Littelfuse to move to O'Hare Plaza

DES PLAINES -- Littelfuse Inc., a maker of circuit protection technologies, said it signed a commercial lease agreement to move its corporate headquarters to O'Hare Plaza II, 8755 W. Higgins Road, Chicago. The company will occupy about 55,000 square feet. The move is expected in early 2009. About 200 employees will relocate to this location. Littelfuse is still finalizing plans to move its 60,000-square-foot research-and-development tech center operation. Littelfuse's current headquarters, 800 E. Northwest Highway, Des Plaines, is for sale.