PPP loans in DeKalb County, Illinois

Name: DeKalb County, Illinois
Address: IL, US

Each amount is what the Small Business Administration approved, as SBA published it, and says nothing more about the borrower. SBA guaranteed 3,609 Paycheck Protection Program loans for businesses it recorded in DeKalb County, $182.6 million in all.

DeKalb County, as of September 30, 2024

$182.6 million
Approved: $182,633,324; 0.5% of the $37.3 billion approved in Illinois.; 3,609
Loans: 2,789 first draws and 820 second draws.; 89.1%
Forgiven: 3,217 of 3,609 loans carry a forgiveness amount, $176.3 million in all.; 9.1%
Charged off: 328 of 3,609 loans, approved for $6.5 million. That is the loans' size, not what SBA lost.

The largest borrowers in DeKalb County · 2020–21

The largest borrowers in DeKalb County, 2020–21
Rank	Name	USD	Loans
1	Upstaging, Inc., Sycamore	$5.1 million$5,146,000	1
2	All Truck Transportation Co., Somonauk	$4.5 million$4,528,600	1
3	American Marketing & Publishing, LLC, Dekalb	$2.7 million$2,745,233	1
4	Forge Resources Group LLC, Dekalb	$2.3 million$2,309,308	1
5	Upstaging Inc., Sycamore	$2.0 million$2,000,000	1
6	Seymour Of Sycamore, Inc, Sycamore	$1.9 million$1,945,600	1
7	Midwest Orthopaedic Institute, P.C., Sycamore	$1.4 million$1,417,803	1
8	Sk Express Inc., Dekalb	$1.3 million$1,342,500	1
9	Nehring Electrical Works Company, Dekalb	$1.3 million$1,336,500	1
10	Dekalb Mechanical Inc., DeKalb	$1.3 million$1,329,000	1
10	Dekalb Mechanical, Inc, Dekalb	$1.3 million$1,329,000	1
12	Sk Expressinc, DeKalb	$1.3 million$1,295,947	1
13	Griswold, Inc., Sandwich	$1.3 million$1,256,200	2
14	Polar Tech Industries, Inc., Genoa	$1.2 million$1,204,500	1
15	Algus Packaging, Inc., Dekalb	$1.1 million$1,087,000	1
16	Driv-Lok, Inc., Sycamore	$1.1 million$1,067,434	1
17	Winters Landcape, Inc., Sycamore	$1.0 million$1,018,500	1
18	Dekalb Motor Company, Sycamore	$1.0 million$1,000,500	1
19	Crum-Halsted Agency Inc, Sycamore	$949.4 thousand$949,400	1
20	Driv-Lok Inc., Sycamore	$922.0 thousand$922,005	1
21	Devnet, Inc., Sycamore	$907.3 thousand$907,300	1
22	Henderson Engineering Co., Inc., Sandwich	$905.4 thousand$905,400	1
23	Dun-Rite Tool & Machine Co, Cortland	$875.5 thousand$875,520	2
24	Pine Acres Rehab & Living Center, LLC, Dekalb	$865.0 thousand$864,970	1
25	Opportunity House, Inc., Sycamore	$850.0 thousand$850,000	1
26	Brian Bemis Autoworld Inc., Sycamore	$799.8 thousand$799,755	1
27	Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion, Ltd, Sandwich	$767.6 thousand$767,564	1
28	Sycamore Precision, Inc., Genoa	$747.2 thousand$747,200	1
29	Lehan Drugs, Inc., Dekalb	$721.3 thousand$721,300	1
30	Unified Wire And Cable, Inc., Dekalb	$720.0 thousand$720,000	1
31	Graphics And Industrial Circuits, LLC, Kirkland	$714.4 thousand$714,405	1
32	Swedberg Electric Inc, Sycamore	$710.0 thousand$710,000	1
33	School Tool Box LLC, Dekalb	$706.5 thousand$706,518	2
34	Brian Bemis Autoworld Inc, Sycamore	$689.6 thousand$689,645	1
35	United Investments Of Illinois, Inc., Sandwich	$626.8 thousand$626,800	1
36	Gjovik Ford, Inc., Sandwich	$616.3 thousand$616,255	1
37	Dawn Equipment Company Inc, Sycamore	$598.7 thousand$598,665	1
38	Swedberg Electrical, Sycamore	$598.0 thousand$598,000	1
39	Open Door Rehabilitation Center, Sandwich	$593.7 thousand$593,690	1
40	Medical Outsourcing Solutions, Inc., Sycamore	$574.2 thousand$574,200	1
41	Encap, Inc., Dekalb	$566.1 thousand$566,103	1
42	Dekalb Implement Company, Sycamore	$565.0 thousand$565,000	1
43	Brad Manning Ford, Inc., Dekalb	$558.0 thousand$558,000	1
44	Pts Worldwide Inc, Somonauk	$542.2 thousand$542,175	1
45	Lighthouse Catholic Media DBA 5 Stones Group, Sycamore	$541.2 thousand$541,200	1
46	Superior Industrial Equipment, LLC, Sycamore	$541.0 thousand$541,038	1
47	Northern Contracting Inc, Sycamore	$533.6 thousand$533,600	1
48	Encap Inc., DeKalb	$528.5 thousand$528,500	1
49	Avancer Homes, LLC, Genoa	$527.5 thousand$527,500	1
50	Armoloy Of Illinois, Inc, Dekalb	$520.7 thousand$520,735	1
51	Fortune Metal Midwest, LLC, Sandwich	$517.9 thousand$517,900	1
