Title 56 IDES RULES Part 2720
R-30 (05/11)
3) More than 30 days have passed since the date of mailing of the Decision of the Referee or the Board of Review.
d) Where the Agency denies a motion of a party to issue a corrected Finding, Determination, or Decision, the motion
shall be considered an appeal to the original Finding, Determination or Decision to the next higher level of review
within the Agency. Such motion does not stay the period for filing an appeal to the circuit court.
(Source: Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 9441, effective July 7, 1997)
SUBPART B: APPLYING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS
Section 2720.100 Filing a Claim
a) Each employer shall deliver the form What Every Worker Should Know About Unemployment Insurance to each
worker separated from employment for an expected duration of 7 or more days. The form shall be delivered to the
worker at the time of separation or, if delivery is impracticable, it shall be mailed, within 5 days after the date of the
separation, to the worker's last known address. The forms shall be supplied by the Agency to each employer without
cost. Every employer subject to the provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act (including every employing unit
that has elected, with the approval of the Director, to become an employer subject to the Act) shall post and maintain
such notices as may be furnished by the Director. These printed notices shall be posted in conspicuous places in all
of the establishments of the employer and shall be easily accessible for examination by the worker. The Director
will, upon request, supply a sufficient number of duplicate notices to ensure that the notices are accessible to all
workers.
b) Unless a claimant is otherwise instructed by the Agency and except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), an
initial claim for unemployment insurance benefits may be filed in person at any local office or on the internet at the
Agency's website, www.ides.state.il.us. Subject to Section 2720.25, when filing a claim in person, the claimant shall
provide the following to the local office:
1) A valid Social Security card or other evidence of his or her Social Security number, such as a W-2 form;
2) Any other form of positive identification such as a driver's license, state photo ID card or payroll check stub
showing his or her name, address and date of birth;
3) For each employing unit for whom the claimant worked during the past 2 years:
A) The employing unit's name and address;
B) Dates of service;
C) Reasons for the claimant's separation:
i) If the employing unit is the federal government, Standard Form 8 and Personnel Action Form 50, or
any other documents, such as a Form W-2 or check stub, that show he or she has worked for the
federal government.
ii) If the employing unit is the military, Separation Form DD-214;
4) The name and birthdate of the claimant’s youngest dependent child;
5) Social Security Number, if any, of the claimant's spouse, and information about the spouse's employment during
the last 2 years if the claimant is claiming the spouse as a dependent;
6) Information about other income, such as Social Security benefits, pensions, workers' compensation, severance,
vacation or bonus pay or other unemployment insurance benefits that the claimant has received or will receive
after the termination of his or her employment.
