Benefits not extended for long-term unemployed, what does this mean for Cook Co.?

Benefits not extended for long-term unemployed, what does this mean for Cook Co.?
Benefits not extended for long-term unemployed, what does this mean for Cook Co.?

Benefits not extended for long-term unemployed, what does this mean for Cook Co.?

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Yesterday, Democrats came up short on the number of votes needed to extended federal unemployment benefits. Karin Norington-Reaves is Director at the Cook County Workforce Partnership and fills us in on what the end of these benefits means for the long-term unemployed in and around Chicago. Photo: Flickr/paunemployment