2 job fairs for veterans in Chicago area Thursday

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Thursday, April 21, 2016
American flag during Independence Day on the Hudson River with a view at Manhattan.
American flag during Independence Day on the Hudson River with a view at Manhattan.
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two efforts in the Chicago area are aimed at making sure U.S. veterans have access to resources after serving our country.



Home Depot teamed up with RecruitMilitary to host a job fair for veterans at Soldier Field from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Thursday.



More than 400 veterans are expected to attend to learn about new job opportunities.



There's a similar event in suburban North Chicago at the Forrestal Community Center from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Thursday.



More than 80 job and resource vendors will take part.


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