Weaver pushing regional minimum wage March 5, 2020 7:00 pm|With last year’s passing of the minimum wage hike, one area lawmaker is pushing a bill that would…
Weaver wants shift to “regionalized” minimum wage February 25, 2020 11:28 pm|State Senator Chuck Weaver has introduced legislation in the Illinois General Assembly that would essentially “regionalize” the State’s…
Weaver: “We failed” Chamber members October 3, 2019 10:06 pm|One of the state lawmakers representing this area isn’t speaking very highly of his other colleagues in the…
Pritzker signs first $15 minimum wage among Midwest states February 20, 2019 12:02 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois law now requires that employer pay a minimum wage that will increase to…
Pritzker signs first $15 minimum wage among Midwest states February 19, 2019 7:40 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois law now requires that employer pay a minimum wage that will increase to…
House sends $15 minimum wage to Gov. Pritzker February 15, 2019 12:02 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A $15-an-hour minimum wage is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker after the House approved…
Illinois House poised to vote on $15 minimum wage plan February 14, 2019 12:22 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois House could vote on a plan to increase the minimum wage to…
The Latest: House floor vote on $15 minimum wage next February 13, 2019 11:13 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Latest on action in the Illinois General Assembly on a proposed minimum-wage increase…
Illinois House hears $15 minimum wage plan February 13, 2019 6:22 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A House committee plans to hear Democrats’ plans to increase the Illinois minimum wage…
Illinois Senate OKs $15 minimum wage, moves to House February 7, 2019 9:14 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate has approved increasing the state’s minimum wage to $15 over six…
Illinois congresswoman among those cited in wage protest October 5, 2018 11:21 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky was among more than 50 people were cited by police at a…
Illinois governor vetoes plan for minimum wage hike August 26, 2017 1:26 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed a plan to increase Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 over five…
Illinois Democrats aim high with minimum wage proposals April 23, 2017 4:58 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Democrats are pushing an ambitious minimum wage hike despite opposition from Republican Gov. Bruce…