‘Check your check’: Minimum wage increases Friday in Chicago and Cook County

Chicago Office of Labor Standards Director Andrew Fox reminds workers Thursday to “check your check” for more pay as minimum wage increases go into effect Friday in Chicago and Cook County. (Brian Rich/Sun-Times)

The city’s more than 430,000 minimum wage workers have one job: check their paychecks in two weeks — if they worked the same hours, at the same place, they should see more cash.

Chicago’s minimum wage is increasing Friday, along with Cook County’s. The city’s Fair Workweek ordinance and sexual harassment laws are also expanding. At the same time, the Illinois Family Relief Plan takes effect.