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You can use an Affidavit in Illinois for estates with less than $100,000, not counting liens or encumbrances (like a mortgage).
755 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/25-1 and following.
You can use a summary probate procedure for estates in which the value of the probate estate is less than $100,000. All heirs and benefiaries must consent in writing.
755 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/9-8 and following.
The state of Illinois imposes an estate tax on property owned in Illinois. If you are inheriting property from the state of Illinois, it may be subject to estate tax if the overall value of the estate is more than $4,000,000.
The minimum wage in Illinois is $14 an hour. Because this is higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, employees in Illinois must be paid at least $14 an hour.
The minimum wage in Sangamon County is currently $14 an hour, the state minimum wage. However, cities and counties in Illinois are free to adopt their own higher local minimum wage, and dozens of local governments across the country have done so. To find out whether Sangamon County has passed its own minimum wage law since we last updated, visit the county’s website at https://co.sangamon.il.us/.
The minimum wage in Springfield is currently $14 an hour, the state minimum wage. However, cities in Illinois are free to adopt their own higher minimum wage, and dozens of cities across the country have done so. To find out whether Springfield has passed its own minimum wage law since we last updated, visit the city’s website at https://www.springfield.il.us/.
In Illinois, your employer may pay you a minimum wage of no less than $8.40 an hour, as long as you earn enough in tips to bring your total hourly pay up to the full minimum wage, $14 an hour. If you don’t earn enough in tips to bring your compensation to the full minimum wage, your employer must make up the difference.
No. 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/12-1201
Real or personal property including a farm, lot, & buildings, condo, co-op, or mobile home to $15,000 (husband and wife may double); sale proceeds exempt for 1 year
$2,400
In Illinois, you can receive unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks.