Prospect Heights Business
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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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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...
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Rolling Meadows High entrepreneurs win pitch contestJun 01, 2017 11:00 pm - A team of Rolling Meadows High School entrepreneurs on May 22 won $2,500 after impressing judges with their innovative business venture — an app that helps children with...
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Harper College dedicates lab to former CEO of Bison GearMay 24, 2017 1:00 am - Two manufacturing associations have awarded a joint $50,000 endowment to fund Harper College scholarships in memory of manufacturing leader Ron Bullock, former CEO of Bi...
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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-...