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Illinois District 14 Representative Lauren Underwood announced $75 million in green job funding for a Plainfield manufacturing facility on Monday.
Discover Dixon hosted a career fair at Dixon High School Wednesday, March 13, 2024. After students in the high school visited the booths, the public was invited to check out what local businesses and organizations had to offer.
The Lake County Forest Preserves is hosting a job fair from 2 to 6 p.m. March 11 at the Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 Green Bay Road in North Chicago.
Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that last month’s job gain topped the 333,000 that were added in December, a figure that was itself revised sharply higher. The unemployment rate stayed at 3.7%, just above a half-century low.
Staffing agencies – a fast-growing industry that employs nearly a million Illinoisans – are not exempt from the state’s antitrust law, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled late last week.
Friday's report from the Labor Department showed that December’s job gain exceeded the 173,000 that were added in November. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent, the 23rd straight month that joblessness has remained below 4 percent.
As of Monday afternoon, Gail Lewis’ video was liked more than 3 million times, bookmarked nearly 270,000 times and received more than 41,000 comments.
The Workforce Services Division of Will County is partnering with the Illinois Department of Human Services to host a career fair for individuals with disabilities from 2 - 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Romeoville.
Two sessions will take place in Sterling, one on Oct. 23, the other on Oct. 26.
Applications for Winter Salaried Highway Maintainers must be completed online at https://illinois.jobs2web.com.
The starting salary is $4,850 monthly. Applicants must have a commercial driver’s license and submit to a criminal background check.
Union seeks help from legislators on contract issues at Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet hospital.
Home improvement retailer Menards got approval by the city of Sycamore recently to build nearly 450 storage units for rent on Mercantile Drive.
The event will be open to the public from noon to 1:30 p.m., with special access from 11 a.m. to noon for veterans and individuals with disabilities, at 902 712 Fourth Ave., Rock Falls.
The job fair event in Lockport Township will feature employers with job opportunities. Other programs include resume writing, interview tactics and networking strategies.