Senator Cunningham Encourages Businesses to Attend IDES Workshop

Submitted by Joan Knight, legislative assistant for Sen. Bill Cunningham.

State Senator Bill Cunningham (D-Chicago), along with State Representative Frances Hurley (D-Chicago), the Illinois Department of Employment Security and others are holding an Unemployment Insurance Workshop on Tuesday, March 31 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. The workshop will be at the Chicago FIX, 3139 W. 111th Street in Chicago.

“Every year, with the many changes to our workforce in the state, the Illinois Department of Employment Security holds workshops all across Illinois to help our businesses navigate the unemployment insurance process. I’m pleased to host this event, along with my colleague in the House of Representatives, to help the employers in our region,” State Senator Cunningham said.

The workshop will help provide employers with instruction in completing BIS Form 32, along with information on Work Opportunity Tax Credits, Illinois Labor Market Information and other agenda items.

Other hosts of the event include the 95th Street Business Association, the Mt. Greenwood Community and Business Association as well as the Morgan Park/Beverly Hills Business Association.

The event is free, but registration is required. For more information, please visit Senator Cunningham’s website or the Illinois Department of Employment Security. To RSVP, please email to erin@95thstreetba.org or mglrc2000@wowway.com or info@mpbhba.org.

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