Illinois joins 18 other states to extend unemployment eligibility for 20 more weeks – Center Square

Analyst Mark Glennon of Wirepoints said many people in Illinois are in dire straits and that Illinois had no choice but to do what it can. Illinois will have to borrow $5 billion from the federal government to pay for the unemployment benefits extension – adding to the state’s financial challenges. "This is a choice between two evils. If the state did not do this, obviously people would be much worse off and it would damage the economy."