have you tried UseNet?

do a search for a"Jobs" group and a list of all newsgroups with jobs or job will be listed, ignore the more, mmmm, well if you like ignore the bianary groups. Anyway, look for Chicago, and also .Il

or you can even do that with Google...

There should be one or more listed for your area and then there will be jobs listed or head hunters with job listings, you email them your resume and such. Also, if a move is not a bad thing, do a search for Florida, Tampa Bay is the fastest growing Manufacturing center in the country now, and Florida has hot spots all around.

good luck with it and let us know if something turns up good news is always a day maker