Chicago Lighthouse Industries

Contract management services (cms) program operates in rock island, illinois. Chicago lighthouse industries operates as a sub-contractor for national industries for the blind, employing trained contract closeout specialists for the purpose of de-obligating unspent funds for the military, through the closeout process. During fy24, 8 people with visual and other disabilities, as well as veterans, were provided jobs in this program.

Federal government service contracts provide jobs for qualified people who are blind or visually impaired, with chicago lighthouse industries maintaining responsibility for recruiting, training and hiring for these positions and managing such contracts, at offsite locations. Those employed are paid by chicago lighthouse industries. The work is performed in champaign, illinois, where employees of chicago lighthouse industries are engaged in janitorial, and warehousing activities, fulfilling the requirements of two federal government service contracts.during fy24, 8 people with visual and other disabilities were provided employment under these contracts.