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Illinois' minimum wage increases to $15 an hour
4 days ago · The minimum wage in Illinois has increased to $15 an hour as of Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the increase was approved in 2019. Illinois workers making minimum wage will see wages rise by $1 and tipped workers will see their paychecks bump to $9 an hour. Youth workers under ...
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Welcome to “IT: Off The Clock” | Illinois Times
Jun 2, 2015 · Scott Faingold is a journalist, educator and musician. He has been director of student media at University of Illinois Springfield, founding editor of Activator magazine, a staff reporter for Illinois Times and co-host of Old School Bleep, a music-centered podcast.
Nearly 300 new Illinois laws take effect in 2025
Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take effect. Those include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs, evaluate job postings and even cancel gym memberships.
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Dec 19, 2024 · Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture
Out in the cold | News | Illinois Times
4 days ago · Unhoused people who stay at Helping Hands of Springfield's shelter say they are forced to leave the building every day for an hour and sometimes two each afternoon, bundled up and shivering in the cold, while workers clean the building and then check clients back in again. Several clients said the ...
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Dec 23, 2024 · Politicians ponder next moves Gov. JB Pritzker, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin haven’t said if they will seek reelection
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Nov 27, 2024 · Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture
Letters to the editor 10/17/24 - Illinois Times
Oct 17, 2024 · We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to [email protected].. FIX CURRENT PARKS. Springfield has 36 parks already ("Governor's Mansion block slated to become a park," Oct. 3).