Several new laws will go into effect in Illinois next week, and some of them will impact your money. But one law that has typically gone into effect over the past several in the state won’t take place 2026: Minimum wage.
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 went into effect on January 1 of last year.
That has led the state’s minimum wage to nearly double over the last six years, but that’s not set to continue.
According to the Illinois Department of Labor, the minimum wage will remain $15 per hour for worker age 18 and older, with the tipped minimum wage staying at $9 per hour. Workers under the age of 18 who work fewer than 650 hours per calendar year have a minimum wage of $13 an hour.
In Chicago and Cook County however, that isn’t the case. In those parts, the minimum wage will increase next week.
On July 1, the minimum wage in Cook County will increase to $15.40 per hour for non-tipped employees and $9.25 per hour for tipped employees. The ordinance applies to those over the age of 18, working in Cook County or even those who may be working in the county to make deliveries.
In Chicago, the minimum wage will also go up on July 1, to $17.05 per hour from $16.60. According to the city’s Minimum Wage Ordinance, the increase applies to employers with four our more employees.
Tipped workers workers will have a minimum wage of $12.96, up from $12.62.
“Tipped workers wages plus tips do not equal at least the full minimum wage, the employer must make up the difference,” the city’s website said.
According to the city, the minimum wage increases annually according to the Consumer Price Index or 2.5%, whichever is lower.
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