A local woman fighting unemployment fraud accusations turned to the ABC7 I-Team about her lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The agency is now demanding that she pay back ...

Andrea Wellington, 35, was charged in an indictment made public in U.S. District Court on Friday with 21 counts of wire fraud.

A former Illinois unemployment contractor allegedly helped fake wages for 471 people in a $4.7 million Covid benefits scheme.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A local woman fighting unemployment fraud accusations turned to the ABC7 I-Team about her lawsuit against the Illinois Department ...