Group Marches for Minimum Wage Increase

Group urges passage of Illinois Senate Bill 1565

Activists who want the state of Illinois to raise the minimum wage marched on Michigan Avenue Thursday morning.

Raise Illinois -- made up of low-wage workers and community, labor and religious organizations -- walked down Michigan headed north to Huron.

In a statement, Raise Illinois calls Michigan Avenue the "Not-So-Magnificent-Mile" because businesses located on the strip make "huge profits," while many workers, the group says, only get the minimum wage, $8.25 per hour in Illinois.

Marchers handed out palm cards about the campaign and call on businesses, urging them to pay workers a fair wage.

The group is urging the Illinois legislature to pass Senate Bill 1565, which would raise the state's minimum wage.

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