SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that nonfarm payrolls were almost unchanged ...

The federal government will shut down if a funding bill is not passed by the end of Friday. Illinois has over 40,000 federal civilian employees who could be working with pay, working without pay, or ...

To qualify for unemployment insurance in Illinois, you must be involuntarily out of work entirely or working less than full time because it's not available. You also must have earned at least $1,600 ...

Illinois companies announced 1,666 mass layoffs in February, with more than 4-in-5 impacting workers in Cook County.

Illinois is actively recruiting former federal workers following widespread government layoffs. EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — As ...

IDOT will begin repairing 19 bridges, repatching pavement, and replacing overhead signs and LED lights in the outbound lanes ...