Illinois unemployment help from IDES is taking weeks or even months, say some residents. Some are even still waiting for a callback either for help with their pandemic unemployment benefits, or ...

Illinois unemployment benefits scammers may be using direct deposit to carry out their IDES debit card scheme.

Over the past 11 months, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has seen a deluge of 1.8 million new unemployment claims brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. With all of the new ...

Local News Illinois' Unemployed Want Answers From IDES: 'I Can't Imagine How Much Worse Things Have To Get' October 1, 2020 / 6:14 PM CDT / CBS Chicago ...

IDES' offices have been closed to the public since the pandemic began. The closures came as thousands struggled to navigate a system that was understaffed, ill-equipped to deal with the scope of ...

Host Hannah Meisel (NPR Illinois) and guests Sarah Mansur (Freelance Reporter) and John O'Connor (Associated Press) discuss Illinois' credit upgrade, a bill that allows college athletes to profit ...

Unemployment insurance is a lifeline for people during the pandemic. An inquiry into IDES is warranted.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Jobs across the state were up according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) this past December. According to IDES, the unemployment rate fell -0.1 ...

IDES’ Richards and Adam Ford, chief information security officer for the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology, say they’re confident, though, that their back-end analytics are strong ...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced June 20 that nonfarm payrolls were nearly unchanged over-the-month, up +100 (0.0%) to 6,166,100 in May. Additionally, the April monthly ...