MICHAEL SNEED: Gov. Pat Quinn to seek minimum-wage hike to $10 an hour

Are our wallets about to gain weight?

Sneed has learned that Gov. Pat Quinn plans to propose an increase in the state minimum wage in Wednesday’s State of the State address, which would raise it to at least $10 an hour over the next four years.

◆ Translation: The state’s current minimum wage of $8.25 will increase if Quinn has his way.

“The governor feels very strongly that nobody should work 40 hours a week and live in poverty,” said a Sneed source familiar with Quinn’s proposal, which is similar to a bill introduced in 2011 by state Sen. Kimberly Lightford.

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