5,304 companies in Illinois with a public-record reason to buy

Public records as of November 12, 2026. Counts only; company names are inside Prospectr.

As of November 12, 2026, 5,304 companies in Illinois show at least one dated public-record buying signal. The most common right now: 1,208 new SBA loans, 1,195 newly registered medical and dental practices and 578 large building permits. 33 of them have two or more signals at once, usually the strongest calls.

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What is on record

Companies	Public record	Who should call
1,208	Just got an SBA loan	Equipment, build-outs, IT, signage, insurance, furniture
1,195	Newly registered medical or dental practice	Equipment and supplies, IT and phones, furniture, signage, cleaning, insurance, payroll and billing
578	On a large new building permit	Building materials, equipment rental, trades and subcontractors, furniture and fixtures, signage, IT and security, cleaning after construction
400	Recent OSHA inspection	Safety, PPE, training, maintenance
394	Filed to bring in seasonal workers	Equipment and tools, uniforms and PPE, worker housing and transport, payroll, insurance, supplies for the season ahead
259	Food plant or warehouse FDA just inspected	Sanitation, pest control, food-safety training, labeling, packaging
247	Won new federal contracts	Anyone selling to a growing contractor
234	School or library with an open IT bid	IT, networking, telecom
156	Just registered a truck fleet	Fleet, fuel, safety, uniforms, insurance
152	School or library with new IT funding	IT, networking, telecom
115	Received new federal grants	Sellers to colleges, cities, nonprofits
106	Cited for forklift or racking violations	Forklifts, racking, dock equipment, safety training
91	Serious EPA compliance issue	Environmental, waste, chemical, water
70	Gave notice of a layoff or closing	Staffing and outplacement, equipment liquidation, real estate, relocation. For everyone else: know it before you call
56	Added trucks to an existing fleet	Forklifts and pallet jacks, fuel, tires, insurance, uniforms
38	Just raised private money	IT, office, staffing, facilities, benefits
23	Recent wage-and-hour finding	Payroll, HR, scheduling, staffing
21	Cited for welding or compressed-gas violations	Welding gas and supplies, PPE, fume extraction, fire safety
18	Food plant cited for sanitation by FDA	Sanitation chemicals, cleaning, pest control, hygiene, food-safety training
17	Healthcare data breach reported	Cybersecurity, IT, compliance
12	Recent FDA recall	Food safety, sanitation, packaging
2	Nursing home that changed owners	Healthcare supplies and services
2	Hospital cited in a federal inspection	Infection prevention, cleaning and disinfection, facilities maintenance, fire and life safety, food service
1	New winery, distillery or alcohol wholesaler	Bottling, packaging, sanitation, equipment, insurance, distribution
1	Hospital that changed owners	Medical supplies, facilities, food service, IT and staffing

Newest public records

Nov 10: A school or library posted an open E-rate bid for internet and data circuits
Nov 10: An employer filed to bring in 11 seasonal non-farm workers
Nov 10: An employer filed to bring in 8 seasonal non-farm workers
Nov 10: A new federal alcohol wholesaler permit was issued
Nov 10: A school or library posted an open E-rate bid for switches, switches maintenance
Nov 10: A other company reported a private fundraise to the SEC (about $3.5 million raised)
Nov 10: A technology company reported a private fundraise to the SEC (about $1.9 million raised)
Nov 9: A building permit worth about $440,000 was issued

Each line is a real record with the name removed. The company, the source link and who to ask for are in Prospectr.

Cities in Illinois

Questions

How many companies in Illinois have a reason to buy right now?

5,304 as of November 12, 2026: 1,208 new SBA loans, 1,195 newly registered medical and dental practices, 578 large building permits, 400 recent OSHA inspections and 394 seasonal hiring filings. Each count comes from a dated official record.

Which public records are counted for Illinois?

SBA loan approvals, the federal provider registry, city permit records, OSHA, the Department of Labor, FDA, USAspending, USAC E-rate, FMCSA, EPA ECHO, state WARN lists, SEC Form D filings, the Labor Department, HHS, CMS, CMS inspection records and TTB records, matched to companies in Illinois. Every signal links to its source inside Prospectr.

Who should call these Illinois companies?

It depends on the signal. 1,208 new SBA loans: good for equipment, build-outs, IT, signage, insurance, furniture. 1,195 newly registered medical and dental practices: good for equipment and supplies, IT and phones, furniture, signage, cleaning, insurance, payroll and billing. 578 large building permits: good for building materials, equipment rental, trades and subcontractors, furniture and fixtures, signage, IT and security, cleaning after construction.

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