Jenkins v. Department of Employment Security

Plaintiff, Antoinette L. Jenkins, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County affirming the decision of the Illinois Department of Employment Security Board of Review (Board) denying her claim for unemployment insurance benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Act. 820 ILCS 405/100 et seq. (West 2002). For the reasons stated below, we reverse.

The facts of this case are undisputed. Plaintiff was employed full time with Pilot Corporation (Pilot) in Bloomington, Illinois, from December 16, 1996, to July 27, 2001, as a cashier. Plaintiff left Pilot in order to relocate to Chicago…