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COVID unemployment surge led to $5.2 billion in overpaid benefits in Illinois – including fraud
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSPRINGFIELD – Illinois overpaid unemployment benefits to the tune of $5.2 billion during the first...
State paid at least $5.2 billion in fraudulent or excessive unemployment claims during pandemic,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoThe state agency that distributes unemployment benefits paid out more than $5 billion in fraudulent...
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...
An autoworker's guide to determine eligibility for jobless benefits during the strike
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoAs the United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit Three automakers continues, its impact extends...
Illinois Comptroller offers tips to avoid scams for tax season
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Monday is the first day of tax season, and Illinois Comptroller Susana...
Jim Dey: Audit reveals unmitigated IDES disaster during pandemic
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoJul. 31—Officials at the Illinois Department of Employment Security made a mess of handing out unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic. How big a mess they made wasn't clear until ...
Program that helps people in need is losing funding
Effingham Daily News, Ill. via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoMar. 8—EFFINGHAM — When Janet Pattillo needed to help an elderly friend, she didn't know where to turn. The friend lived in a house in Altamont with no heat and minimal running water. Pattillo ...