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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Borrok: The Democratic Party continues to be a testament to inaction

February 26, 2021

For all the promises Democratic candidates made in their campaign runs, the election victories and resulting control of the executive and legislative branches of the government have not led to the progress...

Hundreds of protesters rally for a $15 an hour minimum wage on Sept. 4, 2014 in Chicago. On Tuesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill to increase the minimum wage in Illinois to $15 by 2025.

Illinois residents express concern over rollout of J.B. Pritzker’s minimum wage law

February 19, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday morning to increase the minimum wage in Illinois to $15 by 2025, but Illinois residents expressed concern over the rollout of his law. Illinois will be one of...

Hundreds of protesters rally for a $15 an hour minimum wage on Sept. 4, 2014 in Chicago. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign a bill to raise the state minimum wage to $15 after the House approved the legislation Thursday.

Bill passes House to raise minimum wage to $15, heads to Pritzker’s office

February 15, 2019

The Illinois House of Representatives voted 69-41 Thursday in favor of a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour over the course of six years. The bill will now go to Gov. J.B. Pritzker for...

Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) speaks at a city meeting. Rainey said she felt Friday's meeting, since no legislating actually took place, should not have been called.

Minimum wage increase to take effect Saturday after City Council non-vote

June 30, 2017

A hectic 24 hours of public and political outcry against Evanston’s potential opt-out of the Cook County minimum wage increase ended anticlimactically Friday morning when the council did not vote on...

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks at an event in February. Schakowsky was one of several notable politicians to criticize Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty for calling a Friday special session of City Council to consider opting out of the Cook County minimum wage increase.

Local elected officials, community leaders condemn potential minimum wage opt-out

June 29, 2017

Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty was met with opposition from local elected officials and community leaders after he called Thursday morning for an emergency meeting of City Council to discuss opting out of...

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