Illinois Unemployment Office
The Illinois unemployment office has created a program that is designed to provide short-term financial support for unemployed individuals in the state. This program is known as the Unemployment Insurance program, or UI.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) is responsible for determining if an individual is eligible to receive unemployment benefits provided by this program. The program is administered by the state and specializes in providing financial assistance to individuals, who through no fault of their own, are unemployed. The financial assistance, however, is only temporary and unemployed individuals must be actively seeking work during their unemployment period. IDES collects taxes for unemployment insurance from employers within the state and then returns the money to individuals who are eligible to collect unemployment insurance benefits. Employees do not contribute monetarily in any way to the unemployment insurance system.
Filing for unemployment benefits is easy and the fastest way to file is online at: www.IDES.gov
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Illinois Unemployment Office Contact Information
Contact IDES
To contact IDES online, please use our Contact Form.
IDES business hours are as follows:
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding state holidays.
- For questions related to Unemployment Insurance claim, appeal, address change, direct deposit, extended benefits, 1099 tax form, expired password, or other individual services.
Phone Number: (800)244-5631
TTY: (866) 488-4016
- Certify unemployment benefits. Monday- Friday, 5:00 am- 7:30 pm, state holidays included.
TeleServe: (312) 338-4337
- Appeal related questions:
Phone Number: (800)244-5631
TTY: (866) 488-4016
- Any other miscellaneous UI claim questions:
Phone Number: (800) 244-5631
TTY:(866) 488-4016
- Unemployment Online/ Website:http://www.ides.illinois.gov
- Unemployment Insurance Fraud Hotline:
Phone Number: (800) 814-0513
Fax number:(312) 793-2356
TTY/TTD number: (800) 526-0844
- 24 hour Fax line: (217) 557-1947
Make sure that your Social Security number is on the top right corner of all the pages.
- Debit Card Questions: Call KeyBank customer Service at (866) 295-2955.