Illinois Policy May 2017
Illinois had the nation’s highest black unemployment rate in 2016, according to annual unemployment data released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS. Only 51 percent of black adults reported having some form of work in...
Brendan Bakala
/ JOBS + GROWTH
MAY 12, 2017
A new survey from Harris Poll for Express Employment Professionals shows that nearly half of unemployed people in Illinois have given up looking for work.
Forty-four percent of unemployed Illinoisans have given up on...
Studies: High corporate, property taxes stunt job growth in Illinois
By Michael Carroll
Shutterstock photo
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
Illinois imposes a higher tax burden on its businesses than most of its Midwest neighbors, according to newly released economic data that some...
Report: $15 minimum wage would cost Illinois 93,000 jobs by 2027
By Melissa Busch
May 19, 2017
Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
Raising the state minimum wage to $15 an hour would lead to 93,000 fewer jobs...
Employment Opportunities
Current openings in Will County government are posted here:
http://www.willcountyillinois.com/County-Offices/Administration/Human-Resources/Employment-Opportunities
Featured job opening this week: Truck Driver (Will County)
http://www.willcountyillinois.com/County-Offices/Administration/Human-Resources/Job-Details?id=1012
Private sector openings available:
Union Pacific
Electrician-Diesel Engines (Dolton and Melrose Park)
Passenger Car Electrician (Chicago)
https://up.jobs/search-jobs.html?keyWords=mechanic&category=&city=&state=IL&zipcode=&deptIds=&hrngType=https://up.j
Amazon
Full-time Warehouse Associate (Romeoville)
https://amazon.force.com/JobDetails?reqid=a0R0G000014YTtI&gclid=CK3f2-O29tMCFda6wAodwvgCoA
Reduced-time Warehouse Associate (Joliet)
https://search.amazondelivers.jobs/job/joliet/reduced-time-warehouse-associate/3413/4465953
Work Force Services Division...
It’s been over a year since Hoist Liftruck cut the ribbon at a brand-new facility in East Chicago, Indiana.
Hoist Liftruck Manufacturing LLC is one of the nation’s largest forklift manufacturers. The company used to make those machines in Illinois,...
Watch President Donald J. Trump's Weekly Address:
TODAY'S EVENTS
10:00 AM: President Trump meets with National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn
1:00 PM: Press Briefing with Press Secretary Sean Spicer - Watch Live
3:00 PM: President Trump...
Editors note:
After reading this article I wanted to scream "IDIOTS". We in Illinois don't have a budget and there is none in sight. We in Illinois elect people that want to spend more money than we take in. We...
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 2, 2017
CONTACT
Anastasia Tuskey, Communications Director
(815) 530-2372; atuskey@willcountyillinois.com
Or
Ragan Freitag, Will County Board Chief of Staff
(815) 740-8370; rfreitag@willcountyillinois.com
WILL COUNTY RESIDENTS INVITED TO ATTEND PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES FOR
COMMUNITY FRIENDLY FREIGHT MOBILITY PLAN
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES SCHEDULED FOR MAY 16, 17, &...
Illinois House passes legislation to expand record sealing
Reforms such as record sealing expansion make it likelier that ex-offenders will be able to find work – and stop cycling in and out of prison.
Reforms such as record sealing expansion make...
