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SIDES is a free online system that allows businesses to manage and respond to Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims.

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Illinois DES administers the Unemployment Insurance trust fund, collecting employer taxes and disbursing unemployment benefits. IDES also provides employment services to employers and job seekers in addition to being the state's primary provider of employment statistics which involves the development and maintenance of labor market and career information programs. This includes:

• Unemployment Insurance Taxes and Reporting Forms and required filings,
• Registering accounts for newly created businesses,
• Unemployment insurance rights for employers,
• Employer UI Account Management Tools,
• Illinois Unemployment Insurance Law Handbook,
• Legal Service Program,
• Preparing for appeals hearings,
• Reporting Unemployment Insurance (UI) fraud,
• Employee Misclassification - How it hurts Businesses and Employees,
• Labor Market Information Reports and Data,
• Employment Service Special Programs,
• Federal Contractors,
• Human Resource Solutions,
• Illinois Job Link

Look through a list of frequently asked questions that employers ask IDES along with the answers you need today.

Find the most frequently used forms and publications covering topics and specific questions that often come up when doing business with IDES.

If you are an Illinois business, you can manage your business' unemployment insurance tax processes online with MyTax Illinois. Pay related taxes, fees, and much more.

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