Waukegan Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Waukegan, Illinois: the American Job Center in the city, and 3 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 Waukegan
Job Center of Lake County - Waukegan
Full-service American Job Center
1 North Genesee, 1st Floor
Waukegan, IL 60085 · Directions
Phone: 847-377-3450
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.
Near Waukegan
Kenosha County Job Center
Full-service American Job Center · 13 miles away
8600 Sheridan Road
Kenosha, WI 53143 · Directions
Phone: 262-697-4500
Hours: M-F, 8:00am - 5:00 pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 7, 2026.
American Job Center in Wheeling
Full-service American Job Center · 17 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.
Racine County Workforce Solutions
Full-service American Job Center · 22 miles away
1717 Taylor Avenue
Racine, WI 53403 · Directions
Phone: 262-638-6312
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 15, 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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