Gov. J.B. Pritzker agrees to raises for healthcare workers his predecessor had previously blocked
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has agreed to increase pay for more than 40,000 home aid and child care workers. Around 28,000 personal assistants working through Illinois’ home service program will receive a 48-cent per hour raise. In 2017, former Governor Bruce Rauner refused to give aid workers a raise even though the raises were included in the budget proposal at the time. Lawmakers had put the 48-cent raise […]