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Illinois Job Resources, Employers, and Careers
Illinois Networking and Job Search Support
- Barrington Career Center – meetings, support, and volunteer opportunities, Barrington, IL
- Breakfast Network Club – for entrepreneurs and self employed, meetings in various area locations, Chicago, IL
- Career Resources Center – Lake Forest, IL
- Career Transitions Center of Chicago
- Chicago Executives Network – monthly meetings, Chicago, IL
- Chicago Toastmasters (District 30) – learn public speaking and network at the same time
- Chicagoland HR Transition Group – for transitioning HR professionals (Yahoo Group)
- Executives Network – Chicago, IL
- Financial Executives International (FEI) – Chicago, IL
- Gray Hair Management – meetings, networking, coaching, and more; relatively modest annual fee
- Illinois CPA Society – chapters, events, news, and education for Illinois CPAs
- Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services – helps people with disabilities find employment
- Illinois Macintosh User Group – learn, share, and network at meetings, Joliet, IL
- JVS Chicago
- Linux Users Group of Central Illinois – learn, share, and network at meetings, Springfield, IL
- Northern Illinois Toastmasters (District 54) – various Central and Northern Illinois locations
- One-Stop Career Centers – locations across the state
- PMI-Chicagoland – monthly meetings, Chicago, IL
- Quad Cities Computer Society – learn, share, and network, Rock Island, IL
- Quad City Young Professionals Network – business networking for recent college grads in Quad Cities area, Moline, IL
- St. Hubert's Job and Networking Support Ministry – evening meetings, Hoffman Estates, IL
- Toastmasters International/Illinois – build your public speaking skills and your network, too
- University of Illinois Alumni Association – for UI Alumni
- Veterans Services
- WorkMinistry/Illinois – directory of support groups
- Yahoo's Business Organizations for Illinois
- Yahoo's Community and Culture Organizations for Illinois
- Young Professionals of Greater Peoria – events, forums, and job listings
Illinois Job Sites
- Backpage/Chicago – employment classifieds online, Chicago, IL
- Chicago Reader HelpWanted – Chicago, IL
- Chicago Sun Times Career Ads – Chicago, IL
- ChicagoJobs.com – covers 11 counties, affiliated with many local newspapers, Chicago, IL
- craigslist/Bloomfield-Normal – online classifieds, jobs and "gigs," for the local area, Bloomfield-Normal, IL
- craigslist/Carbondale – online classifieds, jobs and "gigs," for the local area, Carbondale, IL
- craigslist/Champaign Urbana – online classifieds, jobs and "gigs," for the local area, Champaign-Urbana, IL
- craigslist/Chicago – online classifieds, jobs and "gigs," for the local area, Chicago, IL
- craigslist/Decatur
- craigslist/LaSalle
- craigslist/Mattoon-Charleston
- craigslist/Peoria – online classifieds, jobs and "gigs," for the local area, Peoria, IL
- craigslist/Quad Cities – online classifieds, jobs and "gigs," for the local area, Quad Cities, IL
- craigslist/Rockford – online classifieds, jobs and "gigs," for the local area, Rockford, IL
- craigslist/Southern Illinois
- craigslist/Springfield – online classifieds, jobs and "gigs," for the local area, Springfield, IL
- craigslist/Western Illinois
- Illinois Banker Jobs – from the Illinois Bankers Association
- Illinois JobNetwork
Jobs in Illinois Education
- Augustana College – Rock Island, IL
- Aurora University – Aurora, IL
- Champaign Community School District
- Chicago Public Schools
- City Colleges of Chicago – Chicago, IL
- College of Lake County – Grayslake, IL
- DePaul University – Chicago, IL
- Elgin Community College – Elgin, IL
- Illinois Central College – East Peoria, IL
- Illinois Education Job Bank – public school teaching and administration jobs from the Illinois Association of School Administrators
- Illinois Institute of Technology – Also Wheaton, Chicago, IL
- Illinois Valley Community College – Oglesby, IL
- Leapfrog Online – Evanston, IL
- Loyola University – Chicago, IL
- NCSA Job Openings – National Center for Supercoomputing Applications, birthplace of Mosaic, part of the University of Illinois, Champaign
