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As part of the settlement, 25 wage claims totaling about $20,000 will be paid to affected workers. Allied Universal will also pay a $37,000 penalty to the state’s Wage Theft Enforcement Fund. #agreement #wage
Students from Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville earned second place, with each team member receiving a $1,000 Bright Start scholarship. #literacy #contest #naperville
IDNR officials said all existing reservations will automatically transfer to the new system. However, users will need to create a new account and password to access their bookings, using the same email address tied to their current reservations. #campsite #reservation #summer
The bill expands affordable housing and reentry services for people leaving Illinois prisons, aiming to improve long-term outcomes by reducing homelessness and recidivism. #bill #housing #prison
Barbara Flynn Currie, 40-year veteran of Illinois House, trailblazer for women in Springfield, dies - (via Capitol News Illinois) - CHICAGO - Barbara Flynn Currie,...
Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology Hosts Careerspark Steam Expo for Students (Springfield, IL) - More than 1,800 eighth grade students from across Illinois...
The main bill the coalition wants passed is SB 3277, which would create a program to automatically give recipients seeing a change or stop in federal benefits a one-time payment of $600 – representing about three months worth of the average SNAP subsidy. #snap #centersquare