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Time to study up, Illinois. As of New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws have taken effect. Those include some of the defining ...

As asylum seekers navigate the day labor sector, labor organizations are stepping in to help them advocate for their rights.

Illinois has hundreds of new laws in 2025, and wgntv.com has more information you need to know.

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

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

The other states with minimum wage increases put into effect by their own residents were New York, which now has a $15.50 hourly rate — $16.50 for those working in New York City, Long Island, and ...

Once ranked tops in the country for entry level wage growth over inflation, in 1935, Illinois has fallen to No. 39 compared ...

Since 2009, when the minimum wage was last raised, prices have increased around 40%. High costs are top of mind and Johnson ...

A South Chicago couple was given Cook County's first marriage certificate of 2025, hundreds braved frigid temperatures for a ...

Illinois minimum wage is increasing on January, 1 st. Workers on hourly pay will see roughly a dollar increase, going from ...

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