- Northeastern Illinois University Employment
- Northern Illinois University – DeKalb, IL
- Northwestern University Job Opportunities
- Robert Morris College – Also DuPage, Orland Park, Bensenville, Springfield, Peoria, and Lake County, Chicago, IL
- Roosevelt University – Also Schaumburg, Chicago, IL
- Saint Xavier University – Also Orland Park, Chicago, IL
- Springfield College in Illinois – Springfield, IL
- Springfield IL Public School District 186
- TeachinKane – from the Kane County Human Resources Consortium for participating Kane County school districts (K-12)
- University of Chicago Hospitals & Health System
- University of Chicago Job Opportunities
- University of Illinois Employment Center
- Wheaton College – Wheaton, IL
Jobs in Illinois Government
- Champaign County Government – Urbana, IL
- Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District – Urbana, IL
- Chicago Housing Authority – Chicago, IL
- Chicago Parks District – Chicago, IL
- Chicago Public Library – Chicago, IL
- Chicago Transit Authority – Chicago, IL
- City of Aurora – Aurora, IL
- City of Champaign – Champaign, IL
- City of Chicago – Chicago, IL
- City of Des Plaines – Des Plaines, IL
- City of Elgin – Elgin, IL
- City of Elmhurst – (includes Elmhurst police, firefighter, parks, and library jobs in addition to city jobs), Elmhurst, IL
- City of Evanston – Evanston, IL
- City of Naperville – Naperville, IL
- City of Peoria – Peoria, IL
- City of Rockford – Rockford, IL
- City of Springfield IL – Springfield, IL
- City of Urbana – Urbana, IL
- City of Wheaton – Wheaton, IL
- Cook County Government
- DeKalb County Government – Sycamore, IL
- DuPage County Government – Wheaton, IL
- Federal Home Loan Bank – Chicago, IL
- Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Fermi NationalAccelerator Laboratory
- Greater Peoria Mass Transit (CityLink) – Peoria, IL
- Illinois Department of Corrections
- Illinois Department of Transportation
- Illinois State Police Merit Board (also see civilian jobs with the State Police)
- Kane County Government – Geneva, IL
- Lake County Government – Waukegan, IL
- McHenry County Government – Woodstock, IL
- McLean County Government – Bloomington, IL
- Metra Commuter Rail – Chicago, IL
- Peoria County Government – Peoria, IL
- Rock Island County Government – Rock Island, IL
- Sangamon County Government – Springfield, IL
- State of Illinios Job Opportunities
- The Chicago Airport System – O'Hare, Midway, and Gary-Chicago airports, Chicago, IL
- Town of Cicero – Cicero, IL
- Vermilion County Government – Danville, IL
- Village of Arlington Heights – Arlington Heights, IL
- Village of Mount Prospect – Mount Prospect, IL
- Village of Northbrook – Northbrook, IL
- Village of Palatine – Palatine, IL
- Village of Scharuburg – Scharuburg, IL
- Village of Wilmette – Wilmette, IL
- Village of Winnetka – Winnetka, IL
- Whiteside County Government – Morrison, IL
- Will County Government – Joliet, IL
- Winnebago County – Rockford, IL
More Illinois Employers
- @properties – several locations, Chicago, IL
- Abbott Laboratories – Abbott Park, IL
- Accelerated Rehabilitation Centers – HQ in Chicago, IL
- Accretive Health – Chicago, IL
- Ace Hardware – HQ in Oak Brook, IL
- Acquity Group, LLC – HQ in Chicago, IL
- Advocate Health Care – includes 10 hospitals, ambulatory locations, home care/hospice, fitness centers, laboratories and more in the greater Chicago area., Chicago, IL
- Afni – Bloomington, IL
- Agility Networks, LLC – several locations, Chicago, IL
- Allstate Insurance Company – HQ in Northbrook, IL
- Aon – HQ in Chicago, IL
- Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) – HQ in Decatur, IL
- Art Institute of Chicago Museum – Chicago, IL
- Astellas Pharma US (was Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc.) – Deerfield, IL
- Baxter International – Deerfield, IL
- Beam Global Spirits & Wine – Deerfield, IL
- Benefit Express – Arlington Heights, IL
- Boeing – HQ in Chicago, IL
- Brunswick – HQ in Lake Forest, IL
- Caesar's Entertainment – resorts and casinos
- Carson Pirie Scott – part of Bon-Ton, Inc.
