mary, and Elizabeth Medical Center | HHS civil monetary penalties | 2022 | HHSOIG | $6,232,196 | ||
| Sears Roebuck & Co. | Sears | retailing | employment discrimination | 2010 | EEOC | $6,200,000 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Sears | retailing | employment discrimination | 2009 | EEOC | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $6,200,000 |
| WAM Holdings Inc. dba All Star Management Inc. | privacy violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-state | $5,850,000 | ||
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. | Takeda Pharmaceutical | pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | IL-AG | $5,833,333 |
| Northwestern University | Northwestern University | miscellaneous services | False Claims Act and related | 2003 | DOJ_CIVIL | $5,500,000 |
| Dowson Farms | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | USAO | $5,364,000 | ||
| Egan Marine Corp | Egan Marine | miscellaneous services | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $5,300,000 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center | UChicago Medicine | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | IL-AG | $5,135,000 |
| Woodward Governor Company | Woodward Inc. | miscellaneous energy products and systems | employment discrimination | 2007 | EEOC | $5,000,000 |
| Rosenthal Collins Capital Markets, LLC | investor protection violation | 2017 | CFTC | $5,000,000 | ||
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Archer Daniels Midland | agribusiness | environmental violation | 2003 | IL-ENV | $4,971,500 |
| MEDLINE INDUSTRIES | Medline Industries | medical equipment and supplies | environmental violation | 2018 | EPA | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $4,930,000 |
| Cingular Wireless, LLC | AT&T | telecommunications | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $4,711,767 |
| ING Financial Partners, Inc. | Voya Financial | financial services | investor protection violation | 2008 | IL-SEC | $4,677,326 |
| Acme Refining Co. | tax violations | 2017 | USAO | $4,545,243 | ||
| Insys Therapeutics Inc. | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2017 | IL-AG | $4,450,000 | ||
| Amsted Rail Co., Inc. | Amsted Industries | industrial equipment | employment discrimination | 2018 | EEOC | $4,400,000 |
| Buckeye Pipe Line Co. | IFM Investors | financial services | environmental violation | 2021 | EPA | $4,350,000 |
| West Shore Pipe Line Co. | environmental violation | 2021 | EPA | $4,350,000 | ||
| Mach Mining, LLC | Foresight Energy | mining and minerals | employment discrimination | 2017 | EEOC | $4,250,000 |
| Holy Cross Hospital | Sinai Health System (IL) | healthcare services | benefit plan administrator violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,000,000 |
| MARATHON OIL CO | Marathon Petroleum | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $3,900,000 |
| Color Communications, Inc. | environmental violation | 2003 | IL-ENV | $3,812,690 | ||
| Carlton at the Lake | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | USAO | $3,630,000 | ||
| Cole Taylor Bank | Fifth Third Bancorp | financial services | banking violation | 2014 | FED | $3,510,000 |
| All Credit Lenders | consumer protection violation | 2016 | IL-AG | $3,500,000 |
