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Minimum Wage

GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey apologizes

  • May 21

Committee approves 2-year freeze on wage hikes for tipped workers

  • May 13

Council fails to override veto of minimum wage increase freeze

  • Apr 15

Chicago mayor vetoes freezing wage increases for tipped workers

  • Mar 25

City Council votes to freeze tipped wage increases, mayor vows to veto

  • Mar 19

New Illinois laws in effect on July 1, 2025

  • Jun 30, 2025

Mayor Johnson celebrates One Fair Wage Ordinance at rally

  • Jun 23, 2025

Chicago minimum wage set to increase July 1

  • Jun 4, 2025

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2:51

Chicago, Cook County minimum wage increases take effect

  • Jul 1
2:00

City Council votes to freeze tipped wage increases, mayor vows to veto

  • Mar 19
2:24

Chicago City Council votes to freeze tipped wages, mayor vows to veto

  • Mar 18
1:50

Rally celebrates One Fair Wage Chicago Ordinance

  • Jun 23, 2025
0:22

Mayor Johnson to celebrate One Fair Wage Ordinance at rally

  • Jun 23, 2025
2:06

Pritzker signs law eliminating subminimum wage for people with disabilities

  • Jan 21, 2025
0:24

Chicago, Cook County minimum wage increases take effect on July 1

  • Jun 30, 2024
1:08

New laws take effect in Illinois for 2024

  • Jan 1, 2024

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Pritzker signs law to eliminate subminimum wage for people with disabilities by 2029

Gov. Pritzker signed a law that will begin the process to eliminate subminimum wage for people with disabilities by 2029.

  • Jan 21, 2025

Illinois' minimum wage to increase to $15 on Jan. 1, 2025, completing 6-year transition

The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the increase was approved in 2019.

  • Dec 26, 2024

Sam's Club will raise pay to catch up with Costco

Sam's Club said Tuesday it will raise pay to incentivize workers to stay with the company - and not jump ship to Costco.

  • Sep 17, 2024
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Aldi raises starting pay for store employees and warehouse workers

The new starting wage for store employees will be $18 an hour, and the new starting wage for warehouse workers will be $23 an hour.

  • Sep 14, 2024

New Illinois laws 2024: More laws in effect July 1, including minimum wage, tax increases

As we reach the half-way point of 2024, some new laws notably include increases to minimum wage in Chicago and Cook County, and an increase to taxes on gas and sports wagering.

  • Jul 1, 2024