Tuesday, January 27, 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.

nascar-in-chicago
  • by david hall
Last year’s rainy Chicago Street Race was a slapstick riot. It's time for some NASCAR substance.

Civic boosterism can’t be the fuel for a successful event.

sports
  • by david hall
Competitive eating's biggest rivalry finds new home on Labor Day

Bet on it: After Nathan’s dispute for July 4th meeting, Chestnut will renew rivalry with Kobayashi in September hot dot-eating contest

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.