CHICAGO (CBS) -- As of 2023, the minimum wage for Illinois is $13 per hour for workers 18 and up, and $10.50 per hour for workers under age 18.
Tipped workers get 60% of the state's minimum wage or $7.80 per hour for workers age 18 and up, and $6.30 an hour for workers under age 18.
The minimum wage for Chicago is a little higher. Effective Saturday, July 1, the minimum wage for the city of Chicago stands at $15.40 an hour for businesses with 21 or more employees, at $14.50 per hour for businesses with up to 20 employees, and $12 an hour for workers under age 18. For tipped workers in Chicago, the minimum wage stands at $9.24 an hour for businesses with more than 21 or more workers, $8.70 an hour for businesses with up to 20 employees, and $7.20 an hour for employees under age 18.
Effective the same date, suburban Cook County's minimum wage will increase from $13.35 an hour to $13.70 an hour for non-tipped workers ages 18 and up. It will go from $7.80 to $8 per hour for tipped workers ages 18 and up.
In 1973, 50 years ago, the minimum wage in Illinois was $1.40 – about $9.99 in 2023 dollars. It rose to $2.10 by 1976, $2.30 by 1979, $2.65 by 1984, and $3.35 by 1985. This more or less kept up with inflation, as $3.35 in July 1985 dollars is the equivalent of $9.45 in 2023 dollars.
By 2010, the minimum wage had risen to $8.25 per hour. This tied the state for the third highest in the nation – outranked only by Washington state and Oregon, and in line with Connecticut and...
(FOX 9) - A jury has found Emadeldin Ibrahim responsible for submitting thousands of fraudulent claims for meal reimbursements. Food program false claims What we know: According to a press release...