Press Releases and Inquiries

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

Past CJC Press Releases:

• Fourth Annual Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs Summit (May 13, 2011)

• New Report Shows Illinoisans Would Suffer Under House Budget Plan (February 28, 2011)
• ‘Opportunity Chicago’ Helps 5,800 Chicagoans Secure Jobs (October 22, 2010)
• 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)