CHICAGO (CBS)-- A new roadblock has been thrown up for contract workers getting unemployment benefits. Many were notified Tuesday that the benefits they are expecting are being cut off. And as CBS 2 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Relief may be in sight for thousands of unemployed people across the country who were told they were "overpaid" by the state. Now there may be legislation that could allow claimants ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- All this week, the ABC 7 I-Team is taking a closer look into Illinois' unemployment system as people continue to report problems nearly every day since the pandemic started. It's a ...

An audit released on June 16 of the Illinois Department of Employment Security found that half of federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits the agency paid out during the height of the ...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has acknowledged a security lapse that exposed the private information of independent contractors and the self-employed. IDES blamed the security ...