State unemployment site back up after outage; crash tied to 3 percent loss of mainframe data storage State unemployment site back up after outage; crash tied to 3 percent loss of mainframe data storage Thursday, July 11, 2019 The Illinois Department of Employment Security’s unemployment claim system is back online Thursday after a more than two-day outage rendered the system unable to distribute unemployment checks or accept claims and certifications online. A Department of Information Technology spokeswoman said there were “other systems included” in the outage aside from the Illinois Benefit Information System, although it was unclear which ones.
Culture clash at the Du Quoin State Fair Culture clash at the Du Quoin State Fair Thursday, July 11, 2019 The musical group Confederate Railroad was scheduled to perform Aug. 27. But when Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Chicago Democrat, learned about it, he ordered the Department of Agriculture, which is in charge of the fair, to cancel the event.
Community colleges weighing options for offering cannabis programs Community colleges weighing options for offering cannabis programs Thursday, July 11, 2019 Some community colleges and four-year universities in Illinois are exploring the possibility of launching educational programs to train people in the business of growing and marketing marijuana in... Read more
UPDATED: IDES site back up after ‘database error’ puts online unemployment claims on hold UPDATED: IDES site back up after ‘database error’ puts online unemployment claims on hold Wednesday, July 10, 2019 UPDATED Thursday, July 11: IDES site back up: State officials are working to fix a “database error” that rendered the Illinois Department of Employment Security website unable to... Read more
Census advocates forge ahead amid citizenship question uncertainty Census advocates forge ahead amid citizenship question uncertainty Wednesday, July 3, 2019 SPRINGFIELD – Amid national uncertainty about whether a citizenship question will be included on the 2020 U.S. Census, advocates in Illinois are not changing their approach to ensuring all... Read more
Pritzker signs bills doubling line-of-duty death benefits, addressing human trafficking Pritzker signs bills doubling line-of-duty death benefits, addressing human trafficking Wednesday, July 3, 2019 While Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been touring the state to promote his signing of capital infrastructure and marijuana legalization legislation, several other bills he signed have received... Read more
Abortion rights advocates plan to tackle Parental Notification Act next Abortion rights advocates plan to tackle Parental Notification Act next Tuesday, July 2, 2019 Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law one of the most liberal reproductive health care measures in the country last month, but advocates and legislators say their work ensuring abortion is... Read more
Higher education official hopeful new funding will stem tide of student outmigration Higher education official hopeful new funding will stem tide of student outmigration Monday, July 1, 2019 The interim director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education is hopeful a combination of added infrastructure and operations funding for state universities and colleges will help entice Illinois... Read more