Economy

While new unemployment claims remained historically high in the final week of May, the surge of new claims since the...

A group of four Republican state representatives is calling for a state audit of the Illinois Department of Employment Security...

The unemployment rate in Illinois reached a staggering 16.4 percent in April, the highest rate recorded since the modern system...

As the COVID-19-related death toll surpassed 4,000 Friday, Gov. JB Pritzker said the state is focusing on expanding the number...

Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly said Thursday that when lawmakers return to the Capitol next week, they intend to...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday announced new resources to help the hundreds of thousands of people unemployed in Illinois, unveiling...

The state saw its largest daily increase in COVID-19-related deaths with 192 Wednesday as Gov. JB Pritzker warned business owners...

The state surpassed 3,000 deaths related to the novel coronavirus Thursday, the 60th straight day the governor has hosted a...

Another 3.2 million Americans filed for unemployment during the week ending May 2, including more than 74,476 Illinoisans.

Republican members of the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday criticized Gov. JB Pritzker’s multi-phase plan to reopen Illinois by...