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WOW, an online tool helps Illinoisans get back unclaimed wages

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The feds have recovered more than $5 million in back wages owed to workers in Illinois, but a large portion of that money remains unclaimed.

Now the U.S. Department of Labor has a new online search tool.

It's called WOW -- Workers Owed Wages.

Click on the link so you can see if you're one of the 7,000 Illinois workers owed money.

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