52	Midwestern Concrete & Construction, Inc., Sandwich	$501.0 thousand$501,000	1
53	Morningstar Media Group Ltd, Sycamore	$496.6 thousand$496,558	2
54	H. A. Phillips & Co., Dekalb	$493.5 thousand$493,507	1
55	Tat Enterprises, Inc., Kingston	$484.9 thousand$484,861	2
56	Alan Browne Chevrolet, Genoa	$481.4 thousand$481,446	1
57	Weaver Construction Inc., Sycamore	$458.4 thousand$458,400	1
58	Svi International, Inc., Dekalb	$451.6 thousand$451,600	1
59	Brian Bemis, Inc., Sycamore	$447.6 thousand$447,592	1
60	Midwest Fc Holding Group, Hinckley	$436.4 thousand$436,390	1
61	Mvp Erectors, LLC, Cortland	$425.0 thousand$425,000	1
62	Blackhawk Moving & Storage Inc., Sycamore	$421.5 thousand$421,482	1
63	Sister Act, Inc., Sycamore	$420.0 thousand$420,043	1
64	Professional Services In Health Psychology, Ltd, Sycamore	$420.0 thousand$420,000	1
65	Vision Pickling & Processing Inc., Waterman	$409.3 thousand$409,263	1
66	Conex Cable, LLC, Dekalb	$406.6 thousand$406,600	1
67	Illini West Inc, Malta	$402.3 thousand$402,256	2
68	Precision Enterprises Foundry & Machine, Inc., Somonauk	$402.1 thousand$402,085	1
69	Midwest Fc Holding Group, LLC, Hinckley	$401.5 thousand$401,458	1
70	The Kishwaukee Family Young Men's Christian Association, Inc, Sycamore	$400.5 thousand$400,507	1
70	The Kishwaukee Family Young Men's Christian Association, Inc, Sycamore	$400.5 thousand$400,507	1
72	Cole Pallet Services Corporation, Dekalb	$400.2 thousand$400,200	1
73	Adkins Milk Hauling, LLC, Genoa	$395.0 thousand$395,000	1
74	Vision Pickling And Processing Inc., Waterman	$392.1 thousand$392,121	1
75	Blackhawk Moving & Storage, Inc., Sycamore	$390.8 thousand$390,800	1
76	Alpha Storm Solutions, Somonauk	$377.2 thousand$377,190	1
77	Vividgro, Inc., Sycamore	$375.6 thousand$375,600	1
78	Shape Master Tool Co, Kirkland	$363.3 thousand$363,314	1
79	Dekalb County Packing Co Inc, Dekalb	$356.6 thousand$356,632	1
80	Blue Marlin Imports. Inc., Dekalb	$356.2 thousand$356,246	1
81	Dawn Equipment, Sycamore	$347.7 thousand$347,700	1
82	Innovative Growers Equipment, Inc., Sycamore	$339.3 thousand$339,300	1
83	Elliott And Wood, Inc, Dekalb	$339.0 thousand$339,048	1
84	Ag Tech Services Inc, Sandwich	$336.8 thousand$336,750	1
85	Haymaker Enterprises Inc., DeKalb	$330.8 thousand$330,817	1
86	Spex Express Inc, Sycamore	$322.7 thousand$322,712	2
87	Shape-Master Tool Co., Kirkland	$313.6 thousand$313,614	1
88	Alpha Storm Solutions Inc, Somonauk	$305.3 thousand$305,300	1
89	Wehrli Custom Fabrication, Dekalb	$297.7 thousand$297,740	1
90	Phoenix Energy Services, Inc., Genoa	$292.3 thousand$292,330	2
91	Dolce Vita, Ltd., Sycamore	$290.6 thousand$290,600	2
92	Brian Bemis Automotive Group, Ltd., Sycamore	$289.6 thousand$289,647	1
93	Fullco Industries, Inc., Sycamore	$289.2 thousand$289,198	1
94	Fox Vallley Older Adult Services, Sandwich	$287.1 thousand$287,083	1
95	Sejal G Patel DDS Pc, Sycamore	$278.2 thousand$278,195	2
96	Krueger Tower Inc, Kingston	$277.7 thousand$277,695	2
97	Smith's Specialized Heavy Hauling Inc, DeKalb	$274.8 thousand$274,789	1
98	Tech-Weld, Inc., Sycamore	$271.9 thousand$271,900	1
99	Tech-Weld Inc., Sycamore	$271.9 thousand$271,885	1
100	Blake Oil Company, Kirkland	$271.0 thousand$270,980	2

How the list is drawn

100 of the 3,328 borrowers ranked in DeKalb County are listed: every one ranked in the top 100, with ties. Borrowers approved the same amount share a rank, so the list can be longer than 100.
A borrower is ranked here when SBA recorded its first loan in DeKalb County. Its amount is summed over every loan it was approved, a first draw, a second or both, and is not what was forgiven or repaid, which each borrower’s page shows loan by loan.

Sources

SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA — loan-level data — U.S. Small Business Administration · Public domain — U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026

Data retrieved September 23, 2026

DeKalb County, as of September 30, 2024

The largest borrowers in DeKalb County · 2020–21

How the list is drawn

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