Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 9,297 ...

You can find information about such eligibility requirements, the claim filing process and benefit payments below. To qualify for unemployment insurance in Illinois, you must be involuntarily out ...

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has announced that the unemployment rate fell -0.1 percentage point to 4.8% in February, based on preliminary data provided by ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Unemployment rates increased in January in Northern Illinois, but rates decreased compared to last year, according to data released Friday by the Illinois Department of ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...