SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Fighting to provide Illinois’ middle-class families with a much-needed raise in income, state Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, voted to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. “For too long, families across the South Suburbs, and...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – After the Illinois House of Representatives joined the state Senate in approving a minimum wage increase, state Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, issued the following statement: “As the daughter of local small business owners, I strongly...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Committed to ensuring working families earn enough to be able to support themselves and their communities, state Rep. Dan Didech, D-Buffalo Grove, voted to pass legislation that would gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025,...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Maurice West II, D-Rockford, backed a minimum wage increase plan Thursday that is expected to generate more than $19 billion annually in economic activity. “As the cost of everyday essential like food, health care and education increase,...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Focused on balancing the need for fair pay for families with the needs of small businesses, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, supported a minimum wage plan Thursday that is expected to generate $19 billion in new economic activity annually...