| Source | Basis | Filters applied at ingest |
|---|
| US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW, Cook County) | verified
'Everything that we publish ... is in the public domain' | none needed |
| US Bureau of Labor Statistics (JOLTS, LAUS) | verified
'Everything that we publish ... is in the public domain' | none needed |
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Consumer Complaint Database API) | unverified
No reuse/license statement found; CFPB states personal info is not published; US federal agency (17 U.S.C. 105 basis). | One complaint count per company whose CFPB company name exactly matches a WARN filer. No complaint rows and no narratives are read or stored. Complaints are allegations. |
| City of Chicago Data Portal (Business Licenses, Current Active) | verified
City of Chicago terms of use; derivative applications must show the City's disclaimer. | Home Occupation, Peddler and Home Repair licences dropped. Rows whose name doesn't look like an organization (inc, llc, corp, ...) are dropped at ingest. |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Provider Data Catalog, Hospital General Information) | unverified
No license page fetched (404); US federal agency (17 U.S.C. 105 basis). | Only hospitals whose facility name exactly matches a WARN filer. |
| US Department of Labor (LCA disclosure data, H-1B) | verified
Federal work: 'may be used, reproduced and distributed without permission' | Certified H-1B only, aggregated per employer. Rows whose name doesn't look like an organization (inc, llc, corp, ...) are dropped at ingest. |
| US Department of Labor (PERM disclosure data) | verified
Federal work: 'may be used, reproduced and distributed without permission' | Certified only, aggregated per employer. Rows whose name doesn't look like an organization (inc, llc, corp, ...) are dropped at ingest. |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (BankFind API) | unverified
No public-domain statement found on FDIC website-policies page; US federal agency (17 U.S.C. 105 basis). | Only institutions whose name exactly matches a WARN filer. |
| Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (enforcement action press releases) | verified
'information on Board's website is in the public domain' unless otherwise indicated | Releases whose title mentions former employees, individuals, prohibitions, officers, directors or presidents are dropped; a named party must exactly match a WARN filer. |
| U.S. DOT - FMCSA (SAFER) | unverified
No license page fetched; US federal agency (17 U.S.C. 105 basis). | USDOT number and carrier name only, when exactly one carrier's name matches a WARN filer. |
| Federal Trade Commission (Legal Library: cases and proceedings) | unverified
No license page fetched (copyright page 404); US federal agency (17 U.S.C. 105 basis). | Single-party titles only (no ',', ' and ', '&', ';', 'et al'); the party must exactly match a WARN filer. |
| US Census Bureau Geocoder | unverified
No licence text on the geocoder page; relied on 17 U.S.C. 105 (US government work). | Only Illinois street addresses from WARN notices are sent. |
| Illinois IDFPR (Professional Licensing, business licences) | verified
Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. Derived databases used publicly are offered under ODbL. | Only business='Y' licences. Rows whose name doesn't look like an organization (inc, llc, corp, ...) are dropped at ingest. |
| Internal Revenue Service (Exempt Organizations Business Master File) | unverified
No licence text on the EO BMF page; relied on 17 U.S.C. 105 (US government work). | Only organisations whose name exactly matches a WARN filer. 'In care of' names and street addresses are never read. |
| US Mine Safety and Health Administration (Violations) | verified
Federal work: 'may be used, reproduced and distributed without permission' | Aggregated per violator; controller names never read. Rows whose name doesn't look like an organization (inc, llc, corp, ...) are dropped at ingest. |
| US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Severe Injury Reports) | verified
Federal work: 'may be used, reproduced and distributed without permission' | Injury narratives are never read or stored. Rows whose name doesn't look like an organization (inc, llc, corp, ...) are dropped at ingest. |
| US Small Business Administration (PPP loans over $150k) | verified
Dataset licence: 'U.S. Government Works' | Sole proprietors, self-employed, independent contractors and single-member LLCs dropped. Rows whose name doesn't look like an organization (inc, llc, corp, ...) are dropped at ingest. |
| US Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) | unverified
No explicit license; EDGAR access policy says anyone may access and download; only facts and metadata are copied. | Only registrants whose current EDGAR name exactly matches a WARN filer; EDGAR entities typed 'individual' are dropped. Filings: 8-K Item 2.05 and Form D metadata only, no filing text. |
| US Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) | unverified
No explicit license; EDGAR access policy says anyone may access and download; only facts and metadata are copied. | XBRL annual revenue, net income and long-term debt, only for registrants matched by sec_edgar. |
| US Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service (USAspending.gov) | unverified
No license page found; US federal agency data (17 U.S.C. 105 basis). | Only awards whose recipient name exactly matches a WARN filer; newest 100 contracts and 100 grants per company. |
| Illinois DCEO (Illinois workNet WARN reports) | owner decision
No licence published. Statutory public notices published by DCEO since 1999; the owner accepted publishing them on 2026-10-08. | Contact names/phones, raw records and event-cause text are not stored. |