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Tipped Worker Minimum Wage Bill
Some proposed Illinois legislation may affect certain minimum-wage workers. News Watch’s Olivia Bennett has more on what this could mean for restaurants and those who work in them. READ MORE>
News Watch Headlines
A new safety measure is in the works at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.
The health facility announced Tuesday that people visiting the emergency department will have to wear a name sticker at all times.
The move is designed to help security employees identify who should and should not be in the department now that the facility is getting busier, hospital staff said.
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Sports Watch Headlines
The University of Illinois women's basketball team has won its first title game in history.
The Fighting Illini, led by head coach Shauna Green, won the Women's Basketball Invitational Tournament title after beating Villanova 71-57
Makira Cook of Illinois scored a team high 27 points with 22 points coming in the second half.
This performance led to her winning M ... READ MORE >