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Illinois To Apply For $300 In Extra Weekly Unemployment Benefits From Federal Government
More than half of U.S. states have been approved for the additional unemployment benefits, but Illinois is not among them yet.
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More than half of U.S. states have been approved for the additional unemployment benefits, but Illinois is not among them yet.
Many who can't get through to the Illinois Department of Employment Security over the phone and can't wait for their benefits any longer have resorted to driving to the offices, but they are closed.
There were less than 1,106,000 new jobless claims filed in the U.S. for the week or August 10.
Two weeks ago a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Employment Security said they added 100 call takers to their virtual call center, but people continue to reach out to CBS 2 about long waits for help.
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Analysts expect more than $1 million new claims when the report is released Thursday morning, and that could only make it worse for people still struggling to get benefits they are owed.
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As many wait for unemployment benefits or the debits cards they need to access that money, it turns out some people are getting those cards in the mail when they never even applied for unemployment.
Many jobless Illinois workers have taken advantage of the state's new feature in which they can skip countless calling and long hold times and let someone from the state's Department of Employment Security call them back. The problem is, some wait times have turned into days.
CBS 2's dozens of reports raised questions about IDES' overwhelmed system and uncovered how, in case after case, people were unable to successfully file for unemployment or get their benefits for months
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Pelt died while battling a house fire in West Pullman in April 2023.
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