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At the height of the pandemic, youth unemployment rates skyrocketed in Illinois. In 2020, it soared to a staggering 23.3% -- 29% among Black youth and 25.7% among Hispanic youth. Suburban workforce development centers offer a variety of services to help empower youth to find jobs.
Despite an eviction moratorium in Illinois, Luz Franco, 51, says she was nudged into leaving her apartment late last year after she got COVID-19 and missed work, which led to a late rent payment. She lost heat in her unit and some of her belongings were found on the front lawn. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times When Luz Franco got sick with COVID-19, she missed work and knew she wouldn’t have the money to pay the rent on her apartment in Brighton Park. Franco, 51, figured she could give what she had to her landlord until she was able to catch up. But she says the landlord said she was a year behind on rent, and soon she found the heat had been turned off in her apartment, and one day her son found some of their belongings on the front lawn.
Highland Park foundation distributes $512,550 in grants Back row, from left, James Lynch of The Art Center Highland Park, Greg Diethrich of Midwest Young Artists, Amy Kaufman of Community Partners for Affordable Housing, Susan Trieschmann of Curt's Cafe and Gail Hodges of Family Service of Lake County; third row: Robbie Boudreau of Southeast Lake County Faith in Action Volunteers, Pam Feinberg of the Tri-Con Child Care Center, HPCF board member Jon Levey and Jennifer Phillips of Keshet; second row: HPCF board member Jean Meadows, Alicia De La Cruz of Working Together and Lisa Adelmund of Highland Park Community Early Learning Center; front row: HPCF Chairman David Reich, board member Tom Koulentes and Bobbie Hinden of Family Focus Highland Park.