| Rockford Toolcraft, Inc. | Rockford | $4,445,000 | $4,496,026 | 355 | $86.8M |  AI Deep Dive |
| Flavorchem Corporation | Downers Grove | $4,435,371 | $4,495,138 | 319 | $112.6M | AI Deep Dive |
| Peerless Industries, Inc. | Aurora | $4,407,308 | $4,466,929 | 307 | $80.4M | AI Deep Dive |
| Ortho Molecular Products Inc. | Woodstock | $4,395,500 | $0 | 305 | $302.5M | AI Deep Dive |
| Peddinghaus Corporation | Bradley | $4,287,738 | $4,339,072 | 280 | $73.3M | AI Deep Dive |
| Bison Gear and Engineering Corp | Saint Charles | $4,285,000 | $4,339,590 | 283 | $74.1M | AI Deep Dive |
| Mitek Corporation | Winslow | $4,249,500 | $4,305,384 | 296 | $77.5M | AI Deep Dive |
| A. J. Antunes & Co. | Carol Stream | $4,175,000 | $4,230,008 | 273 | $71.5M | AI Deep Dive |
| Fona International Inc. | Geneva | $4,133,000 | $4,180,105 | 221 | $78.0M | AI Deep Dive |
| Alp Lighting & Ceiling Products, Inc. | Niles | $4,124,678 | $4,180,017 | 276 | $72.3M | AI Deep Dive |
| Material Control, Inc. | Batavia | $4,123,400 | $4,176,496 | 353 | $86.3M | AI Deep Dive |
| Incredible Technologies, Inc. | Vernon Hills | $4,093,200 | $4,145,616 | 260 | $68.1M | AI Deep Dive |
| Holten Meat, Inc. | Sauget | $4,058,910 | $4,105,475 | 366 | $129.2M | AI Deep Dive |
| Colbert Packaging Corporation | Lake Forest | $4,049,192 | $4,097,670 | 319 | $316.4M | AI Deep Dive |
| Vienna Beef Ltd. | Chicago | $3,940,000 | $3,997,967 | 322 | $113.6M | AI Deep Dive |
| V & V Supremo Foods, Inc. | Chicago | $3,934,560 | $3,979,917 | 199 | $70.2M | AI Deep Dive |
| Tvv-C Acquisitions, LLC | Saint Charles | $3,878,300 | $3,932,812 | 212 | $55.5M | AI Deep Dive |
| Agri-Fab, Inc. | Sullivan | $3,876,367 | $3,922,776 | 328 | $85.9M | AI Deep Dive |
| United Conveyor Corporation | Waukegan | $3,845,092 | $3,889,892 | 189 | $49.5M | AI Deep Dive |
| E D Etnyre & Co | Oregon | $3,794,854 | $3,836,649 | 420 | $110.0M | AI Deep Dive |
| Fisher Printing, INC | Bridgeview | $3,783,125 | $3,826,526 | 355 | $352.1M | AI Deep Dive |
| Manitex International, Inc. | Bridgeview | $3,747,000 | $3,790,321 | 241 | $63.1M | AI Deep Dive |
| Superior Graphite Co. | Chicago | $3,654,500 | $3,696,552 | 166 | $43.5M | AI Deep Dive |
| W. Diamond Group Corporation | Des Plaines | $3,640,100 | $3,681,658 | 294 | $103.8M | AI Deep Dive |
| Allied-Locke Industries, Incorporated | Dixon | $3,631,980 | $3,673,142 | 318 | $83.3M | AI Deep Dive |