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Residents say their names are being used by strangers to file fraudulent unemployment claims with the Illinois Department of Employment Security and as of early November, the IDES said more than 212,000 fraudulent claims have been made since March. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports

Fraudulent unemployment claims have soared in Illinois with scammers directing jobless benefits to their own accounts even as record numbers of residents sought relief due to the coronavirus pandemic, state officials said.

Fraudulent unemployment claims filed in Illinois continue to clog the state’s system designed to provide financial assistance to people who recently lost their jobs. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

The Illinois Department of Employment Security has extended jobless benefits another 20 weeks as the state’s unemployment numbers continue to soar because of the coronavirus pandemic

The Illinois Department of Human Services announced Tuesday two summer COVID-19 response programs aimed at providing support to both youth residents and immigrant families within the state. The summer youth program provides support in finding employment opportunities amid the coronavirus pandemic to “at-risk” young people between ages 16 and 24 in Illinois. The employment program aims to employ 2,200 low-income,…

Some Illinois residents are still unable to file for unemployment due to the high volume of calls and difficulties with the website. One man has been trying to file for three months. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Contract workers and freelancers in Illinois who have found themselves out of work due to the pandemic can now file for federally-funded unemployment benefits. The state opened its Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) portal (which you can access at this link) this morning.  The program gives independent workers who typically file 1099 tax forms (and therefore aren’t covered through other...

The U.S. Jobs report on Friday shared the cold, hard data of the unprecedented unemployment crisis, but the stories submitted to NBC 5 Responds put a human face on the issue. People who write in are asking for help with a system they say makes them feel invisible. Search the word, and “unemployment” benefits complaints fill our NBC 5 Responds…

In his April 13, 2020, briefing, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker discussed providing unemployment benefits to residents who have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, acknowledging struggles to keep up with the pace.