John O'Connor

AP Political Writer
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Mar 19th, 2021
State Sen. Michael Hastings, D-Tinley Park, right, gets a fist bump from Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D-Chicago Heights, after delivering his remarks on Senate Bill 1, a bill to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, during debate on the Senate floor at the Illinois State Capitol, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Springfield, Ill.
IL Senate Backs $15 Minimum Wage
The last statewide bump came in 2010 and brought the hourly rate to $8.25.
Feb 8th, 2019
In this May 16, 2006 file photo, employees and contractors work inside Quad Cities Generating Station at the Exelon Nuclear plant in Cordova, Ill. Exelon Corp. says it will shut two Illinois nuclear plants after the Illinois Legislature declined to act on its request for financial support. The Chicago-based power provider said Thursday June 2, 2016 that it will close the Clinton Power Station in Clinton on June 1, 2017, and the Quad Cities Generating Station in Cordova on June 1, 2018.
Exelon Nuclear Plants Lost $800M
The two plants have lost a combined $800 million since 2009, countering consumer groups' complaints of 'bailout.'
Jun 3rd, 2016