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Senate Votes to Raise Illinois’ Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour by 2025; GOP Opposed

by eNews Park Forest on February 7, 2019

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By Brett Rowland and Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network

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Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Senate approved a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, putting Gov. J.B. Pritzker a step closer to delivering on a key campaign promise over the objections of business groups concerned that higher wages will lead to job cuts and price hikes.