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Unemployment benefits in Illinois

$628Maximum weekly benefit

$628 a week for an individual, up to $859 with a dependent child, for benefit years beginning on or after January 1, 20261

The details

Minimum weekly benefit
$51 a week.1
How the weekly amount is figured
47% of the average weekly wage in the two highest base period quarters, plus any dependent allowance.12
Maximum weeks
Up to 26 full weeks in a one year period.3
How to apply
File online with an ILogin account, or call (800) 244-5631.23

The sources we read do not say: waiting week, base period.

The IDES table layout is hard to read, so the $748 spouse and $859 child maximums were matched to labels by position.

Sources

  1. Benefit amount table CLI110L, Illinois Department of Employment Security, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Claimant FAQs, Illinois Department of Employment Security, checked 1 November 2026
  3. Unemployment Insurance Information, Illinois Department of Employment Security, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.