CHICAGO (CBS)-- Thousands of jobless Illinoisans are being ordered to pay up for an overpayment mistake by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. As CBS 2's Tara Molina reported Thursday ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In the past few weeks the Illinois Department of Employment Security has opened more offices across the state for in-person appointments, but only one in Chicago. One state ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- IDES admits it's one of several state employment systems hit by a nationwide fraud scheme involving the federal pandemic unemployment assistance program. CBS 2 first started exposing ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thieves are now exploiting the dead to apply for Illinois unemployment benefits, and the IDES debit cards are being sent to the family of the deceased. Relatives contacted the ABC7 ...

PALATINE, Ill. — The State of Illinois announced a 20-week extension of unemployment benefits because of the continued high unemployment rate. However not everyone has been able to access the funds. A ...

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CHICAGO – Ten months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Department of Employment Services is beginning to unravel the number of fraudulent unemployment claims made in Illinois. Kristin Richards ...