Free Rides To Six Flags Summer Jobs For Evanston Teens

EVANSTON, IL — The City of Evanston is offering free transportation Wednesday and all summer long for local students who land jobs at an amusement park.

Evanston students ages 16 and up have the opportunity to be hired on the spot if they have a successful interview at at Six Flags Great America May 31.

And for all students hired by the park, the City will provide a ride to and from work in Gurnee starting on Monday, June 12.

In order to take advantage of the free rides, applicants must do the following:

• Apply to Six Flags online
• Notify the City of Evanston online or by calling 3-1-1.
• Arrive at the Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center, 1823 Church St., by 3:50 p.m. for a 4 p.m. departure on Wednesday, May 31.
• Remain at the hiring event until all participant interviews are completed. (The bus is expected to return to the Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center by 8 p.m.)

For more information about the transportation schedule, or to sign up, please call/text 847-448-4311. For convenience, residents may simply dial 3-1-1 in Evanston.

» via the Evanston Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program

Top photo | Six Flags Great America | Daniel M. Hendricks (CC)