February 12, 2015
Ill. Senator, Kimberly Lightford (Dist.-4th)
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Ill. Gov. Rauner Suggests $10 Minimum Wage Increase, Ill. Sen. Passes $11 Increase
During his first State-of-the-State address last Wednesday, Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner announced his plan to raise the state’s minimum wage to $10 an-hour over the next seven years, drawing gasps and comments from Illinois law makers. The following day, the Ill. House passed Sen. Bill 11, which increases the state’s minimum wage incrementally to $11 an hour.