P2E provides
veterans and the long-term unemployed with job training and placement. The initiative launched a nationwide pilot program this year, and started accepting applications in Chicago last month.
Legislation pending in the General Assembly that would allow natural gas utilities to bypass the state’s
rate-regulation system is being scrutinized by AARP Illinois and the
Citizens Utility Board.
More than half of Illinois’ private sector employees do not have
access to a retirement savings plan through their jobs, according to a
new study released by the Woodstock Institute.
The
Chicago-based nonprofit, a research and policy organization focused on
fair lending, wealth creation, and financial systems reform, analyzed
data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, and the
Employee Benefits Research Institute.
Upon returning home last year from serving two years in the U.S.
Army, Asma Njesada said her greatest challenge was finding a job.
More than half of Illinois’ private sector employees do not have
access to a retirement savings plan through their jobs, according to a
new study released by the Woodstock Institute.