Chicago Lawmaker Launches Campaign For $15 Minimum Wage

Chicago Lawmaker Launches Campaign For $15 Minimum Wage

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Illinois State Rep. Will Guzzardi plans to introduce a bill in Springfield this week that would increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022. He announced his legislative campaign in downtown Chicago on Monday with a group of workers. WBEZ’s Benjamin Payne reports.