Sunday, January 18, 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.

crime
  • by david hall
Driver hits van, CTA bus in Loop

The crash occurred about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of South State Street. The driver was issued citations. A woman in his car was hospitalized in good condition, police said.

technology
  • by david hall
CME Group and Google join forces on data center expansion in Aurora

The building will put customers near the futures exchanges' own tech center and promises speedy cloud-based access to the markets.

israel-hamas-war
  • by david hall
Pro-Palestinian protesters who blocked Loop roadway are arrested

Nearly a dozen protesters were taken into custody about 2:41 p.m. Saturday after they allegedly held a demonstration on Franklin Street, police say. Earlier, vandals dropped red dye into Buckingham Fountain and painted pro-Palestinian messages there.