minimum wage hike Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/minimum-wage-hike/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 19:14:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png minimum wage hike Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/minimum-wage-hike/ 32 32 163009088 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s ending poverty in a generation. Is it possible? https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-says-shes-ending-poverty-in-a-generation-is-it-possible/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-says-shes-ending-poverty-in-a-generation-is-it-possible/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2020 22:08:24 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5527962 The STEP summit dissected the scope of poverty in Chicago and examined policies that have been successful so far.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-says-shes-ending-poverty-in-a-generation-is-it-possible/feed/ 1 5527962 Study: Restaurant industry thrives in cities that have eliminated subminimum wage https://www.chicagoreporter.com/study-restaurant-industry-thrives-in-cities-that-have-eliminated-subminimum-wage/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/study-restaurant-industry-thrives-in-cities-that-have-eliminated-subminimum-wage/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:30:29 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=4936955 As Mayor Lori Lightfoot and City Council members debate changes to how Chicago’s tipped workers are paid, a new report highlights how other cities have fared after eliminating the subminimum wage.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/study-restaurant-industry-thrives-in-cities-that-have-eliminated-subminimum-wage/feed/ 0 4936955 Raising the minimum wage in restaurants could be a win for everyone https://www.chicagoreporter.com/raising-the-minimum-wage-in-restaurants-could-be-a-win-for-everyone/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/raising-the-minimum-wage-in-restaurants-could-be-a-win-for-everyone/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:54:22 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=4939035 The restaurant industry as a whole hasn't been a huge supporter of the fight to increase minimum wage – but it should be.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/raising-the-minimum-wage-in-restaurants-could-be-a-win-for-everyone/feed/ 0 4939035 After Goodwill controversy, spotlight on subminimum wage https://www.chicagoreporter.com/after-goodwill-controversy-spotlight-on-subminimum-wage/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/after-goodwill-controversy-spotlight-on-subminimum-wage/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2019 20:24:31 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=3664856 Many workers in Illinois classified as having mild or moderate disabilities currently make less than $1 an hour, advocates say.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/after-goodwill-controversy-spotlight-on-subminimum-wage/feed/ 0 3664856 How the richest Americans benefited the most from the US economy’s longest ever expansion – in 3 charts https://www.chicagoreporter.com/how-richest-americans-benefited-the-most-from-us-economys-longest-ever-expansion-in-3-charts/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/how-richest-americans-benefited-the-most-from-us-economys-longest-ever-expansion-in-3-charts/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2019 12:09:23 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=3543276 Most of the gains from the record economy went to those at the top, while everyone else saw much smaller gains – if any – in income and wealth.

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