ides – WRUL-FM

IDES has Backlog of More than 43,000 Calls from Unemployed

Tuesday, May 11 by Jc Tinsley

It’s been more than a year since Illinois’ unemployment claims peaked and yet, thousands of people are still waiting for call backs from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. A Freedom of Information Act request has revealed a backlog of 43,355 calls from Illinoisans...

IDES Announces Progress in Implementing Continued Assistance Act

Wednesday, February 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Revisions Impacting, FPUC, PUA, PUA Overpayments, PEUC, MEUCSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) today announced programmatic updates and changes to several unemployment programs contained within the Continued Assistance Act (CAA), signed into law on December 27, 2020, and the progress...

IDES Claims Unemployment Rates Up, Not Generally the Case Locally

Wednesday, December 23 by Jc Tinsley

While the Illinois Department of Employment Security’s November jobs report claims unemployment rates are up, locally our 7-county region remains basically stagnant. Hamilton County is the only county in our immediate area that saw an uptick from 3.4 to 3.5%. With that however, Hamilton...

Fraud Penetrating All State Unemployment Systems, IDES Taking Steps to Detect, Mitigate, and Pursue Fraudsters

Thursday, July 23 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Federal Guidelines Make Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program Susceptible to Fraud SPRINGFIELD – IDES has uncovered and is investigating a widespread fraud scheme that is being conducted nationwide, impacting each state’s federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) programs, implemented as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

IDES Confirms Fraud Penetrating All State Unemployment; Taking Steps to Detect, Mitigate, and Pursue Fraudsters

Wednesday, July 22 by Jc Tinsley

We told you yesterday about a potential fraud scheme that locals were reporting both to us and local law enforcement. You can read the story

Community Members Report Receiving Unsolicited IDES Prepaid Debit Cards

Tuesday, July 21 by Jc Tinsley

Barb Kearney, a Carmi woman who happily retired 7 years ago after a successful run owning H.D. Bean Jewelers received some interesting mail Saturday, an Illinois Department of Employment Security prepaid debit card. She knew immediately it was fishy, but says it looked completely...

Rep. Darren Bailey Calls for Audit of IDES

Friday, July 17 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Louisville, IL. – State Rep. Darren Bailey issued the following statement regarding problems plaguing Illinois’ Unemployment benefits system:“Illinois taxpayers deserve answers about why the Illinois Department of Employment Security has failed in its mission to provide financial assistance to the unemployed. ...

IDES Securing Unemployment Benefit Payment Funds for Coming Months

Monday, June 22 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Trust Fund Usually Replenished by Employer Taxes During Recoveries, Administration Pursuing Additional Federal Options to Cover Unemployment Expenses Across NationSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) today announced it will begin to borrow funds from the federal government to continue to meet unemployment...

IDES Notifying Claimants Whose Information May Have Been Viewed by a Single Individual Due to PUA System Access Issue

Tuesday, May 26 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Deloitte to Offer Free Credit Monitoring to All Claimants Possibly ImpactedSPRINGFIELD – After working with Deloitte to investigate a glitch in the system it built for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today notification will begin to go out...

Rep. Bailey Calls for Investigation into Personal Information Breach at IDES Web Site Over 5 Days

Wednesday, May 20 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Louisville – It has come to the attention of State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) that over the first five days of the new Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) application program to file for unemployment benefits, personal information involving the...

12 3 Next Last

Current Weather

WRUL On Air Now

Stories tagged with: ides