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In response to multiple complaints, an Illinois state senator is calling for a discussion on penalty weeks preventing people from receiving unemployment benefits.
"I'll say the biggest thing on my mind in the last week is how many people have actually applied for this. That let me know there's a problem in our city."
Experts said people who were laid off due to COVID-19 have 60 days to apply for health insurance through state plans.
With 750,000 people filing unemployment claims in Illinois, CBS 2 has a list of hot jobs.
"Did you actively look for work?" is a question hundreds of thousands in Illinois have already answered when filing for unemployment benefits, but it's a yes or no question that is complicated.
As many businesses try to plan on someday reopening or adapting, a major sector is having trouble evening imagining that.
"May is our largest month so if I can make some decent numbers in May that would set me up for the whole year."
We exposed Wednesday night how few people are working the phones in Illinois to help those struggling to get through to finish filing for unemployment. On Thursday night, we were happy to report that number is getting a much needed boost.
The state's unemployment fund balance is losing money and fast.
The $100 million Chicago Resiliency Fund is meant to throw businesses a lifeline, and the deadline to apply for a grant is coming up on Friday.
A government shutdown is still possible if Mayor Brandon Johnson decides to veto the spending plan.
A United Airlines flight from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to Southern California was diverted to Rockford on Sunday.
DJ Moore scored the game-winning 46-yard touchdown pass from QB Caleb Williams.
Ald. Ruth Cruz (30th), in a community alert, stated that the incident is isolated and poses no threat to others.
A man stood charged with arson and criminal damage to property Sunday after police said he set himself on fire on a CTA Blue Line train last week.
The Chicago Transit Authority extended the No. 93 California/Dodge bus route to the Logan Square Blue Line subway station. The extension went into effect Sunday.
The season of giving is under way, and Zoe Life Ministries International held another giveaway Sunday to make sure all families have what they need for the holidays.
Two men were found dead of causes unknown in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood early Sunday morning.
A man was set to go before a judge on Sunday after he was charged in a deadly shooting in a hotel parking lot on Chicago's Southwest Side several months ago.