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Chicago’s Workforce After More Than a Year Into the Pandemic

We check in with community members on Chicago's labor force and the pandemic's impacts.

Aired 09/11/2021 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices

Chicago’s Workforce After More Than a Year Into the Pandemic

Clip: 9/11/2021 | 7m 2sVideo has Closed Captions

We check in with community members on Chicago's labor force and the pandemic's impacts.

Federal pandemic unemployment benefits ended on Labor Day, cutting off weekly payments to more than 300,000 people in Illinois alone. Meanwhile, federal data shows the unemployment rate in Illinois to be one of the highest in the nation —7.2 % reported most recently in July.

Aired 09/11/2021 | Rating NR

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Little Village Arch Granted Preliminary Landmark Status

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The iconic arch that welcomes everyone to La Villita has preliminary landmark status. (3m 2s)

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