Wrigleyville Businesses Relieved Cubs Will Remain on North Side
There’s relief among businesses in Wrigleyville now that the Cubs have reached an agreement with the city over its $500 million renovation plan. Local residents and neighborhood groups had been worried that businesses would suffer if the Cubs couldn’t come to terms with the city and decided to play baseball elsewhere. Jaime Gamez, owner of […]
Hiring our Heroes helps veteran job seekers in Chicago
Job-seeking veterans and spouses gathered at the Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chicago late last month in hopes of finding employment at the Hiring Our Heroes job fair. Christopher Garza is currently in U.S. Navy and retiring in 13 months. He hadn’t been home to Chicago in months. “I’m entering a new unknown territory, but […]
Chicago Small Business Center to help entrepreneurs open up shop
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the opening of City Hall’s new Small Business Center last week to provide a “one-stop shop” for novice entrepreneurs looking to establish small businesses in Chicago. Emanuel said he hopes the new program will “make City Hall, not the problem, but the solution,” by providing a quicker and easier service […]
State lawmaker pushes for less employee privacy
The so-called Facebook bill, signed into law last August, currently restricts employers from asking for employee user names or passwords to personal social media accounts. Now Republican Rep. Jim Durkin of Western Springs wants to let employers have access to employees’ social media accounts if they visited them with a company computer or cell phone. Durkin […]
Humboldt Park Shop Creates Opportunities for Underprivileged Youth
Rowan Richards, owner of the street apparel shop King Lizzy in the 2500 block of Division Street, finds solutions to poverty in the community by creating internships and jobs for underprivileged youth. Richards was originally the executive director of the non-profit organization, The Stewards Market, which opened four years ago in Cabrini Green. He was looking […]
The Commuter Nation Free Ride Sweepstakes Is Now Open
It’s Back…The Commuter Nation Free Ride Sweepstakes Is Now Open. This is a program where employers get involved to encourage employees to commute and save gas, money, and our environment. Check it out, and forward it to your boss.
Bill Would Keep Sick Restaurant Workers Away From Your Food
When Luis Deleon feels sick, he still has to go into work as a cook at a Chicago restaurant. “There’s been a bunch of different times where I had to work when I was sick and I could have really used a day off, but that would have affected my paycheck,” Deleon said. The 27-year-old […]
Advocates Meet with Illinois Officials to Address Concerns with IQ Testing at VR Services
Image via Wikipedia People with disabilities met on Thursday with Michelle Saddler, Gov. Quinn’s chief of staff, and Rob Kilbury, the associate director of the Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), in an attempt to eliminate IQ testing issued by Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services. VR services are designed to help people find […]
Happening in the 2nd Ward
A special South Loop Community Meeting to discuss important issues specific to the South Loop agenda including the Park Plaza at 16th and Indiana, naming of the new South Loop field house and speed bumps and traffic control near 18th and Calumet will be held on 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at the 1st […]
Employees Claim Sexual Harassment Cover-up at Chicago-Based Company
Sexual harassment made national headlines during the 1990s after Monica Lewinsky and Anita Hill became household names. A recent case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in U.S. District Court claims victims of harassment who speak out are being retaliated against, and the number of these types of cases are on the rise. […]
Unique Internships offered by U.S. State Department
Need an interesting internship for the Summer? The U.S. State Department is accepting applications for their Spring 2010 Student Internship Program. Please click on the Gateway to State button above to read the vacancy and to start the online application process. You must be a student, or planning to be a student to apply for […]
New Illinois law provides Medicaid extensions to help cut down on disability-based hiring discrimination
March 26, 2009 – Rachel Siler, 23, graduated college at the top of her class 18 months ago with a degree in fashion marketing, extensive experience producing fashion events and a list of strong references. For seven months she went to more than 75 interviews – sometimes attending three or more a week – but […]
Chicago Job Seekers Hope to fill 300 New Positions at Loop Hotel
March 24, 2009 – The Wit Job Fair from Jennifer T. Lacey on Vimeo.
