In Illinois with All The Current Laws, How Can Someone Afford To Pay For Insurance On Their Car, Afford Gas, Pay Rent, Pay Lights, And Heating Gas, Plus Provide Food For Their Families, This Hidden Racism Must Stop Please Act Now And Let Your Voice Be Heard. The Standard Rent In Chicago and Surrounding Suburbs. Are For A 1 Bed Room $450-750, The Average Energy Cost For That Unit is anywhere between $75-175, The Average Heating And Cooking Gas Cost is Between $100-200, Food And Groceries between $100-200. Totaling These Up At The Highest Wage is $1325, That's just to live in poverty. Is This Fair I Don't Think It Is. Not To Mention Transportation To And From Work, Only Making Minimum wage at less then forty hours a week. In Illinois at $8.25 working about 35-60 every two weeks totals at the highest being paid every two weeks $990.00, Please Let your voice be heard.