Legal Question in Employment Law in Illinois

I have a question. I was given enough money to get myself out of debt and to move and live in Illinois. I moved in with a friend of mine and I was to work for him as his employee until my debt was paid. But behind my back he inflated the price of what I owed him to keep me employed under him for longer. I started on my own to gain access to the paperwork and documents that showed how much I owed him. The total came out to $30,000.00 even, though he potitioned that I owed him over $40,000.00. But in the year that I have been employed under him, working 8 to 10 hour nights cleaning his house charging $7.25ph at Illinois minimum wage and watching 2 unpotty trained children through the day charging $25.00ph per child, while he played on his computer and did nothing but treat me poorly. I tried looking for a job while I lived in his home for 6 months, but I could find one because I was constantly cleaning up after him. Since living here I have had constant episodes where I would wake up and couldn't breathe do to the condition that the house is in and stays in do to the fact that he doesn't do anything to maintain the the house and keep it clean and expects everyone else to clean and take care of his kids for him.

Since I've been here I have worked off almost $45,000.00 towards my dept to him and now he owes me money. What actions should I take to get what is owed to me? I've already tried to discuss it with him outside of the courts and he claims he doesn't owe me a cent and I still have to work for him until my debt is paid.

I can't get a job because I'm constantly having to work for him and I can't leave the house long enough to go job hunting and the treatment of me while I'm here is as if I'm a maid or rather his little pet rather than his friend. I'm tired of being here and all I want now is to get the money that is owed to me for my work and leave. What actions should I take?

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