CHICAGO (WLS) -- The acting director of the Illinois' Department of Employment Security answered questions about widespread complaints of delayed benefits, agonizing wait times and fraud. IDES was ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Calls and emails are still coming in to the I-Team daily from people who can't get through to the state's unemployment call center even after additional agents were hired. Some people ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — New data shows the unemployment rate in the State of Illinois dropped slightly last month, even as the number of payroll jobs also fell. The Illinois Department of ...

ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Illinois unemployment has fallen, and nonfarm payrolls totals reached a record high in June, officials announced on Thursday. The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) ...

ROCK ISLAND — A compromise was reached Friday between union officials and the state regarding unemployment assistance at the Rock Island office. The compromise means that veterans and federal ...