New Website 'Get Hired Illinois' Links Unemployed Residents With Jobs
Governor JB Pritzker announced a new plan, using state resources, to help people get back to work.
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Governor JB Pritzker announced a new plan, using state resources, to help people get back to work.
"There is doom and gloom, for sure, but we're seeing some very innovative and creative ways that local businesses are trying to make it through," Northwestern University business professor Linda Darragh said.
Illinois state officials on Thursday launched Get Hired Illinois – a new web portal to connect workers with job and career training opportunities as unemployment skyrockets during the coronavirus pandemic.
As job losses pile up during the pandemic CBS 2 is Working For Chicago to help you bounce back.
It's hard enough navigating the state's unemployment process, but losing your job in the pandemic can be especially tough if you're one of the most vulnerable people during this time – senior citizens.
Farmers' markets aren't open, and a trip to the supermarket makes many feel uncomfortable right now, so a Chicago restaurant supplier is now bringing fresh fruits and vegetables right to your doorstep, after losing sleep thinking his business would go under.
The Village of Hinsdale is taking to the streets to help local restaurants and small businesses hit hard by COVID-19.
How could someone who currently goes to work every day for the state get approved for unemployment benefits?
There is confusion among lawmakers and business owners like salon owners, for example. They don't know when they will reopen or what it will look like when they do.
The state's unemployment benefits system was designed to catch fraudsters trying to collect benefits to which they are not entitled. If they get a birth date or other critical information wrong, they get blocked from getting the money.
An Extreme Heat Warning goes into effect at noon Monday for the Chicago area, as dangerous heat locks in for the next several days.
A shooting was reported at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Matteson, Illinois, overnight Sunday into Monday.
South Shore Line train service through Northern Indiana will continue to run on a weekend holiday schedule through Friday, July 3.
A man was stabbed in the Printers Row district in downtown Chicago early Monday morning.
A woman was shot in the leg and wounded in Chicago's Auburn Gresham community late Monday night.
Two cars were seriously damaged in a crash in Chicago's Bronzeville community overnight Sunday into Monday.
City leaders and first responders will hold a press conference Monday morning to inform people how to stay cool and safe during the extreme heat.
The new flag is inspired by the "Skokie Spirit" stained glass at the village hall.
Officers found three people who had been hit by a vehicle, who had left the scene before they arrived.