With the Democrats taking control of the House and Senate at the national level and maintaining control of state government in Illinois, it is quite likely that minimum wage will increase both nationally and in Illinois soon. Yesterday, Governor Rod Blagojevich pledged to follow through on raising the state minimum wage a second time under his leadership, this time to $7.50 per hour, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Nationally, Democratic leaders have stated that they plan to push for an increase in the federal minimum wage, and since 29 states already have higher state minimum wage laws, it seems likely to pass.
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