Section 820 ILCS 405/2702 - Exchange of information, services and facilities-Equality of rights of nonresidentsA.The administration of this Act and of other State and Federal unemployment compensation and public employment service laws will be promoted by cooperation between this State and such other States and the appropriate Federal agencies in exchanging services, and making available facilities and information. The Director is therefore authorized to make such investigations, secure and transmit such information, make available such services and facilities and exercise such of the other powers provided herein with respect to the administration of this Act as he deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of any such unemployment compensation or public employment service law and, in like manner, to accept and utilize information, services, and facilities made available to this State by the agency charged with the administration of any such other unemployment compensation or public employment service law.B.To the extent permissible under the laws and Constitution of the United States, the Director is authorized to enter into or cooperate in arrangements whereby facilities and services provided under this Act and facilities and services provided under the unemployment compensation law of any foreign government may be utilized for the taking of claims and the payment of benefits under this Act or under the unemployment compensation law of such foreign government.C.Benefits shall not be denied or reduced to an individual solely because he files a claim in another State or in Canada or solely because he resides in another State or in Canada at the time he files a claim for benefits.