Mayor Brandon Johnson-backed effort to end a tipped minimum wage in Chicago moves forward despite opposition

Mayor Brandon Johnson and his allies quashed a drive Wednesday to stall a key plank of his progressive agenda, pushing forward with an ordinance to establish a citywide minimum wage and abolish a lower minimum wage for tipped workers. The measure is set for a vote later this week. The mini-rebellion by a group of moderate and more conservative members of Chicago’s City Council was the most ...

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