Low unemployment has allowed for payment from trust fund balance, Pritzker says Gov. JB Pritzker announced a plan Tuesday, September 27, to reduce a $1.8 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund deficit by $450 million through an infusion of unemployment-related revenues. The trust fund is the pool of money paid into by employers to provide a … State to reduce $1.8 billion federal unemployment debt by $450 million Read More »