Lightford continues the fight for $15

• Minimum Wage

SPRINGFIELD – Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood) tackles raising the minimum wage as a priority issue to start the spring legislative session. Senate Bill 1 is currently being negotiated with the goal of raising the minimum wage in Illinois to $15 per hour.

The Senate Labor Committee held a hearing on the minimum wage in Illinois on Wednesday to discuss the current proposal. Panels discussed the need for raising the minimum wage as well as pay for tip workers, the youth subminimum wage and support for small businesses.

“I am looking at our working families with the damage the past four years have done still in mind,” Lightford said. “They have waited for a raise for much too long, and it is time for people working full time to bring home a paycheck that allows them to provide for themselves and their families.”

Lightford is responsible for the 2003 and 2006 laws that gradually increased the minimum wage from $5.15 to the current $8.25 per hour.

Employment opportunities with the Illinois Tollway

• Jobs

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The following positions are currently vacant within the Tollway
Human Resources will accept applications, with resumes from:
January 24, 2019 through February 6, 2019

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
To be selected for a position, an applicant must (1) meet the minimum requirements of the job posting, (2) pass a written exam (if applicable), (3) satisfy a background check (which may be extensive), (4) pass an oral interview, during which the interviewer(s) will further evaluate the applicant’s qualifications and (5) provide certified transcripts, certifications, and/or license upon candidate processing and/or transfer, if the position requires a degree, certification, and/or license.

Internal Applicants who are current employees must have worked in their current position long enough to pass probation to be eligible to apply for the position. In addition, applicants are also subjected to an internal investigation which includes an evaluation of their work record, safety and discipline records, their performance assessments and time and attendance records (including late starts and early quits) for the preceding 12 months. (Authorized absences will not be included for purposes of assessing whether attendance is satisfactory.)

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ACT-SO Progran Workshops

• Event

The Chicago Westside Branch NAACP is hosting workshops leading up to their ACT-SO competition on April 27. Please contact Carolyn Hankins-Page for more information at 312-217-7378 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Black caucus welcomes new officers and members

• Black Caucus

SPRINGFIELD—Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Chairman Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood) released the following statement on the new officers and members.

Officers include:
• Joint caucus chair, Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (D-Maywood)
• Treasurer, Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana)
• Secretary, Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-East St. Louis)
• Sargent at arms, Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (D-Chicago)
• Senate chair, Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago)
• House chair, Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-Chicago)

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