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Listen to the debates in Chicago’s mayoral race, and you’ll hear one issue discussed more than anything else: crime. And with good reason. As a recent Tribune editorial cited, crime is the top issue for Chicago voters ahead of Tuesday’s mayoral election.
Rising crime rates are affecting more and more Chicagoans across the city. But in addition to the heartbreaking human toll of rising crime rates, one underreported cost of the city’s crime problem is the impact it has on small businesses in the Loop and on the South Side.
Chicago Sun-TImes: Why are so many people leaving Illinois?
Kyra Jones misses the food in Uptown.
“There’s lots of great Ethiopian food, Nigerian food, Chinese food, Vietnamese food,” said Jones, 30. “I think Chicago has the best food in the United States. And not only that, but you can find good food at all price ranges.”
The Center Square: Legislation would phase out subminimum wage for tipped workers in Illinois
In an effort to attract workers to the restaurant and bar business, some Illinois lawmakers are proposing hiking the wages of tipped staff.
Legislation has been filed that would phase in a full minimum wage for service workers in addition to their tips. At least a dozen other states are considering eliminating subminimum wages. Under federal law, some workers can be paid less...
stage at the Ninth Circuit, where pharmaceutical companies say a momentous new ruling "illustrates perfectly" the constitutional concerns of U. S. Supreme Court justices regarding FCA enforcement. ...