SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois House has approved a measure that would require counties to increase the daily rate for people serving on juries.
Rep. Kelly Burke sponsored the idea. It would increase juror pay to $25 for the first day and $50 for each additional day.
State law currently allows minimum pay of $4 to $10 a day, depending on the county.
The House approved it 67-46. It returns to the Senate.
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