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State paid at least $5.2 billion in fraudulent or excessive unemployment claims during pandemic,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoThe state agency that distributes unemployment benefits paid out more than $5 billion in fraudulent...
Illinois paid out nearly $2 billion in federal funds for fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFraudsters stole more than half the money paid out by the state from a special pandemic unemployment fund, pilfering nearly $2 billion in federal money that was supposed to help out-of-work ...
Auditor general reports about $2 billion in fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA state audit released Thursday found nearly $2 billion in federal money intended to help unemployed...
Unemployment insurance payments are slower to arrive after COVID-19. See how your state compares.
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoShortly after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the jobless rate in the U.S. skyrocketed. The...
Chicago youth struggle with higher rates of unemployment post-pandemic, new report finds. ‘I need a...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoAs Carmell Massey and Saul Rodriguez, both 18, get ready to graduate next month from Innovations...
$400M of taxpayer money in NY COVID aid was stolen. That is just the tip of the iceberg.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn army of petty thieves, sophisticated fraudsters and international crime syndicates ripped off...
Long-awaited COVID relief arrives for Rockford-area restaurants
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 3 months agoHelp is on the way for Rockford-area restaurants that have been struggling to pay skyrocketing...
The 50 Best Places To Buy a Home for Under $250,000
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 8 hours ago©Shutterstock.com A family home is one of the key elements for many Americans, providing a long-term solution to their housing and a real estate...
Rockford-area restaurants wait for help with unemployment insurance increases
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhile most Rockford-area residents have put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them, some restaurant...
Gov. Pritzker announces plan to clear unemployment insurance debt
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJoined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday an agreement to rid...