The City Council of Chicago approved a boost in the minimum wage, gradually raising it to US $ 13 per hour by 2019. 400,000 Chicago workers will get benefit by this. The plan raises Illinois’ US $ 8.25 rate – which is US $ 1 higher than the federal rate – in small increments. It will get increased to US $ 10 next year; and then increase by amounts of 50 cents and US $ 1. Earlier this year, Seattle officials approved a phased-in US $15 wage. In California, San Francisco voters approved a US $ 15 in November.
