One Chicago manufacturing company taking part is offering a starting pay of $20 an hour, plus benefits.
A new Discover customer care center will soon open in Chicago's South Side Chatham neighborhood, bringing nearly 1K full-time jobs to the area.
The pandemic has cost a lot of people their jobs. On top of that, it's taking a lot of people longer to find a new job.
The Chicago-Cook Workforce Partnership has already helped thousands get placed through its free training program.
In the age of Zoom calls and Skype, telephone interviews sound a little archaic and might actually create a little anxiety.
It's a jobs training program with equity at heart, preparing Chicagoans who've had barriers to employment for the next generation of green jobs.