Mayor Johnson's veto over freezing tipped minimum wage divides restaurant industry

Labor activists want better workers’ pay, but some servers say they earn more with tips and the city’s ordinance hurts them.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes tipped wage freeze, setting up City Council showdown

Thirty aldermen last week voted to pause a 2023 ordinance that gradually eliminates Chicago’s subminimum wage for tipped ...

From Naperville to Tehran, an 82nd Airborne general will soon take front row seat

Elements of the famous 82nd Airborne Division are packing up to march off for Middle East duty, fulfilling their motto “All ...

Mayor Johnson expected to veto City Council decision to freeze wage increases for tipped workers

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Wednesday is expected to veto the City Council's decision to freeze tipped wages in the city.

Chicago mayor vetoes City Council’s wage freeze for tipped workers

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson used his veto pen Wednesday and defied the City Council over wages for tipped workers. It was last Wednesday, in a 30-18 vote, City Council froze wage ...

Chicago’s ‘Abolish ICE’ snowplow unveiled by Mayor Brandon Johnson as winner of annual contest

More than 9,000 people voted to rename one of six new Chicago snowplows “Abolish ICE” as part of a citywide contest that followed this fall’s Operation Midway Blitz by the Trump administration.

Chicago Mayor Johnson dodges reelection questions, comments on fired deputy mayor for public safety

Chicago Mayor Johnson dodged reelection questions but did comment on his fired deputy mayor for public safety and the CPS CEO search.
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Chicago’s teetering debt is stark warning left-wing mayor is fueling ‘pay later’ doom cycle: expert

Expert Austin Berg warns Chicago's "pay later" debt culture under Mayor Brandon Johnson is alarming markets with a $1 billion ...