Find A Career, Retool Your Skills on Labor Day

Watch the video, and polish your career skills. U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis explains where to get help and resources.

The following information comes from the office of U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis.  LABOR DAY TIPS FROM THE U.S. LABOR SECRETARY by Hilda L. Solis On Labor Day 2012 and every day, one of my top priorities is to help those looking for work get the training they need for good-paying jobs. By 2020, 17 of the 30 fastest-growing occupations will require a postsecondary certificate or degree. In fact, employers are actively looking to fill nearly 4 million job openings in America right now. Getting the skills employers want and need are critical to a successful career. Here are a few tips: • Get started! Your first step is to check out your local American Job Center. These nearly 3,000 "one-stop-shops" are part of a nationwide network where …

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Seat Belt, DUI Checkpoints Scheduled for Labor Day Weekend

The Skokie Police Department has issued the following press release on upcoming seat belt, DUI checkpoints in Skokie this Aug. 24 - Sept. 3.

From the community ~ The Skokie Police Department today announced its late-night plans for the 2012 Labor Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over/Click It or Ticket” crackdown.  The intensified enforcement effort against impaired drivers and seat belt law violators underscores the disproportionate number of traffic deaths involving alcohol and unbelted motorists.  The stepped-up enforcement will begin Aug. 24 and run through Labor Day, Sept. 3.  Enforcement efforts will concentrate on the deadly nighttime hours. According to data from the Illinois Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the midnight to 3 a.m. timeframe is the deadliest time on Illinois roadways.  The data also shows this time of day…

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Weekend Weather Forecast: What's in the North Shore Clouds?

Always had a hunch for the weather and think you can feel it in your bones? Then check your stats with the North Shore's own meteorologist.

Weekend Weather Planner for the North Shore A few waves of showers and t-storms are likely on Saturday before a strong front with heavy downpours possible. Better weather is expected during the second half of the holiday weekend with a significant cooling trend likely. Earlier: Predicting Mother Nature's Whims Block By Block Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of occasional waves of showers and t-storms 12 a.m. to 9 a.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.       Rain Amounts: 0.35 to 0.75 inches       Low temp: 73 degrees Fahrenheit       High temp: 83 degrees Fahrenheit       Wind: Southwest at 10-20 mph, shifting northwest by 7 p.m. with gusts to 25 mph Sunday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning with a 30 percent chance of a few…

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