An instrument that transfers real property from one person to another and in which the grantor promises that title is good and clear of any claims. A deed is a written instrument that transfers the title of property from one person to another.
As of January 1, 2014, minimum wage in Illinois is $8.25. Illinois is one of 45 states that have enacted minimum wage laws. Illinois minimum wage law covers businesses with 4 or more employees. The minimum wage in Illinois is $1.00 greater than the current Federal minimum wage rate of $7.25. Various legislative attempts have been made to increase the Illinois minimum wage but all of them have failed to date. However, Illinois voters will have a chance to weigh in on the minimum wage question soon. An advisory referendum in November 2014 will ask them whether the state should raise the minimum wage to $10.00 per hour.
Only one Republican, Sen. Rick Bertrand of Sioux City, voted yes. Iowa's minimum wage is currently $7.25 per hour. The bill would increase Iowa's minimum wage to $8 an hour on July 1, 2015, and to $8.75 an hour on July 1, 2016. Sen. Tony Bisignano, D-Des Moines, the bill's floor manager, said the minimum-wage hike would put more money in the pockets of 181,000 Iowans.