Palatine Business
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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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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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Day care will replace abandoned gas station in PalatineJun 20, 2017 5:30 am - Palatine village council members agree that a day care operation is preferable to an abandoned gasoline station in the Rand Road corridor. Council members Monday night a...
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Guidant Wealth Advisors updates logo as part of branding packageJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Guidant Wealth Advisors, a financial planning and wealth management firm located in Palatine, has unveiled a new logo as part of an overall design change for the firm. T...
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Illinois owes billions to suburban non-profits, companies, government agenciesJun 07, 2017 5:00 am - One result of the Illinois legislature's repeated failure to pass a budget is a big backlog of unpaid bills to companies and nonprofits that do business with the state o...
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County board approves incentives for suburban businessesJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - The Cook County Board Wednesday approved tax incentives allowing the creation or retention of industrial jobs in the Northwest suburbs of Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg and...