All articles tagged Inflation

As Illinois' minimum wage continues its slow rise to $15, many questions still linger about the state of the minimum wage here. 

Shoppers might have gotten used to seeing higher prices at supermarkets this past year, but one item has seen a larger jump in prices than others: eggs. The 21st was joined by two reporters to talk about the combination of factors causing this increase.

To talk about this year's market for Christmas trees and how inflation has affected it, The 21st was joined by the owner of an Illinois Christmas tree farm and the owner of a garden center.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) talked about the deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas; inflation; abortion and other topics in the news.

How worried should we be about the current inflation surge? And how exactly did we get here? And what can we do in the meantime to budget accordingly?