Note: The First Annual Illinois Job Honor Awards was presented on November 30, 2016. For examples of media coverage in states where we're more established, visit http://www.jobhonor.org/news-iowa/ and http://www.jobhonor.org/news-wisconsin/.
Press Coverage
Illinois Business Journal:
Nominations open for Inaugural Illinois Job Honor Awards (08/16/16)
The Chicago Citizen:
Illinois Honors Job Heroes (09/07/16)
Bureau County Republican:
Nominations open for inaugural Illinois Job Honor Awards (8/26/16)
News Progress (Moultrie County):
Nominations open for Illinois Job Honor Awards (8/17/16)
Chronicle Media:
Job Honors recognize ‘new kind of heroes’ and employers who hire them (12/06/16)
The Herald News (Will County):
Nominations open for inaugural Illinois Job Honor Awards (8/15/16)
Daily North Shore:
Nominations open for Job Honor Awards (8/17/16)
The County Star:
Nominations open for inaugural Illinois Job Honor Awards (8/12/16)
Illinois WorkNet:
Nominations open for inaugural Illinois Job Honor Awards (8/15/16)
Des Plaines Valley News:
Nominations open for inaugural Illinois Job Honor Awards (8/12/16)
Putnam County Record:
Nominations open for inaugural Illinois Job Honor Awards (9/13/16)
Press Releases
Aug 11, 2015 • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nominations open for inaugural Illinois Job Honor Awards
New Initiative aims to employ disadvantaged jobseekers by celebrating “A New Kind of Hero”
SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois Job Honor Awards is accepting nominations for its first annual awards event, to be conducted November 30, 2016 in Lisle. The Awards will celebrate Illinoisans who have overcome significant barriers to employment and the employers who hire them.
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Dec 8, 2016 • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WINNERS ANNOUNCED for inaugural Illinois Job Honor Awards
Initiative aims to employ disadvantaged jobseekers by celebrating “A New Kind of Hero”
LISLE, IL — The Illinois Job Honor Awards, a new initiative aimed at recognizing Illinoisans who overcome barriers to employment, has announced its top honorees for 2016.