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First, the President held a $50,000 a head fundraiser for Pat Quinn. This week, First Lady Michelle Obama and Gloria Steinem are scheduled to be in…
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This week, gubernatorial candidates Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner weighed in property taxes and the minimum wage.
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Voters will get to weigh in on whether Illinois should raise its minimum wage for adults to $10 an hour. Gov. Pat Quinn approved the ballot question…
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The Illinois Legislature adjourned its spring session having passed a new state budget and other key measures, but leaving some business undone. Here's a…
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Amid the debate about the nation’s widening gap between rich and poor — a reality amplified in the State of the Union address — the numbers in Illinois…
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Gov. Pat Quinn says he supports asking voters whether Illinois' minimum wage ought to be raised to $10 an hour.The state Senate approved that question…
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Plans to raise the minimum wage in Illinois have struggled all spring. Instead of letting the proposal fail in the General Assembly, Democratic leaders…
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Host Amanda Vinicky and guests Ray Long (Chicago Tribune) and Nicole Wilson (24/7 News) discuss Gov. Pat Quinn's possible political hiring as well as…
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Two major Democratic initiatives are still short the votes needed to pass, at least in the House, as the General Assembly heads into the final stretch of…
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House Speaker Michael Madigan says there is "strong support" in the chamber for a hike in Illinois' minimum wage. That's one of the big issues in the…