• Cook
  • DeKalb
  • DuPage
  • Kane
  • Kendall
  • Lake
  • McHenry
  • McLean
  • Metro East
  • Peoria
  • Tazewell
  • Winnebago
  • Woodford
NOAA Weather – Home and general pages
69°
Overcast

  • News
    • Cook County
    • DeKalb County
    • DuPage County
    • Kane County
    • Kendall County
    • Lake County
    • Madison County
    • McHenry County
    • McLean County
    • Metro East
    • Peoria County
    • St. Clair County
    • Tazewell County
    • Winnebago County
    • Woodford County
    • Lifestyle
    • Agriculture News
    • State News
  • Public Notices
    • Cook
    • DeKalb
    • DuPage
    • Kane
    • Kane County Sheriff Sales
    • Kendall
    • Lake
    • Madison
    • McHenry
    • McLean
    • Peoria
    • St. Clair
    • Tazewell
    • Winnebago
    • Woodford
    • View Public Notices
    • Submit a Notice
  • Government
    • Politics & Government
    • Election
  • Coronavirus
  • Special Section
  • E-Editions
    • Cook County Chronicle
    • FreeShopper
    • Subscribe to Cook County Chronicle digital edition
  • Find a Copy
    • Pick-Up a Copy
    • Subscribe to Print
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Awards
 
  • News

    +
    • Cook County
    • DeKalb County
    • DuPage County
    • Kane County
    • Kendall County
    • Lake County
    • Madison County
    • McHenry County
    • McLean County
    • Metro East
    • Peoria County
    • St. Clair County
    • Tazewell County
    • Winnebago County
    • Woodford County
    • Lifestyle
    • Agriculture News
    • State News
  • Public Notices

    +
    • Cook
    • DeKalb
    • DuPage
    • Kane
    • Kane County Sheriff Sales
    • Kendall
    • Lake
    • Madison
    • McHenry
    • McLean
    • Peoria
    • St. Clair
    • Tazewell
    • Winnebago
    • Woodford
    • View Public Notices
    • Submit a Notice
  • Government

    +
    • Politics & Government
    • Election
  • Coronavirus

  • Special Section

  • E-Editions

    +
    • Cook County Chronicle
    • FreeShopper
    • Subscribe to Cook County Chronicle digital edition
  • Find a Copy

    +
    • Pick-Up a Copy
    • Subscribe to Print
  • Contact

    +
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Awards

Tag: unemployment

COVID-19 cases keep rising in Illinois as unemployment claims fall

COVID-19 cases keep rising in Illinois as unemployment claims fall

— April 1, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – The state reported 3,526 new confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 Thursday, April 1, the highest one-day total since Feb. 5. That drove the seven-day rolling average…

  • New jobless claims fall sharply as unemployment rate drops

    New jobless claims fall sharply as unemployment rate drops

    — March 25, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD – First-time unemployment claims fell sharply last week as both the state and national economies have begun gradually reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Illinois…

  • New jobless claims continue to fall; ACA enrollment to reopen

    New jobless claims continue to fall; ACA enrollment to reopen

    — February 11, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD – New claims for unemployment benefits continued to fall last week while overall unemployment remained at historically high levels. The Illinois Department of Employment…

  • Statewide unemployment rate up in December

    Statewide unemployment rate up in December

    — January 25, 2021

    The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) said Jan. 22 that the unemployment rate increased 0.7 percentage point to 7.6 percent, while nonfarm payrolls were nearly unchanged,…

  • State unemployment agency responds to Republican criticisms

    State unemployment agency responds to Republican criticisms

    — January 7, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD – House Republicans continued to criticize the Pritzker administration Wednesday, Jan, 6 as the Illinois Department of Employment Security works through ongoing staffing…

  • Decrease in state unemployment rate triggered federal benefit cutoff for some

    Decrease in state unemployment rate triggered federal benefit cutoff for some

    — March 4, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD — Benefits for some unemployed state residents provided under an aid program targeting mostly self-employed and gig workers will be capped at 50 weeks instead of 57, the…

  • First-time jobless claims drop sharply

    First-time jobless claims drop sharply

    — February 4, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD – First-time unemployment claims in Illinois dropped sharply in the last week of January as most regions in the state slowly began reopening following the latest wave…

  • Study says underemployment pervasive for part-time workers in Illinois


    Study says underemployment pervasive for part-time workers in Illinois


    — January 22, 2021

    A new study co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researcher who studies labor issues affecting low-wage workers finds pervasive underemployment among low-paid part-time…

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Ad 1 – 300×250 – Google ROS

Ad 2 – 300×250 – Medianet ROS

Trending News

  • First openly LGBTQ legislative ... SPRINGFIELD – House Majority Leader Greg Harris, the number two Democrat in ...
  • After more than 2 ... Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County Department of Transportation ...
  • Law enforcement opposition softened ... SPRINGFIELD – Amid a campaign season in which every constitutional office and ...
  • TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: ... DEAR DR. ROACH: I am on blood thinners, so I am unable ...
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise with Us
  • Find a Copy
  • Legal Notices
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © Chronicle Media, LLC.