Deerfield Business
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Will Cook County soda tax make you pay for the ice in your drink?Jun 28, 2017 5:12 am - Soda and other sweetened drinks bought in Cook County are set to cost you significantly more starting Saturday. But will the amount of ice affect the price? And will you...
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Discover cardmembers can now use Samsung PayJun 28, 2017 1:00 am - Business Wire RIVERWOODS — Discover cardmembers can now make payments in the United States using Samsung Pay on the latest Samsung Galaxy smartphones and wearables. Sam...
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Retailers going to court to try to stop Cook County's beverage taxJun 27, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois Retail Merchants Association will be in Cook County circuit court Wednesday seeking to stop Cook County's new tax on sweetened beverages. The group seeks a...
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Cook County minimum wage law 'satisfying' for low-wage workerJun 26, 2017 1:00 am - At 22 years old, Ryan Foster has always considered himself a hard worker when it comes to making money to sustain himself. For years, he worked minimum and low-wage jobs...
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Minimum-wage worker from Elgin: '$13 is worth fighting for'Jun 25, 2017 1:00 am - At 53 years old, Rosa Ramirez has been working minimum-wage jobs to support herself and her family since they moved to the United States 20 years ago. For 22-year-old Ry...
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6 things you need to know about Cook County's minimum wage and sick leave ordinancesJun 25, 2017 1:00 am - • They apply to businesses with at least four employees. Federal, state and local government workers, and subsidized temporary youth or transitional employment programs ...
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Why many minimum wage workers in suburbs won't be getting a raise July 1Jun 24, 2017 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story was changed to say that under the county’s sick leave ordinance, workers are eligible for up to five days of paid sick leave each year. So...
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Vernon Hills may be next to raise age to buy tobacco to 21Jun 23, 2017 1:00 am - Vernon Hills likely will become the next Lake County community to raise the permitted age to buy tobacco products to 21 rather than 18. The village board has directed an...
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Expert: Grants, tax breaks could lure millennials to Lake CountyJun 21, 2017 1:00 am - A demographics expert on Friday told a large crowd of Lake County business representatives and elected officials that property-tax breaks and college grants are among th...
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Discover Card mobile app ranks highest in customer satisfactionJun 13, 2017 1:00 am - RIVERWOODS - Discover Card's mobile app ranked highest in customer satisfaction among U.S. credit card companies, according to J.D. Power's first U.S. Credit Card App Sa...