Press Releases

Direct media inquiries to Andrés Moreno at andres@cjc.net or (312) 252-0467.

Past CJC Press Releases:

Chicago Jobs Council Names Mark Podemski & The Rockford Area Economic Development Council as its 2010 Partner of the Year

(June 9, 2010)

Chicago Jobs Council Names Barbara Tartaglione as its 2010 Volunteer of the Year

(June 9, 2010)

Report: Chicagoland Positioned to Attract Green Collar Jobs and Train New Workers (October 27, 2009)

Evaluation Shows Job Training and Economic Development Program Graduates Earn More than Non-Participants (February 8, 2006)

More Coordination and Investment are Needed to Address Chicago's Workforce Needs (September 28, 2005)

Many Families Work Hard But Struggle to Make Ends Meet (October 12, 2004)

New Report Provides Cash-strapped State Lawmakers Roadmap to a More Prosperous Illinois (February 17, 2004)

Skills Training Key to Illinois' Biggest Economic Challenge (December 3, 2002)

New Census Bureau Data Shows Significant Rise in Poverty (September 24, 2002)

Local Leaders Criticize Limits on Skills Training within Bush's Welfare Proposal (March 8, 2002)

Bush Administration Proposal to Cut $541 Million in Workforce Funding Threatens Chicago's Position in Global Economy (September 5, 2001)