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Fifteen Defendants Indicted for Alleged Roles in Scheme to Use More Than 80 Fictitious Companies to Defraud Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Agencies of $8.7 Million
CHICAGO—A suburban Chicago woman who owned a South Side tax preparation business allegedly schemed to falsely claim more than $1 million in federal tax refunds and, together with 14 co-defendants, allegedly engaged in a related scheme using other individuals’ identities, including some tax service clients and some stolen, to fraudulently obtain more than $8.7 million from state unemployment insurance agencies in Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota. The defendants allegedly registered approximately 80 fictitious employers with the states’ unemployment insurance agencies and used the sham employers to fraudulently collect unemployment insurance benefits.
Week in Review: Growth, gasoline and guns top IL news
By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — In an election year where jobs and the economy are front and center, Illinois’ economy is starting to make a comeback, researchers said this week. Also this week, the state Supreme Court handed a small victory to gun-rights advocates, while the state’s biofuel industry cleared a final hurdle to sell more ethanol. Signs of growth For the first time since the Great Recession began in 2008, Illinois’ economy is showing signs of growth .
IL economy struggles from mix of factors, some surprising
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second story in a two-part series on the state of Illinois after a year of higher personal and corporate income taxes. By Andrew Thomason and Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Republican lawmakers and businesses blame the state’ staggering economic recovery on income tax increases, but recent indicators suggest other factors at play, too.
Employment Security Closed Thanksgiving and Friday – Claimants Should Certify; Services Available on Internet; Banking Holiday Might Delay Payments
CHICAGO – Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) service centers will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24 and 25, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Educators, Business Join in City Minority Youth with Disabilities Jobs Plan
While the nation’s official unemployment rate hovers around 9 percent, among those with a disability the rate is nearly 15 percent. And while no exact figure is available for a subgroup — urban-based, minority youths with disabilities who dropped out of school — experts believe their unemployment rate is higher still.
One-in-Five Employers to Hire U.S. Veterans Over the Next 12 Months, According to CareerBuilder’s Veterans Day Survey
CHICAGO , Nov. 10, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Although they are battling a higher than average unemployment rate, those returning from military duty and re-entering the workforce may find better employment prospects over the next year.
Stagnant National Growth Squeezes Illinois Labor Market – Unemployment at 9.9 Percent; 3,100 Jobs Added in August
CHICAGO – The Illinois seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August increased to 9.9 percent, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).
TMA Poll: No Quick Relief for Ailing Economy
CHICAGO , Aug. 31, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Six out of ten corporate restructuring specialists think a double-dip recession is likely within six to 18 months, according to a Turnaround Management Association poll.
IDES Offices Closed Sept. 5 to Observe Labor Day – Customers Should Certify; Services Available on Internet
CHICAGO – The offices of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day.
Illinois: Jobs picture worsening
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — It’s clear that finding or keeping a job in Illinois is getting tougher, but it is much less clear as to why. Illinois’ July unemployment numbers show that the state is bleeding jobs.