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The “Safety Matters” statewide picket included members from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31, who are demanding the Illinois Department of Corrections address statewide staffing shortages, offender substance abuse and worker safety.

Joliet Township High School District 204 will host a community resource fair open to everyone from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Joliet Central High School.

America’s employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, the latest evidence that the U.S. labor market is still solid enough to support steady hiring and a growing economy

Attendees can learn about resources and information from Illinois Department of Employment Security and Business Employment Skills Team representatives.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is hiring full-time and hourly highway crew members for the winter snow season. Deadline for applying online is Monday, Sept. 30.

Morris is one of the 12 communities that is included in the newly-formed Illinois River Cities & Towns Initiative, a coalition of mayor-led cities and towns along the Illinois River.

Illinois DCFS will be at Community Day, which is held Saturday by the National Hook-Up of Black Women Joliet chapter.

Joliet Electrical Training Center provides new facilities for apprentices who want to pursue careers as electricians. Training mixes traditional with new sustainable energy tech.

Participants will be able to meet over 20 hiring employers and are encouraged to bring resume copies.

A union representing employees at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill remain uncertain as to what their future holds with the impending closure and rebuild of the prison.

The Joliet facility is one of more than 120 such centers in the country that provide training for specific careers in a dormitory setting for students with low-income backgrounds.

Union objects to 'abrupt transfer' of inmates, threat to jobs as current Stateville facility to be demolished while new one is constructed,

Open house marking the 60th anniversary of the federal Job Corps program will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday at 1101 Mills Road in Joliet.

The Illinois Department of Employment Security and Business Employment Skills Team will host a resource and job open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at the IDES’ Sterling office, 406 Ave. C, Sterling.

World Kia plans to open a second location on Jefferson Street for used car sales and service.

The Lake County Job Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Round Lake Area Park District Sports Center, 2004 Municipal Way.

Opinion: This Thursday, come out to the free DeKalb County Career Fair event held at the DeKalb County Outreach Building with employers who are actively hiring and want to talk to you, writes Andrea Van Drew.

America’s employers delivered a healthy month of hiring in June, adding 206,000 jobs and once again displaying the U.S. economy’s ability to withstand continually high interest rates

The Yorkville Public Library will host two career resource center fairs from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, July 10 and 24.

America’s employers added a vigorous 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and a sign that companies are still confident enough in the economy to keep hiring despite persistently high interest rates

The Job Center of Lake County announces the job fair events being held during June.

Representatives from offices and bureaus who oversee both technical and administrative support responsibilities will be available to discuss current and upcoming employment opportunities at the various IDOT locations.

The Bettenhausen Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram dealership in Lockport Square is slated to open by June 1.

Group serves disadvantaged persons and people of color, including African Americans, women and persons with disabilities, in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties.

The Bettenhausen car dealership in the Lockport Square development on 159th Street is holding a hiring fair on Wednesday and Thursday.

America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy can vanquish inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates

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.

Kishwaukee College is now registering students for its short term job preparation programs, and this year a new in-person class is being offered: appliance repair technician training.

A job fair involving five state agencies that are looking for, among other things, correctional and security officers, medical workers at all levels, engineers and accountants, will be held July 27 at the AFSCME union hall in Dixon, and online.

DeKalb School District 428 will host a hiring fair Friday to encourage those interested in paraprofessional or instructional assistance positions to apply.

Guest, or substitute, teachers, paraprofessionals and job coaches are sought for positions beginning in August.

Collins Street representatives opposed the plan for a temporary staffing agency in that area.

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office is now taking applications for its summer jobs program offered to college-aged students in the Chicago area and in Springfield.

Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) announced his Community Projects for Fiscal Year 2024, which could bring over $30 million in federal funding to the 6th Congressional District.

The Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present “The Varied Paths to 21st Century Careers” with a panel of experts at 7 p.m. Jan. 10, via Zoom.

Area businesses gathered Thursday in DeKalb for a seminar to discuss what they called low workforce participation rates and how to attract and retain employees.