CHICAGO (AP) — Returning veterans may find jobs as utility workers, through a new Chicago community college training program aimed at certifying them to work in the natural gas industry. About 100 veterans per year will go through the seven-month program designed to help them transition to steady civilian jobs.

Vision, taking risks, and Steve Jobs were among many thought provoking comments made in the 20/20 Vision: Supplier Diversity in the 21st Century forum recently held in Chicago, which was sponsored by Black Enterprise and Wal-Mart.

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois officials are spreading the word about free services to help low-income taxpayers get the credits they deserve.

Chicago radio personality AC Green said after almost losing everything, his decision to reinvent himself changed his life.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are climbing further out of the hole they sank into during the Great Recession.

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois added 3,800 jobs in January, and the state unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month to 9.4 percent, state officials said Thursday.

CHICAGO - Teen employment in Illinois last year dropped to its lowest level in more than 40 years, with minorities and youth from low-income homes among the hardest hit, according to a report released Tuesday.

After a more than six-year battle with Chicago's city council to get a Walmart store approved in his South Side ward, Ald. Howard Brookins (21st) is proud to see the doors open Wednesday at the new Walmart on 83rd Street and Stewart Avenue.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Flanked by business executives, President Barack Obama urged employers Wednesday to create jobs in the U.S. rather than ship them overseas and offered to propose tax incentives to help them.

CHICAGO (AP) — The holiday shopping season often brings a bump in the number of job openings. Seasonal jobs in the retail and restaurant industry are usually temporary, but can provide helpful added income for struggling families.