A change could be coming to the Chicagoland workforce. Restaurant workers and union activists are advocating for a raise in minimum wage for tipped workers in Chicago and across the country. The group One Fair Wage is calling to raise the minimum wage to $15, which is the current Chicago minimum wage for non-tipped employees.
In Illinois, tipped workers have a minimum wage of $7.80 an hour, and nationally, a wage of $2.13 an hour, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.