Our Business Partners
CRSM students work in a variety of businesses and across multiple departments. Here is a listing of our Business Partners organized by industry:
BANKING
- Baxter Credit Union
- Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company, A Wintrust Community Bank
- Libertyville Bank & Trust Company, A Wintrust Community Bank
- Northbrook Bank & Trust, A Wintrust Community Bank
- State Bank of the Lakes, A Wintrust Community Bank
CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING & DESIGN
- Gewalt Hamilton Associates
- JGMA
- Joel Kennedy Construction Corporation
- L. Marshall Roofing & Sheet Metal
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
- A Safe Place
- Beacon Place
- Catholic Charities of Lake County
- GiGi’s Playhouse
- Gorton Community Center
- Mano a Mano
- North Chicago Community Partners
- Roberti Community House
- YouthBuild Lake County
CONSULTING & STAFFING
- The Advanced Group
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
- Barilla North America
- Classic Toyota and Kia
- Good Foods Group
- La Mesita de Martin
- Pasquesi Home and Garden
- Rust-Oleum Corporation
- US Foods
- Woodland Foods
EDUCATION
- Greenwood Elementary School
- Learn 6
- Learn 9
- Learn 10
- Lions Math and Science Christian Academy
- Our Lady of Humility School
- Our Lord’s Little Ones
- Prairie Crossing Charter School
- Rosalind Franklin University
- School of St. Mary
- St. Anastasia School
- St. Athanasius School
- Twain Elementary School
- Whitman Elementary School
FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS
- St. Dismas Church
- Most Blessed Trinity Parish
- Society of the Divine Word
- University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary
FINANCIAL & BUSINESS SERVICES
- The ABIS Group
- CDW
- Discover Financial Services
- Lake County Press
- Snap-on Credit
- Underwriters Laboratories, LLC (UL LLC)
GOVERNMENT
- Lake County Division of Transportation
- Lake County Department of Public Works
- Lake County Recorder of Deeds
- Lake County Sheriff’s Office
- Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office
- North Shore Water Reclamation District
- Waukegan Housing Authority
HEALTHCARE
- Abbott
- AbbVie
- Advocate Condell Medical Center
- Antylia Scientific
- Baxter
- CVS Health
- Hollister Incorporated
- Milwaukee Avenue Eye Center
- North Branch Dermatology
- NorthShore University HealthSystem
- Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
- Walgreens
INSURANCE
- First Insurance Funding Corporation
MANUFACTURING & DISTRIBUTION
- CF Industries
- EMCO Chemical
- Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
- MacLean-Fogg Company
- Stepan Company
- W.W. Grainger
MUSEUMS & CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
- The Art Center Highland Park
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- Evanston Art Center
- Kohl Children’s Museum
- Lake Bluff History Museum
- Ragdale Foundation
NONPROFIT SPONSORSHIP PARTNERS
The following partners sponsor student workers at area nonprofits:
- Anonymous
- Fred J. Brunner Foundation
- Discover Brighter Futures Fund
- Dr. Scholl Foundation
- George R. Kendall Foundation
- The George P. Kendall, Jr. and Mary Ann Charitable Foundation, Ltd.
- Gorter Family Foundation
- Illinois Tool Works Foundation
- Robert R. McCormick Foundation
- John and Kathleen Schreiber
- Steans Family Foundation
- Union Pacific Foundation
CWSP Staff



Lori Bell

Marcelino Hernandez




Brian Weinberg
CWSP News
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