SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned Monday, Nov. 23 of another looming economic crisis for the state and nation if Congress does not act soon to reauthorize extended unemployment…
SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. Department of Labor released statistics Thursday, June 25 showing 705,878 Illinoisans received unemployment insurance for the week ending June 20. While that…
One out of five people who had a job in February has filed for unemployment, as of April 30, according to a report by NPR. It is estimated that 50 percent of Americans have lost either…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J. B. Pritzker’s administration estimates state revenues will come up billions of dollars shorter than expected this fiscal year and next due to the novel coronavirus’s…
The State Emergency Operations Center is working with the Illinois Department of Human Services and local emergency managers to address an identified need in our communities. To date,…
Looking for a new job can be daunting in the best of times and downright scary during an unprecedented pandemic, but some job experts say there are reasons to stay optimistic, particularly…
SPRINGFIELD – More than half a million Illinois workers have filed first-time unemployment claims in the four weeks since the COVID-19 outbreak first hit the labor market. Economists…
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