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With the Illinois legislative session scheduled to end on Wednesday, lawmakers were busy trying to deal with some measures still needing action.The…
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A proposal to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next five years is making its way through the state legislature.
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An economist is trying to move the debate over the minimum wage beyond its usual focus on jobs - and has found higher wages lead to healthier…
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is backing a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $12 by 2020 - which is more ambitious than Gov. Bruce Rauner's…
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Governor Bruce Rauner won't say whether he would sign a minimum wage bill that cleared the Illinois Senate.The Moline Dispatch reports the Winnetka…
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A day after Gov. Bruce Rauner proposed a seven year time frame to bring Illinois' minimum wage to $10 an hour. The Illinois Senate approved a plan that...
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The Illinois Senate has passed legislation that would raise the state's minimum wage.The bill passed the Senate by a 39-18 vote, which came after Speaker…
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House Speaker Michael Madigan's spokesman says Madigan does not plan to call a vote on a proposed increase in Illinois' minimum wage this legislative…
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The sponsor of a minimum wage hike says she'll push to get it passed during the legislature's veto session.Democratic State Senator Kim Lightford pointed…
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Voters will get to weigh in on whether Illinois should raise its minimum wage for adults to 10 dollars an hour. Governor Pat Quinn approved the ballot…