Bills aim to ease state banking regulations on marijuana businesses
Supporters of legalized marijuana in Illinois have launched efforts aimed at making it easier for legitimate businesses that sell the...
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Study: Illinois marijuana industry will have to expand to meet legalization demand
A fully-matured adult-use marijuana program in Illinois could produce between $440 million and $676 million in annual revenue, and the...
Pritzker: ‘Time to celebrate’ signing of $15 minimum wage bill
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 Tuesday in the...
Minimum wage bill heads for Thursday House vote
A minimum wage increase appears headed for approval without any support from Republicans this week after passing its final committee...
Retailers say minimum wage hike an ‘open invitation to move’
A group of downstate business owners on Monday warned of dire consequences should a $15 per-hour minimum wage hike which...
Senate Democrats send minimum wage bill to House
A bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage passed the state Senate on partisan lines Thursday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker made...
Senate Committee moves minimum wage bill to floor
Two committee rooms one floor apart in the Illinois State Capitol on Wednesday had concurrent discussions of a bill to...
Leaked Pritzker memo details minimum wage increase
As Gov. J.B. Pritzker eyes the passage of a minimum wage hike prior to his Feb. 20 budget address, unofficial...
Illinois can follow other states’ lead to $15 minimum hourly wage
As it considers raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour, Illinois has a few examples to follow.
Senate Labor Committee discusses path to $15 minimum wage
Divisions between business and labor interests were on display Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Illinois Senate Labor Committee’s hearing on...
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