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

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

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.

More investment in higher ed would pay off big for Illinois ... that wage gap ballooned to 84%. ... the Georgetown study acknowledged they’d still exist, ...

Until last year, the Illinois gender wage gap was consistently wider than the U.S. average — which has barely budged in the past two decades. The state’s new law aligns with a growing national ...

Peoria takes the No. 1 spot on the top midsize metros for construction workers, according to the study, coming in with a cost-adjusted yearly wage of $86,056. Peoria's unadjusted median wage for ...

Mid- to large-size employers in Illinois will have to include pay scale and benefits information on job postings. The law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Proponents say the new law will help ...

Wage Gap Will Cost Each Black Woman $1 Million Over Time, Study Shows. On average, a Black woman makes $50,470 annually at the median compared to $79,950 for a White man.

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 ...

Illinois debating end to subminimum wage for disabled workers 02:27. CHICAGO (CBS) --A proposed change in Illinois law would eliminate the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities, but some ...