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Standard Minimum Wage
$8.25 / hour

The minimum wage is the entry-level hourly wage paid to employees by their employer.

Tipped Minimum Wage
$4.95 / hour

The tipped wage is the base wage for employees who earn tips (such as servers and bartenders). Tipped employees are guaranteed to earn the minimum wage when tips are included.

Local Exceptions

Minimum Wage Tipped Wage
  Chicago $13.00 $6.40
  Cook County $12.00 $5.25

External Links

Local business owners warn of consequences from minimum wage hike

The State Journal-Register

Local leaders: Workers would be hurt by minimum wage hike

The Pantagraph

$15 minimum wage hike legislation headed to Pritzker's desk; to cost taxpayers hundreds of millions more

Illinois News Network

Managing minimum wage increases is worrisome for some local small business owners

Belleville News-Democrat
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