Tag: minimum wage

By John F. Di Leo -  The halls of Congress are ringing with the siren song of an increased minimum wage. Politicians who don’t have employees...

Gov. Pritzker signing $15 starting wage measure |Pritzker's Facebook page CHICAGO - Tuesday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker agreed with the Democrat super majority in...

The option for Cook County voters to express their views about setting up an open primary system for countywide candidates was squelched Wednesday when the Cook County Board pushed in three advisory referendum for the November 6th ballot.

While an overwhelming majority of Cook County municipalities chose to opt out of the $12 per hr hike, one by one, Fight for $15 is making its way back through those municipalities that opted out and demanding their councils reconsider. 

By Mark Weyermuller -  Cook County recently passed a new law requiring all employers to pay a minimum wage of $13.00 an hour...

SPRINGFIELD - The Chicago City Council is all for requiring all the city's employers pay at least $15 per hour to their employees -...

By John F. Di Leo -  As cities contemplated doubling their minimum wage, conservatives warned that employers would flee. And that’s exactly what happened. Then as...