 Dr. King was born Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Ga. The civil rights leader was
assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968. Four days later, legislation
was introduced in Congress to make his birthday a national holiday, but was not
enacted into law until 1983. Ten years earlier, in 1973, Illinois was among the
first states in the Union to honor King with a state holiday.
Although IDES offices will close, services will be available at
www.ides.illinois.gov. Individuals
can file for first-time unemployment benefits; certify for benefits, which is
necessary to receive payment; and switch that method of payment to direct
deposit. Because Jan. 21 is a federal banking holiday, the availability of some
benefit payments might be delayed. The IDES does not determine federal banking
holidays.
IDES customers also can use the website to manage their benefit payments. For
benefit payments, the department encourages direct deposit. Direct deposit is a
simple, smart and secure way to receive benefits. Debit cards also are
available. There are no fees associated with a debit card at point-of-service
counters that accept MasterCard, such as grocery stores, drugstores and
convenience stores. Cash is available after qualifying purchases. Fees likely
will be assessed with out-of-network ATM machines.
Illinois added 174,600 private sector jobs since January 2010, when job
growth returned to Illinois following nearly two years of consecutive monthly
losses. Leading growth sectors are professional and business services, up
84,800; manufacturing, up 45,100; and education and health services, up 42,000.
Government has lost the most jobs since January 2010, down 28,800.
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Illinoisjoblink.com is
the revamped IDES employment website that links job-seekers with
ready-to-hire employers. This no-cost, online career resource allows
individuals to create multiple resumes that emphasize different
talents and allows businesses to search for specific skills. The
keyword-matching technology increases the likelihood of a successful
new hire. Illinois JobLink emphasizes Illinois jobs, scrapes other
commercial job boards and compares favorably with private efforts
that cost hundreds of dollars for a single advertisement. Business
leaders can access no-cost human resources recruitment services
provided by IDES by calling 877-342-7533.
[Text from
Illinois
Department of Employment Security
file received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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