Sub-minimum wage for restaurant servers could go away in Illinois – NPR Illinois

Restaurant owner Abby Strader-Boesenberg said the initiative comes at a precarious time for restaurant operators. First, there was a pandemic shutdown, then carry-out only, then they could be partly open. There was a return to full service, then inflation hit, and some new government mandates. She said it's has been one thing after another. "Okay, well now minimum wage is going to go up a dollar every year until 2025. Okay, well, we're doing that now and we're going to throw in paid time off for all employees. Sounds good. Probably how it should be. We're doing that now. And so, we're just...it's just been, chaos," she sighed.