Senators Durbin, Duckworth, Rep. Shimkus to Labor Department: Golconda Job Corps Closure Should Be Temporary

WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2017. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative John Shimkus (R-IL-15) today urged the Department of Labor (DOL) to work with the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service to reopen the Golconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center in a safe and timely manner.

“Job Corps programs are responsible for providing disconnected young people with a safe environment to develop vocational skills and further…