According to the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), unemployment systems across the country are seeing an increase in fraud of unemployment insurance programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. If anyone believes that unemployment fraud is being committed, please contact IDES at
1-800-814-0513 or 1-877-566-6230.
You can also file a complaint online at https://www2.illinois.gov/ides/Pages/Reporting_Unemployment_Insurance_Fraud.aspx