We post a weekly resource list featuring key opportunities in Illinois. The Resource List includes workshops, cohorts, career and funding opportunities, and more.

Check out this week's resource list!

These events are presented by state, local and neighborhood organizations.

The list is also posted to West Side Forward's social media platforms.

Career Opportunities

• IDFPR is hiring a FOIA Officer. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, September 17.

• Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) is hiring a Program Director – Training and Development. The deadline to apply is Monday, September 22.

• Chicago Women’s Health Center (CWHC) is looking for a Development Director. The deadline to apply is Monday, October 6 at 5:00 PM.

• Chicago Foundation for Women is looking for a Human Resources and Operations Associate.

• North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic is seeking a full-time Pro Bono Practice Assistant.

• Kids First Chicago is seeking a Director of Development.

• Erie Neighborhood House is seeking a Staff Attorney, Legal Assistant, and Clinical Director.

• Chicago Jobs Council is seeking a Director of Community & Capacity Building.

• Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is hiring an Administrative Assistant II, Senior Advisor for International Economic Development, and Loan Program Manager.

Webinars

• Harold Washington College is hosting a virtual Financial Aid Completion Workshop on Tuesday, September 23 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM.

• Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) is hosting a Grant Writing: Budget Proposal and Program Narrative Alignment webinar on Wednesday, September 24 at 11:00 AM.

• Chicago SMIRR is hosting Family Preparedness virtual workshops on Thursday, September 18 and Thursday, September 25.

Summits

• Returning Citizens Summit happening on Friday, September 26 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Malcolm X College.

• Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County is hosting a Mental Health Summit on Tuesday, September 30 from 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM at Bridgeview Courthouse.

• Chicago Urban League is hosting the 2025 Wealth and Opportunity Entrepreneurship Summit ️on Friday, October 3 from 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM at 8331 S. Stewart Ave.

• Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County is hosting Cook County’s Most Comprehensive Second Chance Summit on Saturday, October 11 from 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM at Proviso Math & Science Academy.

Job Fairs

• Illinois Department of Public Health is hosting the State of Illinois Career Fair on Tuesday, September 23 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Wilbur Wright College.

• Fall Citywide Career Fair happening on Wednesday, September 24 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Malcolm X College Conference Center (1900 W. Jackson Blvd).

• BUILD is hosting the West Side Community Trade Fair on Friday, October 24 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM at 5100 W Harrison St.

Events

• Chicago CACC is hosting a free Vaccine and Microchip Clinic for DOGS on Thursday, September 25 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM at 4650 N. Pulaski Rd. Available for the first 100 dogs only. Only two dogs per household.

• SBA Office of Advocacy is hosting a Small Business Roundtable on Thursday, September 25 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET to discuss the U.S. Small Business Administration's Monetary-Based Small Business Size Standards.

• Celebrate the release of the draft Central Area Plan 2045 on Thursday, September 25 from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM at the Field Building (135 S. LaSalle St).

• Social Change is hosting a Get Your Record Cleaned event on Sunday, October 5 from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM at The Springfield Project at CAP 1908.