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… education,” said the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Hernandez has worked in the County of Cook and City of Chicago Governments. Hernandez has held …

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CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying less than the minimum wage to workers with disabilities.
The bill applies to businesses and other facilities that hold what is known as a 14(c) certificate, named after the section of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 permitting lower wages for disabled people. Organizations receiving the exemption are allowed to pay a “commensurate wage” based on the […]

Edward Blum’s American Alliance for Equal Rights today takes aim at a new effort to require nonprofits to disclose race and gender information regarding their boards and officers.

“The language in the 14th Amendment is clear and unambiguous. If you are born in this country, you are a citizen of this country,” Raoul said of Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.

The governor today noted the threat of immigration raids already is having an impact in Pilsen and Little Village.

‘For transit to be useful, it has to be within walking distance of the places people are actually going. And the destinations where people are …

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — On Tuesday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law that enables disabled residents to earn a full minimum wage. The Dignity in Pay Act eliminates Illinois’ 14(c) certificate program by December 31st, 2029. The 14(c) program allowed employers to pay people with disabilities a subminimum wage. “Illinois is closing an era […]

Congressman Mike Quigley (D-5th) is one of more than a dozen Illinois Democrats in Congress who skipped President Donald Trump’s Inauguration in D.C., instead honoring Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day by distributing groceries at a food pantry in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood.
(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — While some Illinois Democrats skipped the Inauguration of President Donald Trump, the head of the state’s Republican Party is encouraged by the future of the country.