MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS IN ILLINOIS WILL BE GETTING A RAISE COME JANUARY FIRST. 

THE CURRENT STATE MINIMUM WAGE IS TEN DOLLARS AN HOUR. THAT WILL BE INCREASING TO 11 BUCKS AN HOUR IN THE NEW YEAR SAYS STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JASON KELLER.

THE MINIMUM WAGE FOR TEENAGERS WORKING LESS THAN 650 HOURS A YEAR RISES TO EIGHT DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS AN HOUR ON THE FIRST AND EVENTUALLY GOES UP TO 13 BUCKS AN HOUR.

A RECENT STUDY FOUND THAT MORE THAN ONE POINT FOUR MILLION HOURLY WORKERS IN ILLINOIS MAKE LESS THAN 15 DOLLARS AN HOUR.