SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Legislature has approved a plan to ask voters whether the state should increase the minimum wage to $10 per hour.
The legislation now goes to Gov. Pat Quinn, who supports an increase. The Senate voted 39-17 on Wednesday to put the nonbinding question on the November ballot. The measure comes after Democrats failed to gather enough votes to increase the state’s minimum wage from $8.25 to $10.65 per hour.
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