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Moylan Backs Higher Minimum Wage, Promotes More Economic Growth

Feb 14, 2019 | Moylan

DES PLAINES, Ill. – State Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, supported a minimum wage plan Thursday to create an estimated $19 billion in new economic activity every year while raising wages and helping businesses to succeed and grow. “This bill raises the minimum wage...

Lilly Fights to Increase Illinois’ Minimum Wage to Living Wage

Feb 14, 2019 | Lilly

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Working to lift up Illinois’ middle and working-class families with better pay, state Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, voted Thursday to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15. “People on the West Side and throughout our state are working hard to...

Villanueva: Raising the Minimum Wage Levels the Playing Field for Working Families

Feb 14, 2019 | Villanueva

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, issued the following statement after legislation creating a fair wage in Illinois, Senate Bill 1, passed the General Assembly Thursday: “Under the status quo our state’s economic system has failed working...

Ammons Votes to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 to Lift Families Out of Poverty

Feb 14, 2019 | Ammons

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To help Illinois’ hardworking families and businesses, state Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, voted to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 an hour. “Raising the wage will not only allow families to have more money to afford the high costs of everyday...

Willis: Fair Wage Plan Makes Illinois a Better Place to Work and Live

Feb 14, 2019 | Willis

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Addison, voted to pass a fair minimum wage bill that balances working families’ need for fair pay with the interests of local small business, while generating billions of dollars in new economic activity. “This bill...

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