Illinois Department Of Employment Security Launches New Website, Intended To Be More User-Friendly
The troubled Illinois Department of Employment Security has launched a new website they say will make things more user-friendly.
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The troubled Illinois Department of Employment Security has launched a new website they say will make things more user-friendly.
There was another uptick in unemployment claims in Illinois this week, and in the number of people waiting for answers about benefits.
Thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits were stolen by a local scammer, and nothing was done to stop them. CBS 2's Tara Molina is Working for Chicago to follow up on this fraud case, and asked why more is not being done to get that state money back – with fraud an issue not only plaguing the state's system, but costing big money.
Illinois' estimated claims are among 385,000 total claims filed across the country last week.
With unemployment claims still at a high and calls for help still on the rise, we are not out of the woods in Illinois.
Illinois' estimated claims are among 400,000 total claims filed across the country last week.
Arsons, bomb threats, and vandalism – we have been asking for months, and now for the first time, we are learning about the crimes keeping Illinois unemployment offices closed.
A Chicago woman is asking where her unemployment money is after thousands of dollars suddenly vanished from her account, and she said there is absolutely no way someone had access to her debit card.
Illinois' estimated claims are among 360,000 total filed across the country last week.
Illinois' estimated claims are among 364,000 total filed across the country last week.
Illinois is one of the two worst states in the country, lagging way behind in reporting issues related to unemployment fraud in the federal program created during the pandemic, according to the Department of Labor.
"Work-Share Illinois" went live in the last month.
The State of Illinois is making it possible for people to work and still collect unemployment – in an effort designed to prevent more layoffs.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are set to lose their $300 extra benefits.
Illinois' estimated claims are among 412,000 total claims filed across the country last week
A new scam has surfaced targeting people who are out of work. CBS 2's Tara Molina has investigated these issues for more than a year now, and on Thursday, she talked to an expert who has a warning about a growing number of fake emails and texts.
Illinois' estimated claims are among 376,000 total claims filed across the country last week.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday that he feels good about the direction in which the state is heading, on many levels.
Illinois' estimated claims are among 385,000 total claims filed across the country last week.
CBS 2 reporting has helped prompt calls for change at Illinois state unemployment offices.
"Things are very rapidly improving."
Illinois' estimated claims are among 406,000 total claims filed across the country last week.
Illinois' estimated claims are among 444,000total claims filed across the country last week.
After doing hundreds of stories on people's agonizing waits for benefits through the Illinois Department of Employment Security, we found two success stories Thursday.
Illinois' estimated claims were among 478,000 total claims filed across the country last week.
