Commander Packaging Closes

Corrugated container Commander Packaging Corp. suddenly closed its Monee, Ill., plant, which resulted in 35-50 employees losing their jobs, according to workers, the Daily-Journal reported.

The plant was closed with no warnings or speculation of a shutdown, the newspaper report. The company was formerly Kankakee Container Corp.

According to Commander Packaging’s website, the company is a full line corrugated sheet plant that manufactures an extensive line of corrugated products, including cartons and corrugated and fiberboard partitions.