During Medline’s 60^th anniversary year, it’s also celebrating a Sweet 16.

The company, which has three corporate office locations, four manufacturing plants and an enormous flagship U.S. distribution center all in the greater Chicago area, was included Friday in the Chicago Tribune’s “Top Workplaces 2026” list, an annual compilation of the best local employers, as determined by surveys of tens of thousands of employees.

Out of 65 companies recognized this year in the “large” category (organizations with 1,000 or more local employees), Medline was ranked 35th, an improvement from 42nd out of 57 companies included in the category in 2025.

Medline has appeared in the rankings 16 times since the Tribune first began issuing them in 2010 and is one of just a small handful of organizations that have been included 10 times or more.

Energage, a workplace survey and improvement specialist organization based in Exton, Pa., again conducted this year’s surveys, polling employees from 243 Chicago-area companies on their satisfaction in areas such as pay and benefits, company direction, leadership, meaningfulness of work and appreciation for their efforts. About 2,700 Medline employees participated.

A company made the list if it exceeded national benchmarks that Energage has established over the last 20 years.

Medline maintains its global headquarters in Northfield, Ill., a northern suburb of Chicago, with additional corporate offices having opened last year in nearby Northbrook and at Chicago’s historic Merchandise Mart. The company manufactures Medline Brand products at facilities in Mundelein, Waukegan and Libertyville in Lake County, not far from its 1.4 million-square-foot distribution center in Grayslake. It also processes water for use in respiratory care at a facility in Arlington Heights.

Learn more about Medline’s Chicago-area presence at Medline.com.