Cook County committee backs two-year support for Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance, asks for job-placement metrics

Feb 3, 2026

The Workforce Housing and Community Development Committee approved a two-year funding agreement supporting the Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance (with Forefront as fiscal agent) and asked county staff and partners to return with measurable outcomes — including actual hires and retention data — and a list of partner schools.

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The Workforce Housing and Community Development Committee approved a resolution of support for the Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance (CWFA) on a voice vote after hearing staff describe how the county’s two-year funding will be used to advise county workforce strategy, expand careerpathways.net into suburban Cook County and support an annual regional workforce symposium.

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