unemployment

Self-employed workers in Illinois who aren't usually eligible for unemployment could soon get help from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program (PUA).

Those who have filed will get an additional $600 weekly, in addition to their unemployment benefits.

Actually, the reason being given is a "database error," but whatever you may call it, the result is the same: delayed payment.

Looking for work is tough enough, let alone trying to find work in an area that has high unemployment. The list is out of the toughest Illinois cities to land a job.

The good news is that Rockford did not make this list, the bad news is that we almost did.