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.
The family of the man killed in a double homicide last week in south suburban Harvey said he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, helping a neighbor with a violent ex.
Chicago area officials are taking extra precautions following a wave of cyberattacks on water and wastewater facilities in multiple states, including Michigan.
When someone falls into the Chicago River, jumps from a bridge, overturns a kayak, or becomes trapped beneath the surface, the Chicago Fire Department's Marine Unit is often among the first crews called to respond.
The movies have gone to the dogs. As part of a multi-city screening, ChiTown Drive-In hosted a dog-friendly screening of Air Bud with a sneak peek at the upcoming sequel Air Bud Returns.
One person was killed in a fiery three-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck on Wednesday in far northwest suburban Genoa Township.
At least 345 people — the majority in Colorado and Minnesota — have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Chicago State University's new football team is just a couple weeks away from the first game of the Cougars' inaugural season.
An Illinois Tollway glitch that left thousands of drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls stemmed from an extra digit in codes within the system's computers, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
A Chicago woman was stunned when car thieves were able to steal her vehicle by replicating their key fob's signal while it was still inside her home.