Fri, 12/18/2020 - 5:13pm admin
Those in Illinois know that winter weather is inevitable.
Knowing what to do before a winter storm strikes can provide peace of mind and ultimately impact how well people respond and recover from any winter storm.
To help Illinois residents be prepared for winter weather, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, IEMA, and National Weather Service, NWS, developed a Winter Weather Preparedness Guide to help families prepare for extreme cold, snow and ice.
“Being unprepared for winter weather is not only inconvenient, but it can be dangerous,” IEMA director Alicia Tate-Nadeau said in a news release.
“We are encouraging all Illinoisans to take a few minutes to put together your home and vehicle emergency supply kits and review the steps you should take to stay safe during hazardous winter weather.”
WBGZ Radio 12/17/2020 |
By Kim Howard - IIS Radio
On January 1st, minimum wage workers in Illinois will be getting a raise. It will increase in a few weeks to $11 an hour and go up each year until it hits $15 an hour in 20205, according to Illinois Department of Labor Assistant Director Jason Keller.
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A recent study found that more than 1.4-million hourly workers in Illinois make less than $15 an hour.
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Illinoisans will ring in the New Year with an additional increase in the minimum wage to $11 an hour, and the Illinois Department of Labor is encouraging employees to watch their paychecks to ensure that time worked in 2021 is paid at the new rate.
Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation into law in 2019 providing a path to a $15 minimum wage by 2025. Minimum wage earners received two increases in 2020 to $9.25 an hour on January 1 followed by an increase to $10 an hour on July 1. The minimum wage will continue to increase an additional $1 an hour each January 1 until it reaches $15 an hour in 2025.
“We want to make sure that workers earning minimum wage are aware that the $1 increase should be reflected in their pay checks for any time they work after the first of the year,” said Michael Kleinik, director of the Illinois Department of Labor. “While we fully expect employers will pay the new wage, we also want workers to be aware of the change.”