May 6, 2020
All Illinois Department of Employment Security offices are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the state agency reported nearly 600,000 unemployment claims have been filed online since April 25, 2020. Photo credit: Wendell Hutson
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COVID-19 Shuts Down Jobs But Provides Financial Security for Some Employees
Before he lost his job as a dishwasher at Covene Hospitality in Chicago, Oscar Ross said he struggled to pay his household bills, but thanks to new, federal legislation, he is no longer worried how he will make ends meet.