Chicago launches new program to help returning veterans with jobs, services to ease transition | May 27,2012

By Associated Press


CHICAGO (AP) — Military veterans returning home to Chicago will be able to get a little help from the city as they transition back to civilian life.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Saturday announced a new "Returning Veterans Initiative" to help veterans find jobs, health care and other services.

The city will open a Veterans Employment Center with job placement services, career counseling and training resources.

It also will open a new Veterans Resource Office to assist veterans with disabilities. That office will be located across the street from the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs.

The mayor's office says the programs will take effect in the near future. His office will send postcards to returning veterans with information on the initiative.

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http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mopd.html