SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — House Speaker Michael Madigan’s spokesman says Madigan does not plan to call a vote on a proposed increase in Illinois’ minimum wage this legislative session.

A spokesman with the Speaker’s Office said Madigan felt that complications made it unlikely that the bill would pass.

The decision likely means the wage hike issue will be put on hold until next year.

State Senator Kimberly Lightford was pushing a proposal to increase the $8.25-per-hour wage to $11. She said earlier Tuesday she modified a proposal it to accommodate business concerns. But House leadership said they didn’t have the support to pass it.

 

 

 

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