Chicago Heights Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Chicago Heights, Illinois: the American Job Center in the city, and 11 more within 25 miles. Staff there help with finding work, training and your next steps.
✓ From the U.S. Department of Labor's list ✓ Address, phone and hours
About your claim
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Call (800) 244-5631Jobareer is not the state. This is IDES's number, from its own website.
The office in Chicago Heights
South Suburban Cook County American Job Center at Prairie State College
Full-service American Job Center
202 S. Halsted St.
Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · Directions
Phone: 708-709-7975 or 855-994-8300
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
Near Chicago Heights
Safer Foundation (South Holland)
American Job Center, some services · 6 miles away
247 W. 162nd Street
South Holland, IL 60473 · Directions
Phone: 708-596-0037
Hours: Monday -Friday 8:30AM - 4:30PM (Open by appointment only due to COVID-19)
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
WorkOne Hammond
American Job Center, some services · 10 miles away
5209 Hohman Ave
Hammond, IN 46320 · Directions
Phone: 219-933-8332
Hours: Monday -Friday.: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
Southwest American Job Center at Daley College
American Job Center, some services · 17 miles away
7500 S. Pulaski Rd.
Chicago, IL 60652 · Directions
Phone: 773-884-7000
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
WorkOne Gary
American Job Center, some services · 17 miles away
504 Broadway
4th Floor
Gary, IN 46402 · Directions
Phone: 219-981-1520
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 17, 2026.
American Job Center Kennedy King at College
American Job Center, some services · 18 miles away
747 W. 63rd Street
Chicago, IL 60621 · Directions
Phone: 773-572-2049
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
IDES North Chicago Street
American Job Center, some services · 21 miles away
250 North Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60432 · Directions
Phone: 815-740-5100
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. We are open to the public
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
Workforce Center of Will County
Full-service American Job Center · 21 miles away
1300 Copperfield Avenue
Joliet, IL 60432 · Directions
Phone: 815-727-4444
Hours: Monday 08:30-16:30, Tuesday 08:30-16:30, Wednesday 08:30-16:30, Thursday 08:30-16:30, Friday 08:30-16:30,
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 22, 2026.
American Job Center at the King Center
Full-service American Job Center · 21 miles away
Martin Luther King Human Service Center
Chicago, IL 60653 · Directions
Phone: 773-538-5627
Hours: Monday 08:30-17:00, Tuesday 08:30-17:00, Wednesday 08:30-17:00, Thursday 08:30-17:00, Friday 08:30-17:00,
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
American Job Center in Pilsen
Full-service American Job Center · 23 miles away
1700 W. 18th St.
Chicago, IL 60608 · Directions
Phone: 312-994-8305
Hours: Monday 08:30-17:00, Tuesday 08:30-17:00, Wednesday 08:30-17:00, Thursday 08:30-17:00, Friday 08:30-17:00
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated August 22, 2026.
WorkOne Portage
American Job Center, some services · 24 miles away
3484 Airport Road
Portage, IN 46368 · Directions
Phone: 219-762-6592
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 17, 2026.
American Job Center in North Riverside
American Job Center, some services · 25 miles away
7222 W Cermak Rd.
North Riverside, IL 60546 · Directions
Phone: 708-222-3100
Hours: 8:30am -5:00pm Monday - Friday
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
Can I file for unemployment at these offices?
These are American Job Centers, a network funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and run locally. Whether you can file or fix a claim there depends on the state. Here is what IDES says about filing:
"File your claim online, or at an IDES office, during the first week after you become unemployed. You must also register with IllinoisJobLink.com."
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026. File a claim on the agency's site.
Before you go
Hours change, and some centers see people by appointment. Call the center before you go. More about unemployment in Illinois: how to file, the weekly claim and how much it pays, and every phone number.
Where this comes from
The centers, their addresses, phones and hours are from the U.S. Department of Labor's American Job Center finder (CareerOneStop), as each center last updated it. Jobareer is not part of any state agency and cannot see or change your claim.
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