March 2, 2022
Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Chicago, speaks at a news conference in Springfield last year. She's advocating for a bill this General Assembly that would require businesses to pay tipped workers the standard minimum wage. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
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Bill seeks pay raise for tipped workers
Sponsor says it is a step out of poverty for millions of working families
A bill in the Illinois House would do away with the sub-minimum wage paid to waitresses, bartenders and other tipped service workers. Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Chicago, introduced House Bill 5139 last month. If the bill becomes law, workers who supplement their wages with tips will receive the state’s minimum wage starting on Jan. 1, 2025, in addition to their tips.