New year to bring new laws in Illinois
— December 27, 2022SPRINGFIELD – By now, almost everyone in Illinois has heard that Jan. 1 will mark the beginning of a significant change in the state’s criminal justice system – the elimination…
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Bill seeks pay raise for Illinois’ tipped workers
— February 14, 2022A bill in the Illinois House would do away with the sub-minimum wage paid to waitresses, bartenders and other tipped service workers. Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Chicago, introduced House…
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Study says underemployment pervasive for part-time workers in Illinois
— January 22, 2021A new study co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researcher who studies labor issues affecting low-wage workers finds pervasive underemployment among low-paid part-time…
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Illinois minimum wage increases on July 1
— June 30, 2020Illinois’ minimum wage will make its second increase this year to $10 per hour beginning July 1. The Illinois Department of Labor urges minimum wage earners to make sure their…
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New year brings a higher minimum wage, hundreds of state laws
— January 1, 2020SPRINGFIELD — The state’s minimum wage will increase by $1 hourly, recreational marijuana will go on sale to those over 21 years of age, and some state taxes and licensing fees…
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Increase coming in 2022 for Illinois minimum wage
— December 20, 2021The minimum wage in Illinois is set to increase another dollar on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. The new wage will be $12 an hour. Minimum wage workers are being encouraged to keep a close…
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Few new laws to take effect Jan. 1 including minimum wage increase
— December 30, 2020SPRINGFIELD — When a new year begins in Illinois, there typically are dozens if not hundreds of new laws going into effect. Not this year. Like so many other things in 2020,…
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CAPITOL RECAP: Pritzker issues caution about summer festivals
— April 11, 2020SUMMER EVENTS: Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday, April 9, one month since he issued a state of emergency, it is “unlikely” his stay-at-home order can be lifted safely before April…
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