Search results
COVID unemployment surge led to $5.2 billion in overpaid benefits in Illinois – including fraud
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 10 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· 10 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· 8 months agoAs the United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit Three automakers continues, its impact extends...
Jim Dey: Audit reveals unmitigated IDES disaster during pandemic
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 9 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 ...
Illinois Comptroller offers tips to avoid scams for tax season
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Monday is the first day of tax season, and Illinois Comptroller Susana...
Program that helps people in need is losing funding
Effingham Daily News, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 months 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 ...
