Illinois ranked near the bottom of the nation when it comes to wages for entry-level workers in 2024, according to ...

The minimum wage in Illinois has increased to $15 an hour as of Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the ...

The move marks the seventh and final hike of the state's minimum wage, as part of legislation Gov. JB Pritzker signed in 2019 ...

The other states with minimum wage increases put into effect by their own residents were New York, which now has a $15.50 ...

Twenty-one states and 48 local jurisdictions rang in the new year with an increase to the minimum wage on Jan. 1, according ...

Some 300 new state laws take effect Jan. 1 covering everything from road safety to artificial intelligence, most of them passed during a two-year legislative term that enters its final days when ...

Hundreds of new laws take effect in 2025, impacting the minimum wage and how Illinoisans can get IDs, cancel their gym memberships, manage subscription renewals, clear their criminal records, use ...

Once ranked tops in the country for entry level wage growth over inflation, in 1935, Illinois has fallen to No. 39 compared ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, three states — Delaware, Illinois, and Rhode Island — joined the group of states with a $15 minimum wage, thanks to ballot initiatives approved by voters and later ...

Hundreds of new laws take effect in 2025, impacting the minimum wage and how Illinoisans can get IDs, cancel their gym memberships, manage subscription renewals, clear their criminal records, use ...

Minimum wages increased in 21 states on Jan. 1, and more hikes are expected later in the year. The federal minimum wage remains at $7.25 an hour, a rate last adjusted in July 2009. However, states ...

On January 1st, the minimum wage in Illinois increased from $14 to $15. For tipped workers, it went from $8.40 to $9.For ...