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Illinois's minimum wage is $15.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2025, under 820 ILCS 105/4a. — Source

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The One Day Rest In Seven Act (ODRISA, 820 ILCS 140) requires 24 consecutive hours off per 7-day period and a 20-minute meal break for every 7.5-hour shift, alongside a statewide Paid Leave for All Workers Act (effective 2024) usable for any reason.

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Illinois minimum wage
$15.00/hour
Effective 2025-01-01 · source
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Start hereMinimum Wage$15.00/hr (820 ILCS 105/4) effective January 1, 2025; tipped: $9.00/hr (60% of minimum wage); youth (<18, <650 hrs/year): $13.00/hr; training wage (18+, first 90 days): $14.50/hr; applies to 4+ employee employers. Chicago: $17.05/hr (July 1, 2026); Cook County: $15.40/hr (July 1, 2026).
Overtime820 ILCS 105/4a(1): 1.5× after 40 hrs/week; no daily overtime.Meal & Rest BreaksODRISA (820 ILCS 140): 24 consecutive hours off per 7-day period; 20-min meal period per 7.5-hr shift (no later than 5 hrs after shift start); additional 20-min per additional 4.5 continuous hours; amended January 1, 2023.Paid Sick Leave AccrualPaid Leave for All Workers Act (820 ILCS 192): 1 hr per 40 hrs worked, up to 40 hrs/year, usable for any reason; effective January 1, 2024; covers all employers regardless of size.Prevailing WageIllinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130): public works contracts; county-level rate tables published annually by July 15.

How Illinois differs

The One Day Rest In Seven Act (ODRISA, 820 ILCS 140) requires 24 consecutive hours off per 7-day period and a 20-minute meal break for every 7.5-hour shift, alongside a statewide Paid Leave for All Workers Act (effective 2024) usable for any reason.

Weekly overtime: Illinois requires time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. Source.

Rate schedule: Illinois's minimum wage rolls over on January 1 (schedule complete at $15 as of 2025; no further scheduled increases under current law).