IDES Hiring 20 New Investigators To Keep Up With Unemployment Fraud Reports, But Many Complaints Persist
The jobs crisis continues, with more than 25,000 people in Illinois applying for unemployment benefits last week.
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The jobs crisis continues, with more than 25,000 people in Illinois applying for unemployment benefits last week.
People will be hired and trained as contact tracers and temperature screeners Others will be in charge of things like sanitizing buildings.
Lyft on Thursday announced it is expanding its LyftUp Jobs Access Program, offering free or discounted rides to those looking for work.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security reported 25,478 new unemployment claims were filed during the week of August 24 in Illinois.
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The Illinois Department of Employment Security has said, under the current funding model for the program, the $300 in extra benefits will last only about three weeks, based on demand.
There were 881,000 new claims filed across the country last week.
A suburban man who has been out of work since June thought he had successfully navigated the Illinois unemployment system. But then, his benefits seemed to disappear into thin air.
Hundreds of thousands lined Halsted Street, Belmont Avenue, Broadway, and Diversey Parkway on Sunday for the Chicago Pride Parade.
A woman was killed and two men were injured in a head-on crash in Chicago's Jackson Park early Sunday morning.
A man was left in critical condition after being shot while walking in Chicago's River North district early Sunday morning.
Khadijah Farrakhan, the longtime wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, died this weekend.
One of America's founding fathers is getting some recognition on Chicago's Magnificent Mile, right alongside the building that used to bear his name.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker held a ceremony for the signing of three bills to strengthen protections for LGBTQ+ Illinoisans on Sunday morning.
Chicago police this weekend were warning people about a string of robberies on the city's South Side.
A man was shot and wounded early Sunday in Chicago's West Ridge community.