Illinois lawmakers are pushing to raise the minimum wage to $27 by 2032, with increases starting this year. But an Illinois business advocacy group said they strongly oppose potential increases. If ...

A new proposal from Illinois lawmakers could raise the state's minimum wage over the next several years, but not everyone is here for it.

The new year is rapidly approaching, but will the minimum wage in the state of Illinois be going up in 2026? Under provisions of a law passed in 2019, the state’s minimum wage had increased by $1 per ...

In the past three years, the increasing cost of living has significantly driven up Illinois’ minimum living wage, or the amount needed to pay for necessities, and some metro-eas ...

Dozens of states, cities and counties will see increased minimum wages in 2026, helping millions of Americans combat an increasingly urgent affordability crisis. On Jan. 1, 2026, the minimum wage will ...

At next week’s City Council meeting, Far Northwest Side Ald. Samantha Nugent (39th) plans to use a parliamentary maneuver to ...