Employees making minimum wage in suburban Cook County, Illinois, can look forward to a jump in their wage rate in the years ahead, under an ordinance passed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners earlier this week. Under the tiered increase set forth in the ordinance, the minimum wage will increase according to the following schedule:
- An initial increase to $10 an hour effective July 1, 2017
- $11 an hour in July 2018
- $12 an hour in July 2019
- $13 an hour by July 2020