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Monday, 11 May 2026 17:13
$80 Million of State Funding Will Stop Youth Violence
CHICAGO – A report, A Normalized Crisis: Youth and Young Adult Joblessness and Disconnection in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and the U.S., 2019–2024” conducted by the UIC Great Cities Institute…
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Thursday, 15 May 2025 10:17
Youth Employment Data Brief - May 2025
Racial and Geographic Inequities in Youth and Young Adult Joblessness and Disconnection in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, and the U.S. (2019-2023) In May 2024, Great Cities Institute (GCI) published a…
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Monday, 12 June 2017 00:00
The High Costs for Out of School and Jobless Youth in Chicago and Cook County
June 12th Press Conference - Illinois and the U.S. are losing an estimated $9.5 billion in future tax revenue, as tens of thousands of out-of-school youth who lack a high…
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Friday, 26 May 2017 15:12
Youth Jobs: A Smart Investment
CITY COUNCIL AND COUNTY BOARD COME TOGETHER TO ADDRESS CRISIS OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT“Nothing Builds a Future Like a Job” Alderman Patrick O’Connor (40th Ward) and Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer…
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Thursday, 26 January 2017 16:35
More Jobs Less Violence: Youth Employment Hearing 2017
“More Jobs, Less Violence: Connecting Youth to a Brighter Future,” is the title of the 2017 Youth Employment Hearing sponsored by Alternative Schools Network and held at the Chicago Urban…
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Monday, 21 March 2016 11:43
Stop Violence: Create Youth Jobs
The Cook County Board’s Workforce, Housing and Community Development Committee, chaired by Commissioner Bridget Gainer will hold a hearing on the crisis of joblessness among the county’s low-income and minority…
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