The study found that, even with the same college degree, students from low-income families earn less than those from middle ...

Can you afford rent in Illinois? What about Rockford, Peoria or Springfield? Here are the highlights of the 2025 "Out of ...

A new report finds Illinois renters must earn nearly double minimum wage to afford a two-bedroom apartment.

A new report reveals the hourly wage a full-time worker must earn to afford a modest apartment in each U.S. state, and the ...

Several new Illinois laws and tax increases take effect on July 1, 2025, including new rules for single-use plastics, a tipped minimum wage increase, and taxes on sports bets, vaping and gas.

The wage gap represents the unfair divergence between the pay of different groups of people, often by demographic characteristics. Overall, Asian workers have the highest median weekly income ...

As Pritzker said during his rally, the minimum wage in Illinois was $8.25 before he was elected in 2019, according to the Illinois Department of Labor. In fact, it remained the same for 10 years ...

In the Quad-Cities, a woman working full time makes 72 cents for every dollar earned by a man. The gender pay gap is larger in the Quad-Cities than it is in 48 states, including Iowa and Illinois ...

Although Illinois' minimum wage went up from $14 to $15 per hour on Jan. 1, the city of Chicago’s minimum wage for companies goes into effect on July 1 each year.

Illinois boosts school funding by $307M in new budget, but education advocates say more is needed to close persistent equity gaps. Things to Do. Attractions ... Yet Gaps Remain. The Illinois state ...

Illinois is the 19th state to eliminate the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities. Organizations must phase in the full minimum wage by the end of 2029.