Chrysler to cut nearly 1,400 Illinois jobs, add 6,500 in Michigan By Vincent Caruso 03/01/2019 The Jeep Cherokee manufacturer plans to lay off nearly 1,400 workers at its Belvidere, Illinois, facility and invest $4.5 billion in a 6,500-job expansion in Michigan. TAGS: employment, Fiat Chrysler, jobs, outmigration, progressive income tax, property taxes, regulations, taxes, unemployment