Springfield News
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The National Guard troops will provide perimeter security in the center of downtown for an undefined period of time following the rioting that broke out late Saturday during a protest over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by a Minneapolis police officer last week. Rioting throughout downtown Saturday continued into the night.
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Illinois House Republicans on Thursday called on Auditor General Frank Mautino to delve into what they characterize as an incompetent response by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) to process the 1.2 million unemployment claims that overwhelmed the system, resulting in website outages, long phone waits and weeks of waiting for a new system for independent contractors.
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State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) faces an uphill battle in the first steps for a special recall election for Gov. JB Pritzker over what Skillicorn says is the governor’s mishandling of Illinois’ unemployment system. More than 1 million Illinoisans have filed for unemployment benefits since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
