THE SUBMINIMUM WAGE for tipped workers is still just $8.00 an hour in the state of Illinois and $8.70 per hour in the city of Chicago. A direct legacy of slavery, the subminimum wage impacts a Chicago workforce of almost 100,000 tipped workers, 44 percent of whom are women and 55 percent of whom are people of color.

THE SUBMINIMUM WAGE for tipped workers is $8.00 an hour in the state of Illinois, compared to the state’s full hourly minimum wage of $13. A direct legacy of slavery, the subminimum wage impacts a Cook County workforce of almost 78,000 tipped workers, 60 percent of whom are women and 46 percent are people of color, who earn on average just $16.68 per hour.

The Key To Saving The Illinois Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19

Fact Sheet: The Key to Saving the Illinois Restaurant Industry Post-Covid 19