The Workforce Services Division of Will County is organizing the fourth-annual Pathways to Professions Career Expo on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Romeoville Athletic and Events Center, located at 55 Phelps Ave in Romeoville. The expo is free for all attendees and aims to connect job seekers with more than 80 employers from a variety of industries that are currently in demand.
The focus of the expo is not just on immediate hiring but also on providing educational information about how to build a successful career in different fields. Industry representatives from sectors such as transportation, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, and IT services will be present to offer guidance.
The event is sponsored by ComEd, Earthrise Energy, Joliet Junior College, Advantage Driver Training, and Teledyne Storm Microwave.
“Unlike a traditional job fair, the expo will focus on providing educational insights into how to succeed in a variety of employment fields. Representatives will be on-hand from Will County’s growth industries, including transportation, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, and IT services.”
Those interested in attending can find more information and register online at https://jobs4people.org/P2P-Expo.
Will County schools serve over 102,000 students with an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14-to-1 during the 2022-23 school year according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education (https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Home.aspx). Teacher absenteeism in Will County was recorded at nearly 39% during the same period—higher than the state average (https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Home.aspx). Lockport Township High School East had the highest enrollment of white students among local schools with 2,626 students enrolled (https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Home.aspx), while Bolingbrook High School had the largest number of multiracial students with 154 (https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Home.aspx). Joliet Central High School led in Hispanic student enrollment with 2,358 students (https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Home.aspx), and Crete-Monee High School had the highest number of Black students at 931 (https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Home.aspx).
