Stay at Home Order
In response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Chicago has joined the State of Illinois in issuing a Stay at Home order effective Saturday, March 21st at 5pm CT. In addition, City of Chicago facilities are closed to the public. Staff are prioritizing essential services to protect the health and safety of our residents and employees. As such, we may be delayed in responding to non-essential inquiries and service requests. To stay up to date on the City of Chicago’s COVID-19 response, please visit the City Coronavirus Response Center site.
Internships and Volunteer Programs
New Student Intern Pool
In addition to individual internship opportunities which are listed on the lower portion of this page, DHR has developed a new and innovative Student Intern Pool. This new process allows students interested in gaining valuable municipal government experience to submit their profile which is kept in a pool of pre-qualified candidates for consideration for available positions.
People with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation to file their application, please contact the City of Chicago, Department of Human Resources at 312.744.4976, TTY: 312.744.5035. You will be required to provide information regarding your request.
on-Pool Student Intern Opportunities
Please click the link to access the Notice of Job Opportunity
Buildings - Public Service Intern - Unpaid
Buildings - Volunteer Services Program - Unpaid
Chicago Fire Department (CFD) – Human Relations: Public Service Intern - Unpaid
Commission on Human Relations - Office of the Chairman : Public Service Intern - Unpaid
Cultural Affairs and Special Events: Volunteer - Unpaid
Family and Support Services - Volunteer Services Program - Unpaid
Housing - Construction and Compliance Division: Public Service Intern - Unpaid
Housing - Multi-Family Finance and Housing Preservation: Public Service Intern - Unpaid
Housing - Policy and Research Division: Public Service Intern - Unpaid
Mayor's Office - Mayor's Office of Press and Communications: Volunteer Intern - Unpaid
Office of the City Treasurer - City Treasurer’s Office: Volunteer Intern - Unpaid
Office of Inspector General (OIG) - Communications and Outreach: Student Intern - Unpaid
Office of Inspector General (OIG) - Data Analytic: Student Intern - Unpaid
Public Health - Bureau of Maternal: Infant, Child and Adolescent Health (MICAH): Volunteer - Unpaid