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As of July 8, 2026, IDES will no longer send benefit payments via paper check.  You may select direct deposit or debit card as your method for receiving benefit payments.  If you were receiving paper checks, you will be switched over to debit card payments unless you choose to enroll in direct deposit.

Filing unemployment claims will be unavailable Sunday, July 26th from 12:00 a.m. until noon for a scheduled system upgrade.  Access for claimants will resume Sunday afternoon.

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IDES Data Sharing Request Form​

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  2. Adaptive Form Title
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  5. Legal name of the requesting entity
  6. Name of Preparer or Contact Person
  7. Contact Email Address
  8. Contact Phone Number (primary)
  9. Street Address
  10. City
  11. State
  12. Zip Code
  13. What specific data points are you requesting? Please include a description of the data points
  14. How do you intend to use the data?
  15. How would you like IDES to provide the data? (e.g., online, screen prints, etc.)
  16. At which location(s) will the data be used? Please include the specific address(es)
  17. Under what legal authority would you like to obtain access to the data? Please include any specific law and/or citation
  18. How many staff will be accessing the data? Please include a listing of the specific individuals
  19. Do you intend to share the data with subcontractors? Please include a listing of the specific subcontractors
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Data Sharing Request Form

In the course of administering the Illinois unemployment insurance program and related employment service activities, IDES collects information from individuals, employers and workforce service providers. Some of that information is public; most is confidential. Information that identifies a person or an employer is protected by IDES in accordance with stringent state and federal laws. Those laws allow us to release some confidential information if the request or requestor meets specific requirements.


Complete and submit the following application in order to be considered for legal access to certain confidential data collected by the Department. Please note the required fields below, indicated with a red asterisk:

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