The study found that, even with the same college degree, students from low-income families earn less than those from middle ...

But a new study suggests that the American dream is still more elusive for some people in Illinois than for others, and that the pathway up the economic ladder is not easily scaled.

The study analyzes U.S. Census Bureau data and found tipped wage hikes are shown to increase, rather than decrease, the hourly wage gaps between minority tipped employees and white tipped employees.

Can you afford rent in Illinois? What about Rockford, Peoria or Springfield? Here are the highlights of the 2025 "Out of ...

Paychecks for more than 40 percent of American workers are lagging the rate of inflation, and it’s likely middle- and ...

Illinois' new salary transparency law is all about closing gender, racial wage gaps Starting Jan. 1, under a change to the Illinois Equal Pay Act, job seekers should get wage and benefits ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the increase was approved in 2019. Beginning New Year's Day ...

Higher paying jobs boast larger gender pay gaps than less profitable jobs, even among professionals with post-secondary degrees from colleges such as Boston University, according to a NerdScholar ...

Will Guzzardi, left, D-Chicago, and Gov. JB Pritzker celebrate after the Illinois House voted on a bill raising statewide minimum wage during session at the State Capitol in Springfield on Feb. 14 ...