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Minimum wage increase coming to Illinois

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SPRINGFIELD – The minimum wage in Illinois is set to increase another dollar n Saturday.  The new wage will be $12 an hour.  Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill in 2019 putting the state on the path to a $15 an hour minimum wage by 2025.  Prior to the increases in 2020, the last time Illinois raised its minimum wage was in 2010 when it increased to $8.25.  Workers under 18 years old and who work fewer than 650 hours in a year will earn a minimum wage of $9.25 per hourThe youth minimum wage rate will gradually rise to $13 an hour by 2025.

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