- Published: 07 February 2019
State Senator John Mulroe (D-Chicago) released the following statement after the Illinois Senate voted to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 by 2025:
“Taxpayers are supplementing low wages with public money in the form of food stamps, Medicaid and housing assistance, all at the expense of the dignity of people who work 40 hours a week and still need such help,” Mulroe said. “A full-time job deserves a living wage. These incremental increases to the minimum wage bring us closer to sustainability for workers while giving businesses time to adjust to the new levels.”
Senate Bill 1 would increase the minimum wage according to the following incremental schedule:
- $9.25 per hour on Jan. 1, 2020
- $10 per hour on July 1, 2020
- $11 per hour on Jan. 1, 2021
- $12 per hour on Jan. 1, 2022
- $13 per hour on Jan. 1, 2023
- $14 per hour on Jan. 1, 2024
- $15 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2025
Having passed the Senate, the bill heads to the Illinois House for consideration.