Unemployment Fraud, Identity Theft, And Filing Your Taxes: An Expert's Advice
It's going to be a rough tax season, according to experts preparing to deal with rampant unemployment fraud cases affecting your taxes.
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It's going to be a rough tax season, according to experts preparing to deal with rampant unemployment fraud cases affecting your taxes.
In this new phishing scam, people are trying to get personal information that could be used to file for unemployment claims.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) reported 95,481 new unemployment claims were filed during the week of Jan 18 in Illinois.
Lynee Alves, president of Interview Like An Expert and CBS 2 career coach, will be holding a free live Masterclass next week.
CBS 2 is Working For Chicago and working with a career coach every week to bring you advice about looking for and landing a job during the pandemic.
If you get a 1099-G form in the mail, but you never applied for unemployment benefits, someone else may have in your name.
Glassdoor, the job research company, compiled a list of the 100 best places to work in 2021 based on employee ratings.
Illinois' estimated claims were among 900,000 filed across the country.
IDES continues to blame the federal government for a lag in implementing a new law that could make life a whole lot easier for several people.
This week our career coach is sharing strategies for negotiating.
The 2026 Chicago Auto Show kicks off at McCormick Place on Saturday.
A man was shot in the leg inside a home on Chicago's West Side early Saturday morning.
Police in Chicago's south and southwest suburbs are teaming up to target thieves targeting video gambling machines, which have become an increasingly popular target for burglary crews.
An eagle-eyed drone pilot helped spot a missing foster puppy who had been out in the cold for more than two weeks in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
A source close to the investigation said the woman worked for the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders introduced to the world.
A Chicago bus driver is out of a job after he was caught on camera with his hands off the wheel and his eyes glued to his cell phone.
The city of Aurora is kicking off Black History Month by honoring a living legend, one of the last remaining Negro Leagues baseball players.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.