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)-- 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) -- Dozens of people have contacted the I-Team about their inability to get a call back from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Whether they're reaching out about ...

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 ...

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 ...