Cook County Business
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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 ...
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Palatine joins towns opting out of county minimum wage, sick-time rulesMay 02, 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. ...
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Wheeling opts out of county minimum wage, sick-leave ordinancesApr 24, 2017 1:00 am - Wheeling has opted out of Cook County ordinances raising the minimum wage and requiring employers to provide sick-leave days. The village board unanimously approved the...
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Elk Grove Village plans to opt out of Cook County minimum wage lawApr 12, 2017 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village plans to opt out of a Cook County ordinance raising the minimum wage, despite earlier indications the industrial-heavy community could support a compro...
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Elk Grove Village considering its own minimum wage planMar 27, 2017 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village leaders are seeking input Tuesday about a minimum wage plan that would increase hourly pay by less than a Cook County ordinance effective in July. The ...
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Local districts vote 7-1 against Hoffman Estates tax breakMar 21, 2017 1:00 am - The vast majority of taxing bodies potentially affected by a proposed $21 million tax refund for a development in western Hoffman Estates dislike the idea so much they r...
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Zoning board recommends disputed compost facility near Des PlainesMar 15, 2017 1:00 am - The Cook County zoning board recommended approval of a proposal Wednesday to build 25-acre organic composting facility across from Oakton Community College. Some Des Pl...