FILE - In this April 2, 2014 file photo, Illinois state Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, speaks at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Lightford is sponsor of the proposal that would raise the wage from $8.25 to $10.65 per hour over a three-year period. Raising the state's minimum wage is seen as a core component of Gov. Pat Quinn and other Democrats' 2014 election strategy, as they seek to keep the Illinois governor’s mansion for another term and pick up congressional seats across the country. But the proposal to boost the state's minimum wage is moving at a glacial pace through the statehouse in Springfield. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
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