Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is taking the state’s latest statewide minimum wage increase personally.

“We’re making good on our promises and putting Illinoisans first,” Pritzker recently tweeted of the state’s minimum wage increasing from $12 to $13 an hour.

The increase went into effect on Jan. 1 for all the state’s non-tipped workers age 18 and above. Going forward, the wage will continue to gradually increase until 2025, landing at the goal of $15 per hour.  

The increases first began in 2020, soon after Pritzker promised that he would move in that direction.

"Illinois workers deserve a minimum wage that keeps up with the rising costs of living," the governor said in a recent press release. "That's why, during my first year as Governor, we raised the minimum wage with a gradual ramp to $15 an hour. Starting January 1st, minimum wage workers will get a raise and businesses will continue receiving tax credits for providing their workforce with a living wage."

Though both Cook County and the City of Chicago have minimum wages that are higher than the current state minimum wage, some Cook County employees will also receive a raise this year; a FOX 32 report said. Workers who get tips may be paid up to 60% of the federal minimum wage per hour, or $7.80, in this case.