COVID unemployment surge led to $5.2 billion in overpaid benefits in Illinois – including fraud
Illinois overpaid unemployment benefits to the tune of $5.2 billion during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, with ...
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State audit finds billions in unemployment fraud
A state audit released Thursday found nearly $2 billion in federal money intended to help unemployed Illinoisans during the pandemic ...
FROM BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION: Illinois poorly prepared for flood of unemployment claims
Illinois' unemployment agency faced unprecedented challenges during COVID-19, hindered by staffing, technology gaps, and operational inefficiencies.
UPDATED: IDES site back up after ‘database error’ puts online unemployment claims on hold
State officials are working to fix a “database error” that rendered the Illinois Department of Employment Security website unable to ...
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