
Commisioner Jesus Garcia speaks as Commissioner Larry Suffredin listens at a hearing on youth unemployment. (Credit: Craig Dellimore)
(CBS) — A Cook County Board hearing is raising is raising the alarm about youth unemployment in the region. Simply put, it’s bad, and getting worse, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Quiwana Bell of the Westside Health Authority said simply there are not enough jobs for African-American and Latino young people who want and need them.
“Especially for some communities that have upwards of 30 percent of their population are these young people who are doing absolutely nothing and it’s taking a toll on our communities in major ways,” Bell said.