The minimum wage in Illinois is $13 an hour for workers 18 and older.
EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) — An ordinance to increase minimum wage in Evanston now heads to the full city council.
Under the proposal, Evanston’s minimum wage would go up to $16.25 an hour for businesses with 51 or more employees/
A city council committee voted to advance the ordinance Monday night.
The committee removed any reference to eliminating the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers.
Evanston currently follows Cook County’s minimum wage ,which increased from $13.35 an hour to $13.70 an hour on July 1. For tipped workers, the county wage increased from $7.40 an hour to $8.00 an hour.
The minimum wage in Illinois is $13 an hour for workers 18 and older.
Source : ABC 7 Chicago
