Thursday, January 22, 2026

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small-business
  • by david hall
Clock has started on 5-year plan that'll raise wages for Chicago's tipped workers

Starting Monday, the tipped minimum wage is increasing from $9.48 per hour to $11.02. Wages for tipped workers will rise annually until 2028, to reach parity with the city’s standard minimum wage.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
At Illinois’ for-profit colleges, students often end up worse off than when they started

The schools target Black, Brown, low-income students with their recruiting, offering promises of future economic stability that’s rarely fulfilled. Instead, students are left saddled with debt, in low-paying jobs that pay them what high school grads make, a WBEZ investigation has found.

Politics
  • by david hall
Trump Used “Palestinian” as a Slur. Biden and Debate Moderators Didn’t Say a Word.

Trump’s racist remarks toward migrants and Palestinians were met with little more than “thank you, President Trump.”

elections
  • by david hall
False claims made during Biden, Trump’s first debate — a deeper look

Each of the candidate stretched the truth to various degrees, according to an Associated Press fact check.