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Thursday marks three weeks since the Illinois Department of Employment Security debuted a callback feature – something the state called a solution for those trying to get through over the phone. But we've learned for many, their calls that aren't coming.
State Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer (D-Chicago), representing the 12th House District, said he received an unemployment benefits debit card he never asked for just Wednesday.
There were 1,416,000 new claims filed across the U.S. last week.
CBS 2 is Working For Chicago and working with a career coach to bring you advice about looking for a landing a job.
Analysts expect more than $1 million new claims when the report is released Thursday morning, and that could only make it worse for people still struggling to get benefits they are owed.
63-year-old Chicago resident Eddie Lai was driving for Uber when the pandemic hit.
"I think people have legitimate reason to be fearful to go back to jobs."
If you're on the job hunt, Hoffer Plastics in South Elgin is making immediate hires for technicians. Another company with openings is Swissport Cargo Services. They have 125 positions for warehouse employees.
There has been an uptick in employers taking steps toward fostering more diverse and inclusive workforces.
The cards have the Illinois state insignia and are used to load unemployment benefit payments after a claim has been approved.
The alternative budget proposal championed by a group of Chicago aldermen won a crucial first full City Council vote on Friday, setting up a final vote on Saturday
The Justice Department has released records from the Epstein files, the first documents to come to light under a new law. Follow live updates here.
Chicagoan Laura Hubka designs and creates all the hats at her pop-up shop at the Drake Hotel; a mix of serious and whimsical, colorful and nifty neutrals.
During this season of giving, many Chicagoans are generously helping Christmas special for other families. See what groups across the area are doing and what you can still do this holiday season.
A man has been charged with stealing hundreds of cases of ice cream from delivery trucks in northwest Indiana.
The Federal Transit Administration issued a letter Friday morning, rejecting the CTA's safety plan just hours into its implementation.
Over the weekend, 50 young men between the ages of 9 and 25 embraced the cold and handed out toys, water, and food in the South Shore neighborhood.
Winter break is here for Chicago Public Schools Students, and at one school in the Pullman neighborhood, that meant a loud and festive sendoff before heading home for the holidays.
A woman who was attacked by the man charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a wheelchair at a CTA station said that crime could have been prevented with action after her beating.