Illinois residents who received unemployment have trouble getting 1099-G forms again
CBS 2's Tara Molina brought those problems straight to the Illinois Department of Employment Security on Monday.
Feds retrieve nearly $400,000 in unpaid wages for Aurora store employees
Wage theft is the biggest type of theft adding up to $50B nationwide and tens of millions of dollars a year in Illinois.
Accused con artist using Chance the Rapper's name in scam is arrested
The suspected con artist also used the name of a Chicago charitable organization.
New Chicago tow ordinance is not putting the brakes on rogue towers
We're checking in on a new Chicago ordinance requiring licenses for tow trucks and lots when companies tow disabled or damaged vehicles.
A double whammy for families hit by fraud while struggling to feed their children
No tracking and no reimbursement hurts families in the federally-funded SNAP who are victims of fraud.
Chicago Police Department struggles as burnt-out cops quit, with some heading to burbs
The city is short more than 1,400 officers, as hiring can barely keep pace with departures.
Accused serial scammer Rick Dugo opts for four bench trials after rejecting plea deals
Dugo faces 12 charges; including theft, deception, conspiracy, and money laundering involving four different people and upwards of $ 1 million lost.
Federal report calls out Illinois Department of Employment Security for failing to disclose data on misspending
The U.S. Department of Labor wants to know how much of your money was misspent by the State of Illinois, but the Illinois Department of Employment Security isn't sharing that information.
Data show Chicago has seen the greatest number of mass shootings in the U.S. this year to date
When it comes to analyzing gun violence trends in Chicago, the numbers tell the story.
Five years after her brother's murder, one Chicago woman learns justice will never come
Chicago Police have low arrest rates, but higher rates for cleared or closed cases. We dig into what's behind those numbers.
Bid to raise threshold for speed camera tickets stalls; Lightfoot allies delay final vote
Ald. Anthony Beale has been trying for more than a year to raise the threshold for speed camera tickets from 6 mph over the limit back to the original to 10 mph.
State audit shines light on Illinois' $25 million unemployment boondoggle
A new report finds problems with the $25 million system for pandemic unemployment systems that may explain why the state can't calculate fraud.
Serial scammer Candace Clark pleads guilty to six felonies, faces 5-year sentence recommendation
Clark has now pleaded guilty to five counts of theft by deception and one count of impersonating a state employee.
Complaints mount against Chicago's last Black bank: 'It's like the Flintstones'
Complaints against Chicago's last Black bank and federal concerns over its management and record-keeping
KN95 masks that failed federal testing for health care workers were given to CPS schools in Omicron surge
A teacher brought concerns about the masks received in schools in January to the attention of CBS 2 News.