Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) Annual Report

Honorable Members of the General Assembly:

In 2025 the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) had one PIPA reportable event.  In August 2025 an IDES employee sent an email to IDES customers and partners and inadvertently attached a spreadsheet to it.  The spreadsheet contained individuals’ names, email addresses, Claimant Identification Numbers and Participation ID numbers.  It did not include any Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, State identification numbers, or any banking information.  Upon learning of the incident, IDES immediately recalled the email with the attachment and informed the recipients of their legal obligations regarding their possession of the information.  IDES also informed the General Assembly of the incident.  Additionally, IDES contacted all identifiable individuals whose personally identifying information had been affected with toll-free numbers and addresses for consumer reporting agencies, a toll-free number along with mailing and website addresses for the Federal Trade Commission, and a statement that the individual can obtain information about fraud alerts and security freezes from these sources.  Refresh training was provided to staff to avoid similar issues in the future.

No further reportable event occurred during 2025.

Sincerely,

s/ Kevin Lovellette

Kevin Lovellette
Chief Legal Counsel

Illinois Department of Employment Services
115 S. LaSalle Street, Floor LL2
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(312) 793-1224