- Caterpillar – HQ in Peoria, IL
- CDW – HQ in Vernon Hills, IL
- Chicago Apartment Finders – Chicago, IL
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Chicago, IL
- CME Group (Chicago Board of Trade) – Chicago, IL
- Dynamic Systems Resouce Management Inc. – HQ in Evanston, IL
- Edwards Wildman LLP – Chicago, IL
- Elgin Symphony Orchestra – Elgin, IL
- ePrize – Chicago, IL
- Exelon Corporation – Chicago, IL
- Feldco – Chicago, IL
- First Midwest Bank – Joliet, IL
- Fortune Brands – HQ in Deerfield, IL
- GATX – Chicago, IL
- Geneca – Oakbrook Terrace, IL
- GrantThornton LLP – HQ in Chicago, IL
- Greenville Regional Hospital – Greenville, IL
- Grubb&Ellis – Chicago, IL
- Harpo, Inc. – Chicago, IL
- HDR
- Holy Cross Hospital – Chicago, IL
- HSBC – US HQ in Chicago, IL
- HUB International Limited – HQ in chicago, IL
- Hyatt Hotels & Resorts – Chicago, IL
- ICE Trust Clearing – Chicago, IL
- Integrys Group – Chicago, IL
- iProspect – Chicago, IL
- Iron Mountain
- ISCO International – Elk Grove Village, IL
- John Deere Power Equipment – HQ in Moline, IL
- MasterCard
- MAVERICK Technologies – HQ in Columbia, IL
- McDonald's – HQ in Oak Brook, IL
- Midwest Underground Technology, Inc. – Gibson City, IL
- Motorola – HQ in Schaumburg, IL
- Museum of Science and Industry – Chicago, IL
- Navistar – HQ in Warrenville, IL
- NorStates Bank – Waukegan, IL
- Northshore University HealthSystem – Also Glenview, Highland Park and other locations, Evanston, IL
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital – Chicago, IL
- Norvax – Chicago, IL
- Office Max – HQ in Itasca, IL
- OSF Saint Francis Medical Center – Peoria, IL
- Peabody Energy – St. Louis, Coulterville, IL
- Pearson Educational Publishing – Chicago, IL
- Pepsi Americas – Rolling Meadows, IL
- Per Mar Security Services
- PerkinElmer
- Pfizer
- Pipal Research – Chicago, IL
- Quest Diagnostics
- RR Donnelley – HQ in Chicago, IL
- Rush University Medical Center – includes the Johnston R. Bowman Health Center and Apartments, Chicago, IL
- Ryerson – HQ in Chicago, IL
- Sara Lee – HQ in Downers Grove, IL
- Schawk, Inc. – HQ in Des Plaines, IL
- Sears – HQ in Chicago, IL
- Select Rehabilitation – Therapy positions nationwide, Northfield, IL
- Service Master – HQ in Downers Grove, IL
- Sherman Health – Elgin, IL
- Sinai Health System – Chicago, IL
- Six Flags Nationwide – Gurnee, IL
- Smurfit-Stone Container Corp – HQ in Chicago, IL
- State Farm Insurance – HQ in Bloomington, IL
- SumTotal Systems – Chicago, IL
- Switchfast – Chicago, IL
- TDS ( Telephone and Data Systems) – HQ in chicago, IL
- Tenneco – HQ in Lake Forest, IL
- The Harris Bank
- Timberland
- Tribune – Chicago, IL
- U. S. Cellular – Chicago, IL
- United Airlines (United Continental Holdings) – HQ, Chicago, IL
- United Stationers – Des Plaines, IL
- ValueClick – (includes CommissionJunction and FastClick)
- Vibes Media – Chicago, IL
- Vosges Haut-Chocolat – HQ in Chicago, IL
- W.W. Grainger – Lake Forest, IL
- Walgreen – HQ in Deerfield, IL
- Wind Capital Group – Chicago, IL
- Wolfram Software – Champaign, IL
- Wrigley – HQ in Chicago, IL
- WRSCompass (Compass Environmental, Inc.) – Chicago, IL
National & Regional Resources
In addition to the state-specific listings above, be sure to check the National and Regional Resources for more information for each state.
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