Explore events in your area on the Illinois workNet News and Events page. Enter your ZIP code to find career-related events in your part of Illinois.
National H.I.R.E. Network 
provides resources to Illinois residents about legal assistance options and local service providers. Also included are links to the Department of Labor, Criminal Records Repository, State Attorney General, State Department of Corrections, and State Department of Parole/Probation.
Safer Foundation of Illinois provides a range of education, employment and support services to individuals with a criminal record. They provide direct services, youth services, operate adult transition centers and provide policy/advocacy information. Additional information for Chicago area and Quad City residents help ex-offenders in these (and other) areas of Illinos prepare for the next step.
Winning Job Opportunities - A Guide for the Formerly Incarcerated in Illinois provides short, concise guidance on some of the best jobs in Illinois for ex-offenders or others who have been similarly involved with the legal system.
Illinois Manufacturing Institute located at 2101 S. Kedzie, Chicago - assists the recently released/ formerly incarcerated with skills and employment that leads to financial self-sufficiency, as well as provides information on agencies that assist with housing, education, medical and social services agencies.
Re-Entry Illinois A resource directory fo re-entry friendly services and housing. Information to understand the system, parole and probation is included, as well as getting identification, public benefits, housing, support services and a job.
Leslie’s Place located at 1014 N. Hamlin, Chicago - provides a home and conducts a range of support services for women in prison and just out of prison, including prison ministry and workshops on domestic violence, self-esteem, parenting, and motivation.
St. Leonard’s Ministries located at 2100 W. Warren, Chicago - provides comprehensive residential and case management services to men and women who have been released from prison without the skills, housing and other resources necessary to rebuild their lives.
Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago offers adult and youth programs that provide extensive job readiness training, mentoring, case management and job placement. Illinois is one of the states with the largest ex-offender populations; ex-offenders make up about 60 percent of the client population served by Goodwill.
Incarcerate Veterans' Transition Program - information about programs for incarcerated veterans, as well as an Incarcerated Veterans' Guide. Click here to read an Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs press release about the IVTP program.