Is Illinois' minimum wage going up in 2026? Here's what to know

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Original Load Date Dec. 31, 2025, 10:01 p.m.
Last Updated Dec. 31, 2025, 10:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/is-illinois-minimum-wage-going-up-in-2026-heres-what-to-know-2/3870032/

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The new year will be here in a matter of hours, but will the minimum wage in the state of Illinois be going up in 2026? Under provisions of a law passed in 2019, the state’s minimum wage had increased by $1 per year from 2020 through 2025, culminating with the current wage of $15 per hour, which we...