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Champaign County employees ratify new contract
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Champaign County employees ratify new contract

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Jul 12, 2025

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — Champaign County workers officially voted to ratify a new union contract on Saturday.

Bill to eliminate subminimum wage for service industry workers announced
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Bill to eliminate subminimum wage for service industry workers announced

  • Ben Machi
  • Updated Feb 6, 2024

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - New legislation to abolish the subminimum wage that service industry workers receive was announced at a rally in Sp…

Hobby Lobby raising minimum wage to  $18.50 in 2022
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Hobby Lobby raising minimum wage to $18.50 in 2022

  • Dec 14, 2021

(WAND) - Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. announced the company plans to raise its minimum wage to $18.50 starting Jan. 1, 2022. 

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Minimum wage increase announced by Carle Health
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Minimum wage increase announced by Carle Health

  • Updated Sep 1, 2021

URBANA, Ill. (WAND) - Carle Health announced it is increasing its minimum wage to $15 per hour. 

Minimum wage to increase to $11 an hour Jan. 1
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Minimum wage to increase to $11 an hour Jan. 1

  • Updated Dec 29, 2020

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – Illinois' minimum wage will increase to $11 an hour starting Friday, Jan. 1.

Lawyer-Richie Flower Shop to close May 25
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Lawyer-Richie Flower Shop to close May 25

  • Updated May 15, 2019

CHARLESTON, Ill. (WAND) - Statistics show only 3 percent of family businesses in America operate at the fourth generation and beyond. This mon…

Target minimum wage to hit $13 with another raise coming
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Target minimum wage to hit $13 with another raise coming

  • Apr 5, 2019

(WAND) – Target says its minimum wage will move to $13 this summer and will rise again in 2020.

Minimum wage increase set to hit universities, student workers
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Minimum wage increase set to hit universities, student workers

  • Deron Molen
  • Feb 19, 2019

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — If you call the Millikin University Commons, Kyle Brown is often the guy on the line with you.

Lawmakers, groups react to minimum wage bill passing House
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Lawmakers, groups react to minimum wage bill passing House

  • Jackson Brunner
  • Updated Feb 14, 2019

ILLINOIS (WAND) – State leaders are reacting with everything from happiness to disappointment after the House passed a minimum wage increase.

The Latest: House sends $15 minimum wage to Gov. Pritzker
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The Latest: House sends $15 minimum wage to Gov. Pritzker

  • Updated Feb 14, 2019

A $15-an-hour minimum wage is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker after the House approved the six-year plan.

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