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Advocates renew push for Illinois to eliminate tip credit despite bill failing to move before House deadline
Illinois Politics
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Advocates renew push for Illinois to eliminate tip credit despite bill failing to move before House deadline

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Apr 22, 2025

Tipped workers are demanding lawmakers pass a bill in the final weeks of session to eliminate the state's tip credit so they can receive a fair wage.

One Fair Wage: National advocates, Illinois restaurants battle over bill eliminating tip credit
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One Fair Wage: National advocates, Illinois restaurants battle over bill eliminating tip credit

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Mar 28, 2025

Some Illinois Democrats are renewing their push to eliminate the state's tip credit to help tipped workers receive a fair wage.

Urbana brewery changes business model to weather COVID-19 pandemic
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Urbana brewery changes business model to weather COVID-19 pandemic

  • Chris Carter
  • Nov 27, 2020

URBANA, Ill. (WAND) – Small businesses across Central Illinois are feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many are getting creative…

IRA: 55% of Illinois restaurants will not survive new mitigations
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IRA: 55% of Illinois restaurants will not survive new mitigations

  • Updated Oct 30, 2020

(WAND) - The Illinois Restaurant Association (IRA) is calling on Governor Pritzker and state representatives to change the approach to mitigations.

Phase 3 can't come soon enough for business owners
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Phase 3 can't come soon enough for business owners

  • Tristan Hardy
  • Updated May 21, 2020

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Rod Sickler has been in the business of making his customers look their best.

Stay-at-home order could force thousands of Illinois restaurants to close for good
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Stay-at-home order could force thousands of Illinois restaurants to close for good

  • Chris Carter
  • Updated May 19, 2020

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Restaurants across central Illinois are fighting to survive the implications of the COVID-19 shut down.

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