SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Employment Security has found and stopped nearly 1 million cases of fraud since March 1. Four thousand calls regarding identity theft has become a daily ...
CALUMET CITY, Ill. (WLS) -- A Calumet City woman who recently lost her job says she can't file for unemployment because a stranger has already filed in her name. Cara Johnson said she's spent the last ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The FBI put out a new warning Thursday about widespread unemployment fraud in Illinois. The bureau said fraud victims could have a major problem on their hands, especially when it's ...
A suburban accountant has been charged with conspiring to submit at least $10 million in bogus Illinois unemployment insurance claims during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the largest ...