Several homeowners told the ABC7 I-Team last year they paid a suburban contractor thousands of dollars, but got incomplete jobs or poor work. Now, that contractor is facing two criminal charges.

A pair of amendments to Illinois state law aimed at preventing wage theft make construction contractors liable if subcontractors don’t pay their employees. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the bills amending ...

An Illinois bill would hold contractors liable if any subcontractors they hire fail to pay employees on a project. The bill, HB3293, would add the liability on all private projects, other than those ...

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