Elgin Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Elgin, Illinois: the American Job Center in the city, and 5 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.
The office in Elgin
Workforce Development Division - Gail Borden Library
American Job Center, some services
270 N. Grove St.
Elgin, IL 60120 · Directions
Phone: 847-742-2411
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
Near Elgin
workNet Batavia Serving Kane, Kendall and DeKalb Counties
Full-service American Job Center · 14 miles away
143 First Street
Batavia, IL 60510 · Directions
Phone: 630-762-2120
Hours: Monday 08:30-16:30, Tuesday 08:30-16:30, Wednesday 08:30-16:30, Thursday 08:30-16:30, Friday 08:30-16:30
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 2026.
McHenry County Workforce Center
Full-service American Job Center · 21 miles away
500 Russel Court
Woodstock, IL 60098 · Directions
Phone: 815-338-7100 ext. 2771
Hours: Monday through Friday - 8:30 AM to 4:00 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 · 22 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.
workNet DeKalb
American Job Center, some services · 24 miles away
650B North Peace Road
Dekalb, IL 60115 · Directions
Phone: 630-762-2120
Hours: Mondays 12pm-4pm, Thursdays 9am-1pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 26, 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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