In the State of Illinois, the wage is $12 per hour as of January 2022. Each year it will increase by one more dollar until it reaches $15.00 per hour. As of January 2022, the minimum hourly wage in the state of Illinois is $12. The amount will increase by a dollar each year until it reaches $15 an hour.
In Cook County, the minimum wage remains at $13 per hour, with the exception of some municipalities that opted out of the Cook County ordinance. In Cook County, minimum wage is $13 an hour, with the exception of municipalities who opted out of this Cook County ordinance.
In the city of Chicago, the minimum wage increases as of July 1, 2021 to $15 per hour for companies with more than 20 employees and to $14 per hour for companies with 4 to 20 employees. For tipped employees, the minimum wage is $9 per hour and if they do not complete the minimum wage set by law, the employer must fill in the missing portion up to $15 per hour. As of July 2021, minimum wage in the city of Chicago is $15 an hour for businesses with more than 20 employees, and $14 an hour for businesses with 4 to 20 employees. The minimum wage for employees who receive tips is $9 an hour, but if the tips do not add up to the legal minimum wage ($15), the employer must account for the difference.
Under this ordinance, employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees who exercise their rights.
For up-to-date information on municipalities that have opted out of the Cook County ordinance, you can call your local city council. However, these municipalities must continue to pay employees the Illinois minimum wage, which is $12 per hour. So far, the municipalities that have opted out are, in alphabetical order, the following*:
Alsip, Arlington Heights, Barrington, Bartlett, Bellwood, Bensenville, Berkeley, Blue Island, Bridgeview, Broadview, Brookfield, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Burnham, Burr Ridge, Calumet City, Calumet Park, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Country Club Hills, Crestwood, Des Plaines, East Dundee, East Hazel Crest, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Elmwood Park, Evergreen Park, Flossmoor, Ford Heights, Forest Park, Forest View, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Glenview, Glenwood, Golf, Hanover Park, Harwood Heights, Hickory Hills, Hillside, Hinsdale, Hodgkins, Hoffman Estates, Homewood, Hometown, Indian Head Park, Inverness, Justice, La Grange, La Grange Park, Lansing, Lemont, Lincolnwood, Lynwood, Lyons, Markham, Matteson, Maywood, Melrose Park, Merrionette Park, Midlothian, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Norridge, North Riverside, Northbrook, Northlake, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Palatine, Palos Heights, Palos Park, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Posen, Prospect Heights, Richton Park, River Forest, River Grove, Riverdale, Riverside, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Rosemont, Sauk Village, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, South Barrington, South Chicago Heights, South Holland, Steger, Stickney, Stone Park, Streamwood, Summit, Thornton, Tinley Park, Westchester, Western Springs, Wheeling, Willow Springs, Wilmette, Worth
For more information, you can call or text the CCWR office at
(773) 653 3664
Martin Unzueta
(773) 827-2490
Rosi Carrasco.
You can also email us at info@chicagoworkersrights.org