Navigating unemployment benefits and DoorDash earnings in Illinois

I’ve been receiving unemployment benefits in Illinois since March, and I recently started doing DoorDash to earn some extra income. I learned that I could work on the side as long as my earnings are less than half of my unemployment benefits. However, I’ve been doing DoorDash every week without reporting my earnings when I certify my unemployment every two weeks. Now I’m really worried that I might get in trouble for not reporting this income and could be charged with fraud. I thought it was okay as long as I stayed under the limit, but I’m starting to panic about the possibility of an audit or being caught. I’m considering starting to report my DoorDash earnings moving forward, but I’m unsure how to navigate this situation.

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