Small businesses can now download the application for the Paycheck Protection Program to file with an eligible lender. The Federal Paycheck Protection Program was created through the CARES Act and…

From Illinois Department of Illinois Informational Bulletin:  Changes to Estimated Payment Requirements due to COVID-19 Virus Outbreak Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic and the subsequent Emergency Declaration of Disaster…

To more efficiently process the extremely high volume of unemployment benefit claims due to COVID-19, IDES has implemented the following schedule for those filing claims online and over the phone: Online Filing Schedule: Those…

Senior Services of Central Illinois currently has a waitlist of 216 seniors who need meals delivered to their homes and not enough volunteers to make the deliveries.  Volunteers are need…

The information contained below applies only to state employees who have received dependent eligibility paperwork from CMS. CMS extends the deadline for verifying dependent eligibility to June 18, 2020.  The…

As the state of Illinois sets up alternative care sites in the battle against COVID-19, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is calling on all licensed health care professionals to…

In anticipation of a surge in COVID-19 cases needing hospitalization, the state of Illinois, city of Chicago along with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management…

The U.S. Senate has compiled an extensive Q&A list covering the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed by the federal government last week. Find answers to…

It is imperative that our essential workers have high quality and reliable childcare. They are going to work and risking their health and that of their loved ones to keep…

Congress approved and the President has signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) today. The $2.2 trillion economic rescue package provides help for families, small business, hospitals,…