www.ides.state.il.us certify for benefits | File My Certification

Go to www.ides.state.il.us for certify your benefits application. If you certify online select "Job Seekers/Claimants" from the left side of the IDES website. Click "Certifying Your Claim for Unemployment Benefits" and the "Certify Online Now" button. If you want to certify by phone, call Tele-Serve at 1-888-337-7234 from 5:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on your designated day (Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday).

Fill your unemployment benfits claim. The weeks of claims are also called certification. You have to do it every two weeks by phone or by using the online system. You have to report on your call day which you will receive from IDES. if you failed to do it on the call day you have to certify on friday or thursday of the same week. You will not be paid for the first week after the initial claim.

Website: www.ides.state.il.us