The study found that, even with the same college degree, students from low-income families earn less than those from middle ...

A new report finds that having a college degree, the type of degree a student obtains, and what career they go into is predictive of higher earnings in adulthood.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the increase was approved in 2019. Beginning New Year’s ...

The Cook County and Illinois increase is separate from Chicago's minimum wage. The city's minimum wage changes in July each year and is currently at $16.20 an hour for non-tipped workers.

The state’s minimum wage was raised from $8.25 to $10 per hour in 2019. Each year after that, effective Jan. 1, it’s been raised $1 per hour, putting it at $15 per hour on Jan. 1, 2025.

The minimum wage in Illinois will soon be changing in the New Year. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, the state and Cook County's minimum wage will officially increase to $15 an hour for non-tipped ...

SEE MORE: 2025 New Illinois laws in effect on Jan. 1 from health insurance to digital driver's licenses, more The 2019 minimum wage law marked the first increase since the wage hit $8.25 in 2010.

Illinois will be one of 10 states with a minimum wage of $15 or greater, according to the National Employment Law Project. Twenty-two other states are also increasing their wages on Jan. 1.

Illinois’ state minimum wage has reached $15 after seven increases since 2020, but not all employees in the Land of Lincoln are legally entitled to the wage. Many residents are likely familiar ...

The final increase, ending a six-year ramp which began with the minimum wage rising from $8.25 to $9.25 in 2020, puts a bow on Gov. JB Pritzker’s first major legislative victory.

Increases in Delaware, Illinois and Rhode Island will bring those states' minimums to $15 an hour, meaning 10 states and Washington, D.C., will now have $15 or higher minimum wage.