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.
A man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two teens on the Far South Side of Chicago in 2024 and 2025.
A teacher and father in northwest suburban Algonquin is on a long road to recovery after a tree fell on him as he was attempting to cut it down.
A 61-year-old Chicago nurse has filed a lawsuit against two private security companies, after she said she was seriously hurt by a fare dodger at a CTA station on her way to work last year.
A South Holland woman said she was left high and dry after paying thousands of dollars to have her swimming pool fixed, only for the contractor to vanish.
Bringing neighbors, police, and firefighters together, that's the mission behind National Night Out, an annual event to promote community partnerships and public safety.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
The newly renovated dog area at Hamlin Park on Chicago's North Side is under scrutiny after several owners say their dogs suffered painful paw injuries from loose gravel.
An Illinois State Police trooper who has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a bartender in southwest suburban Tinley Park will remain behind bars as he awaits trial.
For the second day in a row, dumpsters filled with unused school supplies were discovered outside former Acero charter schools now run by Chicago Public Schools.