The United Way of Northwest Illinois has announced that Stephenson County has been awarded nearly $21,000 in Federal funds ...

Many states automatically raise their minimum wage on Jan. 1 like Arizona, Virginia, Connecticut and Minnesota. In others, ...

Generating Everlit Embed With the calendar’s turn to 2025, a number of new laws and changes have taken effect, both across ...

Over 9.2 million minimum-wage workers will have higher paychecks this year as 21 states raised their wage floors to adjust for inflation, ballot measures, and legislation.

Illinois ranked near the bottom of the nation when it comes to wages for entry-level workers in 2024, according to ...

The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the ...

The state minimum wage is going up 36 cents to $15.49 per hour. That will give New Jersey one of the highest minimum wages in the nation and a slight raise to the roughly 350,000 people who earn ...

SPRINGFIELD — The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour ... “As a Senator of 25 years, history has shown my commitment of fighting to ensure workers are paid a living wage.

The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the increase was approved in 2019.Beginning New Year’s Day, Illinois workers making ...