Over 20,000 Unemployment Claims Filed In Illinois Last Week Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Illinois' estimated claims are among 364,000 total filed across the country last week.
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Illinois' estimated claims are among 364,000 total filed across the country last week.
A new flower shop on the city's South Side is giving young people a chance to grow.
The positions are open now through July 4, 2021. The jobs start at $18.01 per hour.
The State of Illinois is making it possible for people to work and still collect unemployment – in an effort designed to prevent more layoffs.
Illinois' estimated claims are among 411,000 total filed across the country last week.
The state did just issue a warning about fraud, but it shows they are not handling it on the front end themselves.
The hiring day will run through 6:00 p.m. Friday night.
With two out of five jobs lost to COVID-19 yet to return, women lost an entire generation of job gains.
A new scam has surfaced targeting people who are out of work. CBS 2's Tara Molina has investigated these issues for more than a year now, and on Thursday, she talked to an expert who has a warning about a growing number of fake emails and texts.
IRS' efforts to correct unemployment compensation overpayments will help most affected taxpayers avoid filing an amended tax return
Video obtained by CBS News Chicago shows the 19-year-old being transported on a stretcher out of the department store.
Caleb Williams threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns for the Bears (4-7), who lost their fifth straight.
Chicago police said that just before 2 a.m., the officer was confronted by an armed person in the 100 block of East 57th Street, and the two exchanged gunfire.
Chicago police said the victims were standing on the sidewalk when shots were fired.
The Transportation Security Administration projects the busiest days at airports will be the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and the Sunday after the holiday.
The CBS News Chicago First Alert Weather team is also keeping track of a possible rain/snow combination Wednesday and Thanksgiving Thursday.
The camp's founder, Michael "Juice" Thompson, said his own neurodiverse son inspired the mission.
The body was found just after 9 a.m. in the 2800 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
Lake County Sheriff's detectives responded to a burglary alarm at the café in the 34500 block of Route 45 in Third Lake, Illinois.