Chicago Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Chicago, Illinois: the 6 American Job Centers in the city, and 8 more within 25 miles. Staff there help with finding work, training and your next steps.
✓ From the U.S. Department of Labor's list ✓ Address, phone and hours
About your claim
Claimant Services Center: your claim, certification and payment, ILogin, appeals
Call (800) 244-5631Jobareer is not the state. This is IDES's number, from its own website.
Offices in Chicago
American Job Center at the King Center
Full-service American Job Center
Martin Luther King Human Service Center
Chicago, IL 60653 · Directions
Phone: 773-538-5627
Hours: Monday 08:30-17:00, Tuesday 08:30-17:00, Wednesday 08:30-17:00, Thursday 08:30-17:00, Friday 08:30-17:00,
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
American Job Center at Truman College
Full-service American Job Center
1145 W. Wilson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640 · Directions
Phone: 773-831-5221 (able to receive text)
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
American Job Center in Pilsen
Full-service American Job Center
1700 W. 18th St.
Chicago, IL 60608 · Directions
Phone: 312-994-8305
Hours: Monday 08:30-17:00, Tuesday 08:30-17:00, Wednesday 08:30-17:00, Thursday 08:30-17:00, Friday 08:30-17:00
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated August 22, 2026.
American Job Center Kennedy King at College
American Job Center, some services
747 W. 63rd Street
Chicago, IL 60621 · Directions
Phone: 773-572-2049
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
Southwest American Job Center at Daley College
American Job Center, some services
7500 S. Pulaski Rd.
Chicago, IL 60652 · Directions
Phone: 773-884-7000
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
The American Job Center at Malcolm X College West Campus
American Job Center, some services
4624 W. Madison St
Chicago, IL 60644 · Directions
Phone: 773-722-3885
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30AM - 5:00PM Fridays 8:30am-3pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated June 26, 2026.
Near Chicago
American Job Center in North Riverside
American Job Center, some services · 7 miles away
7222 W Cermak Rd.
North Riverside, IL 60546 · Directions
Phone: 708-222-3100
Hours: 8:30am -5:00pm Monday - Friday
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
American Job Center in Maywood
American Job Center, some services · 9 miles away
1701 South 1st Avenue
Maywood, IL 60153 · Directions
Phone: 708-223-2652
Hours: Monday-Friday 08:30-17:00
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 9, 2026.
Safer Foundation (South Holland)
American Job Center, some services · 17 miles away
247 W. 162nd Street
South Holland, IL 60473 · Directions
Phone: 708-596-0037
Hours: Monday -Friday 8:30AM - 4:30PM (Open by appointment only due to COVID-19)
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
WorkOne Hammond
American Job Center, some services · 18 miles away
5209 Hohman Ave
Hammond, IN 46320 · Directions
Phone: 219-933-8332
Hours: Monday -Friday.: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
workNet DuPage Career Center
Full-service American Job Center · 21 miles away
2525 Cabot Drive
Lisle, IL 60532 · Directions
Phone: 630-955-2030
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
American Job Center in Wheeling
Full-service American Job Center · 23 miles away
1400 S. Wolf Road
Wheeling Illinois, IL 60090 · Directions
Phone: 847-484-8187
Hours: Monday 08:30-17:00, Tuesday 08:30-17:00, Wednesday 08:30-17:00, Thursday 08:30-17:00, Friday 08:30-17:00
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
South Suburban Cook County American Job Center at Prairie State College
Full-service American Job Center · 23 miles away
202 S. Halsted St.
Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · Directions
Phone: 708-709-7975 or 855-994-8300
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
WorkOne Gary
American Job Center, some services · 23 miles away
504 Broadway
4th Floor
Gary, IN 46402 · Directions
Phone: 219-981-1520
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 17, 2026.
Can I file for unemployment at these offices?
These are American Job Centers, a network funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and run locally. Whether you can file or fix a claim there depends on the state. Here is what IDES says about filing:
"File your claim online, or at an IDES office, during the first week after you become unemployed. You must also register with IllinoisJobLink.com."
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026. File a claim on the agency's site.
Before you go
Hours change, and some centers see people by appointment. Call the center before you go. More about unemployment in Illinois: how to file, the weekly claim and how much it pays, and every phone number.
Where this comes from
The centers, their addresses, phones and hours are from the U.S. Department of Labor's American Job Center finder (CareerOneStop), as each center last updated it. Jobareer is not part of any state agency and cannot see or change your claim.
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