Illinois Department of Labor
enforces labor laws which regulate wages, hours of work and working conditions for all Illinois workers, resolves employee - employer disputes and enforces occupational safety and health standards which protect public sector employees.

Illinois Department of Employment Security contains news and information about IDES publications, economic activity, new programs, and changes to state law. Find locations, fax and phone numbers for IDES offices and Employment & Training Centers located across the state. Use our links to other data sources, and to many other departments in state government.

Illinois Department of Human Rights secures  for all individuals within the State of Illinois, freedom from unlawful discrimination or sexual harassment in employment and in higher education. It also establishes and promotes equal opportunity and affirmative action as the policy of this State in all of its decisions, programs and activities.

Illinois Industrial Commission is the state agency that operates the administrative court system for workers' compensation cases.

Workers.Gov brings workers and their families direct access to government information and services. Workers.gov was created to easily find government resources for workers and their families even if what you want crosses traditional bureaucratic boundaries. From medicine to taxes, from building a web site to filing a safety complaint, from free school lunches to free child health insurance, Workers.Gov is a single doorway into government resources. Workers.gov delivers on the promise of electronic government.

disAbility.Gov to provide one-stop online access to resources, services, and information available throughout the Federal government for people with disabilities. The scope of disAbility.Gov is comprehensive and includes: Employer's Resource Guide; Choice and Self-Determination; Civil Rights and Protections; College and Adult Education; Emergency Preparedness; Employment; Health; Housing; Income Support; Tax Credits and Deductions.

America's Career Info Net (ACINet) traces its beginnings to June of 1996. At that time, the U.S. Department of Labor began development of a web-based application in support of America's Labor Market Information System (ALMIS). This application, called ACINet, accesses the ALMIS Database and displays a variety of occupational, demographic, and labor market information at the local, state, and national levels. It also includes an extensive collection of links to other Internet resources through its Career Resource Library.

U.S. Department of Labor - Employment and Training Administration seeks to ensure that American workers, employers, students, and those seeking work can obtain information, employment services and training by using federal dollars and authority to actively support the development of strong local labor markets that provide such resources. ETA promotes settings where a combination of public and private providers offer individual and business customers their choice of a broad array of high quality and affordable services.

U.S. Dept. of Labor - Training Technology Resource Center (TTRC) supports the information needs of service providers, state and local administrators, and other employment and training stakeholders. The on-line system offers access to information on workforce development models, initiatives, and emerging policies; Job Training Partnership Act related training programs; issues concerning workplace reorganization; emerging training technologies; directories; and current DOL initiatives.

U.S. Dept. of Labor - Welfare-to-Work program website which includes a wide variety of information about the Welfare-to-Work program, including grants available to employers..

U.S. Dept. of Labor - Recruiting and Training Welfare Recipients website is geared to assisting Federal human resource managers in hiring and retaining welfare recipients. It contains many links to related sites and permits Human Resource managers to search for offices by program or geographic locations.

U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service enforces the Immigration and Nationality Act.  Employer information is provided on the latest changes made to employment verification provisions of this Act.   Employers can also volunteer to participate in pilot programs for employment eligibility confirmation.  You an also download the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9.