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Minimum wage increase supporters urge early voting

Via the State Journal-Register

Members of the Raise Illinois coalition that supports an increase in the state’s minimum wage on Wednesday urged people to vote early in the Nov. 4 election in support of the non-binding ballot initiative to raise the wage.

The coalition also touted a study showing that more than 1 in 5 Illinois workers would get a raise if the minimum wage was raised to $10 from its current $8.25 an hour.

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