Homewood-Flossmoor Park District officials are struggling with how best to pay the increases in the state’s minimum wage as they plan for the coming year’s budget. The next fiscal year starts May 1. The board of commissioners expects to collect $14 million in revenue. So far, it shows expenses of[Read More…]
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Hutchinson announces support for $15 minimum wage
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Toi Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) released a statement Thursday after voting to increase Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. “Every senator in this body represents constituents in our districts who wake up every morning when it is still dark outside and go to work,”[Read More…]