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Chicago Dentist Offering Free Care For Needy For Christmas
For one day each year, Dr. Jonathan Yahav of the Chicago Smile Center opens his office to those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to get even the most basic dental care.
In The Western Suburbs, Salvation Army Helps Jobless Construction Worker
WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody talks with an unemployed construction worker who has received assistance over the years from the St. Charles Salvation Army Community Center.
Benedictine Offering Free Tuition To Long-Term Unemployed
In these days of high unemployment, a suburban university is giving the jobless a second chance. CBS 2′s Vince Gerasole reports on the college that’s giving free tuition to the long-term unemployed.
Program Provides Unemployed With Today’s Job-Seeking Skills
The ongoing economic slowdown has forced people into the job market who last wrote up a resume on a typewriter. A program at the Harper College Schaumburg campus is working to provide them with today’s job-seeking skills.
EPA To Hire Unemployed For Great Lakes Cleanup Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to spend $6 million to hire the unemployed for Great Lakes cleanup projects.
Benedictine University Offering Free Education To The Unemployed
Adults who have been struggling to find a job may now be able to return to college – free of charge.
UPDATE: 25th Annual Call-In Offers Help For Unemployed
A Chicago employment firm once again pairs job-search coaches with the jobless — free of charge.
Most Popular News
- The List: Chicago Schools To Be ClosedThe Chicago School Board voted to close 49 underutilized or underperforming elementary schools on Wednesday as part of a plan to close a $1 billion budget deficit.492
- Board Votes To Close 49 Chicago Elementary SchoolsThe Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday voted to close 49 elementary schools, in what is believed to be the biggest single mass shutdown of schools in U.S. history.4834
- Lockdown Lifted At Morton West High SchoolMorton West High School has been placed on lock down for precautionary reasons after an unknown individual entered the building.558
- Former Glenbard East Student Accused Of Planning Columbine-Type AttackA 19-year-old former student at Glenbard East High School in Lombard was in custody on Wednesday, accused of planning a "Columbine-style" attack on the school, with a list of people he wanted to target.561
- Woman Robs North Side BankA woman robbed a Lakeview bank Tuesday afternoon on the city’s North Side.262
- Four Schools To Be Spared From Closing; Another To Be DelayedHours before a final vote by the Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools officials have agreed to back off of plans to close four of the 53 elementary schools targeted for closing at the end of the school year, Board Vice President Jesse Ruiz confirmed Wednesday morning.415
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Twitter Updates
- Bodies of 2 men including county clerk worker found in Englewood car cbsloc.al/10QPHzc 4 hours ago
- Chicago School Board voted to close 49 schools. Here's the list: cbsloc.al/169erro 9 hours ago
