CHICAGO FOOD CORP

51 Green card sponsorships · 12 Temporary work filings · Retail Trade · FY2008–FY2024
Filing volume Top 4% of 332,896 US employers by PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ + LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ volume
212 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
24.1% Green-card sponsorship rate 51 green-card filings / 212 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
5.7% Work-visa filing rate 12 work-visa filings / 212 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
29.7% Visa filings vs workforce 63 filings / 212 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Retail Trade · est. 212 U.S. employees
  • 47% Green-card filings certified 24 of 51 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2024
    2 Green-card filings denied of 51 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    2 Green-card filings withdrawn of 51 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 63 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 2% of 11,809 in Retail Trade · Top 4% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2024
    30% Visa filings vs workforce 63 filings / 212 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Retail Trade 63 filings · Top 2% of 11,809 in Retail Trade · FY2008–FY2024
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 63 filings · Top 4% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2024
    51 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2024
    12 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2024
    Top 82% Work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 3 filings / 212 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 82% of 1,751 in Retail Trade with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2024
    Top 43% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 54 filings / 212 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 43% of 7,191 in Retail Trade reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2024
    Top 45% Green-card filings per employee, Retail Trade 51 filings / 212 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 45% of 7,191 in Retail Trade with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2024
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

Certified

24

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ approvals

Expired

23

48.9% rate

Denied

2

3.9% rate

Withdrawn

2

3.9% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications CHICAGO FOOD CORP has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 2 filingsFY2009 Q1: 1 filingsFY2011 Q1: 2 filingsFY2012 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q2: 1 filingsFY2016 Q2: 1 filingsFY2016 Q4: 12 filingsFY2017 Q1: 3 filingsFY2017 Q2: 8 filingsFY2017 Q3: 1 filingsFY2017 Q4: 3 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 3 filingsFY2018 Q4: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 2 filingsFY2020 Q1: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1 filingsFY2022 Q1: 1 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q2: 2 filingsFY2024 Q3: 1 filingsFY2026 Q3: 1 filings0612FY2008FY2011FY2015FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2022
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

CHICAGO FOOD CORP applied to sponsor 51 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2024. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

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