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Local Yoga Instructor Talks Medical Benefits with Area Physicians

Thursday, June 29 by Jc Tinsley

For some, yoga is a useful tool in mental and emotional health; for others it yields physical benefits relieving chronic pain and internal disease through mindful stretching. Local yoga instructor Launora recently visited with the medical staff at Ferrell Hospital’s Carmi Family Clinic to... Read More.

Blankenberger Talks Benefits of Speech Therapy for Parkinson Patients

Thursday, April 20 by Jc Tinsley

It’s National Parkinson’s Awareness Month and with that in mind, Jenny Mae Blankenberger, though you may remember her as Bingman, says her passion, speech therapy is an important treatment for patients. Scientists believe a lack of dopamine causes Parkinson’s. That deficit is directly related,... Read More.

Rep. Niemerg Leads Inquiry for Answers to Help Illinoisans in Need of Benefits During Covid-19 Crisis

Thursday, March 25 by WROY/WRUL Staff

TEUTOPOLIS…State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) sent off a letter this week to the Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) asking for answers to questions on how the legislature can help cut the bureaucracy to hire more staff to be able to... Read More.

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Federal Rules End Extended Unemployment Benefits for Self-Employed

Thursday, March 4 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Because Illinois’ Unemployment Rate Has Dropped, Federal Government Reduces Extended Benefits for PUA Recipients, Regular Unemployment Recipients Continue to Receive 11 Additional Weeks Under PEUC SPRINGFIELD – Because Illinois’ unemployment rate has dropped, federal rules now prohibit individuals from seeking seven additional weeks of Pandemic Unemployment... Read More.

1099-G Forms Available for Recipients of Unemployment Insurance Benefits in 2020

Saturday, January 30 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Claimants to Begin Receiving Forms at the End of January for Tax Filing Purposes SPRINGFIELD – 1099-G tax forms are now available for claimants who received unemployment insurance (UI) benefits in 2020, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today. Claimants who collected UI benefits... Read More.

Governor Pritzker Wants To Eliminate State-Level Tax Benefits

Monday, January 11 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Illinois business hit by losses because of COVID-19 restrictions could collectively be on the hook for a half million dollars in liabilities if Governor Pritzker gets his way. The governor wants to eliminate state-level tax benefits created as a form of economic relief when Congress... Read More.

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Raising Awareness of the Benefits of Hospice and Palliative Care

Wednesday, October 28 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Hospice of Southern Illinois Celebrates November as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Throughout the month of November, Hospice of Southern Illinois will be joining organizations across the nation hosting community activities in recognition of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. For more than 40 years,... Read More.

Pritzker Administration Extends Deadline to Apply for Nutrition Benefits Amidst Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

Thursday, August 13 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Households Can Receive $342 in SNAP Funds per Eligible Student SPRINGFIELD - Today, Governor Pritzker announced that the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) has extended the deadline for Illinoisans to apply for nutrition benefits to August 31. Eligible Illinois residents can receive food benefits... Read More.

IDES Instructs 1099 Workers to Apply for Regular Unemployment Benefits Before PUA Program Goes Live

Wednesday, May 6 by WROY/WRUL Staff

PUA Portal to Launch on May 11 SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) today released new instructions for 1099 workers who have lost work due to COVID-19. Workers who believe they may be eligible for new federal benefits under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance... Read More.

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The Illinois Department of Employment Security has Processed 750,000+ Unemployment Claims Since March, Has Paid Out More than $700 Million in Benefits

Thursday, April 23 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) today released new statewide data showing the department processed 102,937 new initial unemployment claims for the week ending April 18 and has now processed more than 755,000 initial unemployment claims from March 1 through April 18. This... Read More.

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Stories tagged with: benefits

Local Yoga Instructor Talks Medical Benefits with Area Physicians

Blankenberger Talks Benefits of Speech Therapy for Parkinson Patients

Rep. Niemerg Leads Inquiry for Answers to Help Illinoisans in Need of Benefits During Covid-19 Crisis

Federal Rules End Extended Unemployment Benefits for Self-Employed

1099-G Forms Available for Recipients of Unemployment Insurance Benefits in 2020

Governor Pritzker Wants To Eliminate State-Level Tax Benefits

Raising Awareness of the Benefits of Hospice and Palliative Care

Pritzker Administration Extends Deadline to Apply for Nutrition Benefits Amidst Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

IDES Instructs 1099 Workers to Apply for Regular Unemployment Benefits Before PUA Program Goes Live

The Illinois Department of Employment Security has Processed 750,000+ Unemployment Claims Since March, Has Paid Out More than $700 Million in Benefits

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