State Rep Blaine Wilhour
(The Center Square) – A growing number of out-of-work Illinoisans are frustrated with the state's unemployment application process, which has buckled amid a record number of claims.
Illinoisans trying to file for unemployment benefits found the Illinois Department of Employment Security website temporarily down for part of Thursday.
One employee working valet at a live performance venue said the night a major comedian was set to take to the stage, she was told it was canceled because of restrictions on event sizes. She had to tell guests for 90 minutes the show was off and she’s been out of work since with no luck getting unemployment…
…State Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City, said people have been forced out of their livelihoods because of the government-imposed shutdown in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 and they’re frustrated with the inability to file for unemployment.
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