Category Archives: News
Illinois State Lawmakers Call for Public Hearings on Unemployment Fraud
(The Center Square) - There could be millions and millions of dollars of fraud going on with unemployment benefits being sent to people who didn't apply for them, according to an Illinois state legisl...
Jul 23, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
McLean Co. COVID-19 Update 7-23-20: 18 New Cases, Only 2 Hospitalizations
McLean County Health Department is reporting 18 new cases of COVID-19 today. At this time 74 individuals are isolating at home and 2 are hospitalized. There are 338 individuals that have been released...
Jul 23, 2020
Illinois ranks 23rd highest in children’s health care study
Illinois came in 23rd highest in a new study by the WalletHub website that examines children's health care data among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, based on three key dimensions. Illinoi...
Jul 23, 2020
Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Thursday, July 23, 2020
About 36,000 file for unemployment benefits in Illinois Nearly 36,000 Illinoisans filed for initial unemployment benefits last week. While that's around 2,300 fewer than filed the week before, it adds...
Jul 23, 2020
Fraud Penetrating All State Unemployment Systems, IDES Taking Steps to Detect, Mitigate, and Pursue Fraudsters
IDES has uncovered and is investigating a widespread fraud scheme that is being conducted nationwide, impacting each state's federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance programs, implemented as a result ...
Jul 23, 2020
Republicans say it’s on Democrats to take on Madigan’s consolidated power as Illinois House Speaker and Democratic Party leader
(The Center Square) - Republicans say it's up to Democrats to strip the consolidated power longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has amassed as speaker of the House and chairman of the Democ...
Jul 22, 2020
School districts chart variety of reopening plans for fall
(The Center Square) - School districts across Illinois are releasing plans for the upcoming school year and the differences are apparent from district to district. The Illinois State Board of Educatio...
Jul 22, 2020
Connect Transit Service to Veterans Affairs Clinic
Connect Transit is very supportive of our veterans. Several of our employees are Veterans themselves and many more have immediate family and friends who are Veterans. Prior to the VA Clinic opening in...
Jul 22, 2020
BPD-NPD: FRAUD ALERT!
Over the past several days, both BPD and NPD have taken numerous reports from citizens alleging identity theft involving unemployment benefits. The citizens report having received a KeyBank debit card...
Jul 22, 2020
Pritzker says people who refuse to wear masks are ‘the enemy’ in COVID-19 fight
(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said those who don't want to wear a mask are the enemy in the fight against COVID-19, a comment that a parent who is organizing a march against mask mandates f...
Jul 22, 2020
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