Illinois minimum wage to rise to $10 per hour July 1
Less than a week after opening to customers for the first time since mid-March, businesses will be required to raise the minimum wage of workers to $10 on July 1. This is the second increase in minimum wage this year.
“Anytime the minimum wage goes up, prices go up,” John McPeek, manager of Mackie’s Pizza, said. “It’s going to cause the price of food at local restaurants to go up.”
“A lot of our members are making allowances for the increase with subtle changes to service fees and products,” Karen Mullins, executive director of Marion Chamber of Commerce, said. “Our businesses are more focused on reopening.”
Gov. J.B. Pritzker in February 2019 signed Senate Bill 1 into law, increasing the minimum wage in phases to $15 an hour by 2025. The minimum wage at the time was $8.25, set in 2010. The Illinois rate went up $1 in January to $9.25, then goes to $10 starting Wednesday. Another $1 increase will occur each Jan. 1 until 2025.
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“Anytime the minimum wage goes up, prices go up,” John McPeek, manager of Mackie’s Pizza, said. “It’s going to cause the price of food at local restaurants to go up.”
“A lot of our members are making allowances for the increase with subtle changes to service fees and products,” Karen Mullins, executive director of Marion Chamber of Commerce, said. “Our businesses are more focused on reopening.”
Gov. J.B. Pritzker in February 2019 signed Senate Bill 1 into law, increasing the minimum wage in phases to $15 an hour by 2025. The minimum wage at the time was $8.25, set in 2010. The Illinois rate went up $1 in January to $9.25, then goes to $10 starting Wednesday. Another $1 increase will occur each Jan. 1 until 2025.
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