The Pritzker Traubert Foundation announced HealthCatalyst Chicago as the inaugural winner of the Chicago Talent Challenge, a $5 million investment to accelerate the training, placement and success of workers in critical healthcare roles.  Launched in 2025, the Chicago Talent Challenge is a competitive open call focused on funding bold ideas to help low-income workers access good jobs in the sectors that need those most. HealthCatalyst Chicago is expected to train and place Chicagoans into 1,000 health care jobs over the next three years and up to 400 positions annually thereafter. The initiative is a transformational partnership led by City Colleges of Chicago in collaboration with Cook County Health, with additional employer partners supporting hiring and placement. The goal is to build a single, coordinated pathway for talent tied to real hiring demand. Built on a successful relationship between City Colleges of Chicago and University of Chicago Medicine that helped prepare and place more than 200 City Colleges students in healthcare roles over two years, HealthCatalyst Chicago will scale proven training and hiring pathways to meet growing workforce demand across the city.