Unemployment Falls Ninth Consecutive Month to 8.6 Percent
CHICAGO – The unemployment rate fell for the ninth consecutive month to reach 8.6 percent in May, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois...
View ArticleGovernor Quinn, Senator Durbin Announce Nearly $15 Million in Federal...
CHICAGO – June 14, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that Illinois received nearly $15 million in federal Workforce Innovation Funds from the U.S. Department...
View ArticleIDES Offices Closed July 4 to Observe Independence Day - Customers Should...
CHICAGO - Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) offices will be closed Wednesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. All services will be available on the website. Claimants...
View ArticleGovernor Quinn Celebrates Independence Day by Enacting Laws for Veterans -...
DES PLAINES – July 4, 2012. Governor Quinn today celebrated our nation’s 236th birthday and the more than 800,000 Illinois Veterans by signing new laws to improve the quality of life for Veterans....
View ArticleIllinois Launches New Benefit Fraud Prevention Tool - Cross Matching, Other...
CHICAGO – Individuals collecting unemployment insurance will be matched against inmate lists from Illinois’ county jails and state prisons in the latest effort to protect taxpayers, prevent fraud and...
View ArticleWebsite Improvements Help Workers, Businesses - Year-long Effort Succeeds to...
CHICAGO - More businesses are able to access tax incentive information and individuals can better manage their job search and employment benefits following a concerted, year-long effort to revamp the...
View ArticleIllinoisJobLink.com Links Qualified Workers with Hiring Employers - Internet...
ROCKFORD – Rockford area businesses today joined Jay Rowell, the director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), to praise an employment website tool that links qualified job...
View ArticleGov. Quinn Launches Program to Connect Veterans with Growing Businesses -...
CHICAGO – Governor Pat Quinn today stood with Illinois business leaders to launch the Illinois Hires Heroes Consortium, an innovative new program that will recruit Veterans and identify...
View ArticleEmployment Data Available by Legislative District - New Service Compares...
CHICAGO – Economic data previously available only at the statewide level now is broken out by Congressional and Illinois Legislative districts in an effort to assist local economic planners and...
View ArticleIDES Offices Closed Sept. 3 to Observe Labor Day - Customers Should Certify;...
CHICAGO - Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 3, in observance of Labor Day. All services will be available on the IDES website. Claimants scheduled...
View ArticleAnother $46 Million in Benefit Fraud Identified - New Program’s Second Phase...
CHICAGO – More than 12,000 individuals who wrongfully collected nearly $46 million in unemployment insurance benefits while gainfully employed have been notified that if they do not agree to a...
View ArticleIllinois Adds 9,600 Jobs in August - Back-to-School Drives Gains;...
CHICAGO – Illinois added +9,600 jobs in August and the unemployment rate inched up 0.2 percentage points to 9.1 percent, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
View ArticleState Receives $2.7 Million to Fight Fraud and Abuse - Competitive Grants...
CHICAGO – Federal officials awarded $2.7 million to the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) to enhance programs that protect against waste, fraud and abuse of the unemployment insurance...
View ArticleOffices Closed October 8 to Observe Columbus Day - Customers Should Certify;...
CHICAGO - Offices of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) will be closed on Monday, Oct. 8, in observance of Columbus Day. All services will be available on the IDES website. Claimants...
View ArticleIntegrity Program Uncovers Nearly $2 Million in Fraud - Inmates Face Criminal...
CHICAGO – More than 1,100 individuals could face criminal charges and must repay nearly $2 million in unemployment insurance benefits wrongfully paid on their behalf while they were in jail or prison,...
View Article2012 Statewide Veteran Job Fairs Come to Illinois - Job Effort to Promote...
CHICAGO – One of the largest efforts to find employment for Veterans kicks off Oct. 18 as the first Statewide Veteran Job Fair of 2012 comes to communities across Illinois. The Veteran-specific effort...
View ArticleGovernor Quinn Helps Working Families Connect With Illinois Foreclosure...
SOUTH HOLLAND – October 13, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today met with homeowners seeking help from foreclosure and outlined the progress of his Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network (IFPN) that has...
View ArticleIllinois Adds 13,800 Jobs and Rate Falls to 8.8 Percent - Rate Drops for 10th...
CHICAGO – Illinois added +13,800 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell for the 10th time in the past 13 months to reach 8.8 percent, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S....
View ArticleNew E-Mail Effort to Help Inform, Educate Customers - E-Mails Will Not Seek...
CHICAGO – E-mails will be sent to more than 800,000 business leaders and workers to highlight information and services available at the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), officials...
View ArticleIDES Director Jay Rowell Statement Following Federal Indictment Of $825,000...
CHICAGO – Jay Rowell, Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), issued the following statement today after Acting U.S. Attorney Gary S. Shapiro’s office unsealed criminal...
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