Feds Say States Have Up To A Year To Return Money They Demanded Back From Unemployment Overpayments That Were States’ Fault; Some Illinoisans Say That’s Too Long To Wait – CBS2 (Chicago)
But IDES spokeswoman Rebecca Cisco issued this statement: “IDES continues to work with claimants who have requested an overpayment waiver and the process by which refunds will be issued as those waivers are approved. The guidance for this process has evolved since the implementation of the CARES Act last year."
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.