AGP Executive Report
Last update: 18 minutes agoMinimum Wage Update: Chicago-area pay floors rose July 1, lifting the minimum for workers at larger employers to $17.05 for non-tipped and $12.96 for tipped staff, while delaying the full phase-out of the tipped subminimum to 2033—raising new questions for local payrolls and staffing plans. Social Security: Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin and other senators unveiled the bipartisan “Promise Act,” which would set up a Social Security Advisory Board to craft a plan to keep the program solvent for at least 50 years after trustees warned insolvency could hit by 2032. Energy Infrastructure: Ameren Transmission Company held community input sessions for new transmission lines connecting its Benton substation to Southern Illinois Power Cooperative’s Franklin Junction. Disaster Relief: Illinois and the SBA opened Disaster Loan Outreach Centers for residents and businesses in eligible counties hit by June storms. Banking Expansion: 1st MidAmerica Credit Union is building a new Springfield branch expected to open in spring 2027. Local Business & Jobs: A Seventh Circuit ruling limited a Chubb payout to $25,000 for commercial use of contents in an Illinois mansion fire case. Sports Business: The White Sox drafted Nazareth grad Landon Thome and he’s set to start pro ball in the organization’s system.
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