Unemployed Chicagoan Records Calls To IDES Showing Frustration Just To Get Through
"I'm going to stream this to make it a bit lighthearted to poke fun at how ridiculous the situation is for me, and for countless other people."
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"I'm going to stream this to make it a bit lighthearted to poke fun at how ridiculous the situation is for me, and for countless other people."
Imagine taking the time to certify for unemployment benefits almost 20 times and still not seeing a dime. CBS 2 is Working for Chicago with reporting that uncovers failures by the state.
"Nobody answers the phone. Nobody helps you. The state is not helping its people."
With just one day from moving into Phase 4 in Illinois, restaurants and other businesses need to make sure people feel safe inside.
Through this job crisis, CBS 2 is Working For Chicago with a Career Coach every week to bring you advice about looking for and landing a job.
CBS 2 is Working for Chicago as we continue to hear that many people are waiting to receive benefits they are owed. Some are struggling to get simple answers from the state.
The fair is free, but you must register first.
Lake County will soon be hiring up to 150 more contract tracers.
With more than 1.5 million people in Illinois out of work since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, it's no wonder scammers are trying to cash in with promises of a paycheck.
Through this job crisis, CBS 2 is Working For Chicago by working with several job sites to help you get back to work.
A government shutdown is still possible if Mayor Brandon Johnson decides to veto it.
A teen and six children were charged after a mother was attacked by a group of kids while protecting her children outside a South Side elementary school in November.
Crews are working to repair two water main breaks in Dolton, Illinois, on Saturday.
Chicago police said the victim was walking home when she was grabbed from behind, forced to the ground, sexually abused, and then robbed Saturday morning.
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.
A man and two women were shot while inside a car in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood early Saturday morning.
Chicago police are warning residents of a child luring incident that was reported in the Austin neighborhood on Friday afternoon.
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.
The Justice Department released thousands of new photos and records on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but at least 550 pages in the documents were fully redacted.