Proposal would tier Illinois minimum wage based on location

By Charity Bel March 9, 2020 There's a new push in Springfield to once again change minimum wage in Illinois. The new proposal would tier minimum wages, depending on where you live. The minimum wage increased to $9.25 an hour on January first. It's scheduled to increase again July first to $10 dollars an hour. At Water Works in Quincy, a number of employees are minimum wage workers. They got bumped up to $9.25 an hour on January first, per Illinois law, with pay is set to increase again July first to $10 an hour. They will get a raise every year until they reach $15 hour in 2025. "If they were to change the law and get it ...