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The Illinois House has approved a plan to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour. But it faces an uphill climb to become law. A higher minimum…
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Raising Illinois’ minimum wage is shaping up to be another issue in the governor’s race. The state’s current minimum wage is $8.25 an hour. Incumbent…
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Illinois voters in 2014 overwhelmingly approved raising the state’s minimum wage to ten dollars an hour. Legislators never followed through on that…
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The hourly minimum wage in suburban Chicago will be increased to $13 in action taken by the Cook County board. The action will gradually raise the minimum…
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Debates over the minimum wage usually come down to economics — whether it helps or hurts workers and businesses. But new research suggests another...