Elgin Business
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Suburban nonprofits to state: We need fundingJun 26, 2017 1:00 am - Suburban nonprofits are distressed at the prospect of another fiscal year without a state budget, coupled with the possibility of deep cuts to Medicaid proposed by Repub...
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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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Sears Hometown, Outlet named a 'Best and Brightest' EmployerJun 23, 2017 1:00 am - HOFFMAN ESTATES - The National Association for Business Resources has selected Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores as one of "Chicago's Best and Brightest Companies to Work...
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Sears Canada plunges after talk of creditor protectionJun 21, 2017 1:00 am - Sears Canada Inc., the struggling offshoot of Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp., tumbled as much as 30 percent after people familiar with the matter said it...
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Kane County considering 'Cupcake Law' to allow home baking businessesJun 21, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County officials want to bring legitimacy to in-home baking businesses by signing on to the state's "Cupcake Law." The plan would follow a course some other countie...
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Local Non-Profit Hosts Fundraiser to Benefit Job SeekersJun 20, 2017 11:00 pm - Join CareerPlace for a Day at the Races to Benefit Individuals Looking to Find Their Next Career Megan Hammond Palatine, IL (June 2017) - CareerPlace, a Palatine-based n...
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Elgin renews downtown association contract; reboot expectedJun 15, 2017 5:30 am - The city of Elgin plans to continue funding a downtown group for another year, with the expectation the group will revamp itself to provide new economic development init...