Park Ridge Business
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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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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...
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Oakton hosting job fair with employersMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - U.S. Reps. Brad Schneider and Jan Schakowsky will be at a hiring event for people seeking employment 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf...
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Chicago Area Clean Cities fleets saved 26.5 million gallons of fuel in 2016May 18, 2017 11:00 pm - The Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition announced that in 2016 its member fleets displaced nearly 26.5 million gasoline-gallon equivalents (GGEs) of petroleum and reduce...
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Buffalo Grove opts out of Cook County minimum wage lawMay 16, 2017 1:00 am - There was no fanfare and almost no discussion as Buffalo Grove trustees voted Monday to opt out of Cook County's minimum-wage and sick leave requirements. The item was o...
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Hoffman Estates opts out of wage, sick-leave lawsMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates Monday joined a growing number of Northwest suburbs in opting out of Cook County's pending minimum-wage hike and requirement of paid sick leave for part-...
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Rolling Meadows opts out of county minimum wage hikeMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows has formally opted out of Cook County's ordinances raising the minimum wage and mandating sick leave for workers. The city council voted 6-0 Tuesday to p...
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Hoffman Estates recommends opting out of minimum-wage hikeMay 09, 2017 5:30 am - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday unanimously recommended opting out of Cook County laws raising the minimum wage and requiring paid sick days for part-time w...
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Des Plaines likely to opt out of Cook County minimum wage hikeMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - While leaders in many of the Northwest suburbs' largest communities already have opted out of Cook County ordinances hiking the minimum wage and requiring sick days for ...