Minimum Wage

New Illinois state laws dictating minimum wage, certain driving offenses and LGBTQ history education in public schools will take effect Wednesday.

Illinois’ minimum wage increases to $10 per hour this week

Illinois’ minimum wage will increase to $10 per hour beginning on July 1, marking the second increase in less than a year, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office. Legislation previously passed by the Illinois General Assembly and signed by the governor provides a path to a $15 minimum wage by 2025. On Jan. 1, 2020, the state’s minimum wage was…

Health care workers have been hailed as heroes during the coronavirus pandemic, but their salaries don’t reflect their essential role. The New York Times followed a certified nursing assistant from Massachusetts who is living near the poverty line.

The fight for higher wages for restaurant workers has been an ongoing battle, and on Tuesday several lawmakers waited tables to help make a big statement.

Amazon, facing a backlash from longtime warehouse workers who say its $15 hourly minimum wage wouldn’t benefit them, will now provide a bigger raise. The company said Wednesday that “slight adjustments” are being made this week, and workers who already made $15 an hour will get more than the $1 an hour raise promised last week. The company said the...

Workers in Chicago and Cook County saw the minimum wage increase on Saturday, but not everyone will see bigger paychecks in the area.

Beginning Saturday, minimum wage workers in several communities across Cook County will be getting a raise.

Surrounded by relatives and neighbors, Italy’s Emma Morano greeted with a smile the news that she, at 116, is now the oldest person in the world. Not only that, but Morano is believed to be the last surviving person in the world born in the 1800s, with a birthdate of Nov. 29, 1899. That’s just 4 ½ months after Susannah...

A popular Brazilian steakhouse in River North closed abruptly Tuesday following charges that the owners did not fairly pay their employees.