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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Audit reveals IDES failed to track $6.2 million in unemployment claims

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State Representative Dan Ugaste (IL) | Representative Dan Ugaste (R) 65th District

State Representative Dan Ugaste (IL) | Representative Dan Ugaste (R) 65th District

The auditor general’s office has discovered that the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) did not “maintain accurate and complete” data on over 2,800 individuals who claimed $6.2 million in pandemic assistance for the year ending June 30, 2023.

The findings raise concerns about the agency's ability to track and verify unemployment claims during a critical period.

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