The federal emergency unemployment program expires at the end of the year. Greg Rivara, with the state's Department of Employment Security, says that will have a drastic impact in Illinois.

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Rivara says anyone who's been receiving unemployment benefits for more than 25 weeks will be impacted.

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Rivar adds people can browse job openings at IllinoisJobLink.com

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Those who are impacted by the change will be contacted individually.