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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· 10 months agoSPRINGFIELD – Illinois overpaid unemployment benefits to the tune of $5.2 billion during the first...
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· 12 hours agoAs Carmell Massey and Saul Rodriguez, both 18, get ready to graduate next month from Innovations...
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...
Complexity, scale of COVID-19 relief fraud spurs bill extending statute of limitations for...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn the same day the COVID-19 public health emergencies ended in Illinois, the state Senate sent to...
$400M of taxpayer money in NY COVID aid was stolen. That is just the tip of the iceberg.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn army of petty thieves, sophisticated fraudsters and international crime syndicates ripped off...
Gov. Pritzker announces plan to clear unemployment insurance debt
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJoined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday an agreement to rid...
Rockford-area restaurants wait for help with unemployment insurance increases
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWhile most Rockford-area residents have put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them, some restaurant...
Illinois losing middle-class jobs as businesses, labor groups remain divided on solutions
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA state task force released a report on the "future of work" on Tuesday morning. It calls on...
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...