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$520 Additional dollars per year a full-time, minimum-wage Illinois worker would earn after Wednesday. That’s the day the state’s minimum wage is bumped up a quarter to $8 per hour. July 1, 2010, will bring another increase to $8.25.
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Chicagotribune.com/tacobell. Contrary to what Diddy told us, it’s not all about the Benjamins anymore. At least not according to Taco Bell’s new online ad, “It’s All About the Roosevelts,” a sendup of Diddy’s late ’90s hit. The viral video, also shown in movie theaters before “Transformers 2,” stars Varsity Fanclub’s Bobby Edner singing the praises of the fast-faux-Mexican chain’s menu options available for less than a buck — a price easily paid with dimes. And dimes of course feature the profile of one Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Desperately seeking
Five hot Internet searches Tuesday, as tracked by Google Trends:
* Michael Jackson autopsy photo
* Billy Mays funeral
* 2003 steroid list
* The Bachelorette Wes girlfriend
* Al Franken
Playboy curse?
On Page 38 of the July/August issue now on newsstands, the late Farrah Fawcett is shown in her iconic red bathing suit poster as part of a “Why We Love the ’70s” spread. And on Page 54 begins a profile of the now-also-deceased boisterous TV pitchman Billy Mays. See, we do read it for the articles.
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