Illinois Reports 53,000 Jobless Claims; Increase Of 7,800 Is Second Highest In Nation
There were 751,000 new claims filed across the country last week.
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There were 751,000 new claims filed across the country last week.
Through this job crisis CBS 2 is Working For Chicago and working with a career coach every week to bring you advice about looking for and landing a job.
The initiative also includes a pilot program specifically aimed at the manufacturing sector to avert layoffs.
The report flags Illinois as one of the states having big problems with unemployment fraud, specifically stating Illinois is one of the states that could have done more earlier to verify identities.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security reported 46,948 new unemployment claims were filed across the state last week, the week of Oct. 12.
The retail giant is looking for 1,000 seasonal workers in Illinois to help over the holidays.
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Amazon is hiring for 1,500 positions in the new Amazon Fresh grocery stores opening in the Chicago suburbs.
CVS Health is hiring 15,000 new workers nationwide, including 250 employees to the Chicagoland area.
The U.S. Postal Service is hiring employees to work at the Chicago International Military Service Center.
The 2026 Chicago Auto Show kicks off at McCormick Place on Saturday.
A man was shot in the leg inside a home on Chicago's West Side early Saturday morning.
Police in Chicago's south and southwest suburbs are teaming up to target thieves targeting video gambling machines, which have become an increasingly popular target for burglary crews.
An eagle-eyed drone pilot helped spot a missing foster puppy who had been out in the cold for more than two weeks in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
A source close to the investigation said the woman worked for the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders introduced to the world.
A Chicago bus driver is out of a job after he was caught on camera with his hands off the wheel and his eyes glued to his cell phone.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
The city of Aurora is kicking off Black History Month by honoring a living legend, one of the last remaining Negro Leagues baseball players.