PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Starting in the new year, the minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour for workers and $9 an hour for servers making tips.
The one-dollar increase completes a six-year transition that began in 2019 when Illinois had an $8.25 minimum wage.
The 2019 law was the first major legislative victory for Governor JB Pritzker. He signed the bill one month into his first term.
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