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Community support pushing minimum wage bill to key vote one year after introduction

Community support pushing minimum wage bill to key vote one year after introduction
State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, the main sponsor of a bill to raise the minimum wage in Illinois, and a coterie of advocacy groups that support the legislation are feeling optimistic. The bill was introduced more than a year ago, in February 2011, and has been stalled ever since. But a vote Wednesday in the executive... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
May 15, 2012 at 9:09 am
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More federal foreclosure aid coming to Illinois

Illinois will receive another $30 million in foreclosure relief under the federally funded Neighborhood Stabilization Act. Of that, $7.8 million will go to Cook County. Local governments can use the funds to buy up and fix up vacant properties that bring down properties values and cause problems in communities. Also in the news… Unemployment has... Read more »
By CRIntern,
September 9, 2010 at 4:18 pm
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