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Fast-Food Workers Protest Poor Wages
Fast-food and retail workers are taking to the streets in Chicago on Wednesday to protest poor wages.
Governor Defends Plan To Hike Minimum Wage To $10 Per Hour
Gov. Pat Quinn got some help Thursday morning as he defended his plan to increase the state’s minimum wage to $10 an hour over the next four years.
Union Supporters Protest Illinois Minimum Wage
Union supporters took to the streets today to demand an increase in the state’s minimum wage.
Think Tank Cautions Against Raising State’s Minimum Wage
A pro-business think tank was warning that a legislative proposal to raise the minimum wage in Illinois would do more harm than good.
UIC Study: Car Wash Workers Are Victims Of Routine Wage Theft
Chicago car wash workers are trying to organize a union and are the subject of new research that finds their employers routinely steal from them.
Opinion: Romney’s Middle Class Economic Plan: Work More, Make Less
Mitt Romney’s economic plan basically says if you make $22.50 an hour with benefits, you make too much money; and if you make $22.5 million, then you pay too much in taxes.
State Senate Committee Approves Minimum Wage Hike
The Illinois State Senate Executive Committee has approved a plan to increase the state’s minimum wage, and let it increase automatically in the future.
State Senators Push For $10 Minimum Wage
A group of Illinois Senate Democrats has introduced a proposal that would gradually raise the state’s minimum wage to more than $10 an hour, the highest minimum wage in the nation.
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- State Discontinues Healthcare Funding For Disabled Stroke VictimUnconscionable. That's what a doctor calls a state decision to cut care funding for a patient.311
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