The young people here, particularly high school graduates, will be priced out of that market. Just the other day, i read about mcdonalds which is having a significant decline in profitability because of the prospective minimum wage increase will go to technology to replace low wage workers. Thats counterproductive in a very, very difficult job market. Mr. Booker. My opponent says a bad time to do whats right. Ive talked to people in our state and ive heard from them. Heard from a guy who lost his job, had a good minimum wage job, lost lost his job and now is working you had a good job and now lost the job working for a minimum wage job trying to support his family. Its a good time for him to raise the minimum wage now. Talk to people at county college who are trying to go to school, work a fulltime job and making the minimum wage and they can barely afford to make ends meet because they work a fulltime job and are still under the poverty line. Its a good time to do it for that person.
Democrats. It includes west and northwest suburbs such as schomberg, bloomingdale, elgin, streamwood and a small portion of chicago. A couple of quick notes before we begin tonight. We are being streamed live on our web site wttw. Com and you can join a live chat. Give a question for the candidates you can ask if there and note the format tonight. Tonight. This is not a formal debate part of the candidates will not give opening or closing statements. Their answers will not beat timed and they will not necessarily be asked the same questions. I will use fairness as my guide to move the discussion along and we asked the candidates to stay on topic and not give campaign speeches. Now joining us us tonight seated in the order that they appear on the ballot are Tammy Duckworth, democrat who is the former director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and former United States assistant secretary of Veterans Affairs. Ms. Duckworth previously ran for conversate 2006 and she also serve
Harry romejko, bookstore regular the days of thinking there are certain neighborhoods where you can be attacked, beaten up, robbed or killed are over. It can happen anywhere. Police returned to the bookstore this morning. Were told they are checking private surveillance cameras, the store claiming to have a few of its own. Meanwhile, the bookshop after words is taking one good first step toward creating a safer environment. It is changing its hours. Closing up before dark. Lucia malovany, area resident you should feel safe in your neighborhood and i dont anymore. You can see the Guardian Angels outside the bookstore talking to people as they come and go along this busy block. As busy as this is late at night, this crime took place at these hours just one day ago. The Guardian Angel city cable be in the area until the person responsible for this attack is behind bars. If you know anything about this incident, call chicago police. A car crashes into a north suburban school, injuring thos
Only have 45 days before we will have completed one full year since the last measurable snow so hopefully we will see at least 1 in. In that time but thats absolutely correct 320 days that breaks the record which has been hailed since 1940. The next measurable snow lets hope, sunday we will keep an eye on it. Chicago police are issuing what they call a business alert warning cabdrivers of a small group of armed women who are robin drivers, they are headed for the south side. A group of girls working together to rob cabdrivers Chicago Police are asking all cabdrivers throughout the city to be on the lookout there were two incidents to tell you about, both are in chicagos Second Police district, the wentworth district the young women picked up the calves downtown where they arrive to their destination when of the girls police say choked the driver with some type of court or rope while another young woman holds a knife to the drivers throat, they take the cash and run away, Chicago Police
Rain coming tomorrow. Sometimes we break out into spontaneous vocal games. Guys do that. Today will be a good day to do that. Expect a mix of sun and clouds. It will be windy. Wind gusts between 3035. Not good field goal kicking weather. 26 degrees is the current temperature. 32 of the lakefront. 29 in joliet. 30 and morris. Temperatures will be warmer but the wind chill is on the cold side. 18 degrees is a wind chill at ohare. 23 for midway. Satellite composite shows light snow across portions of southern wisconsin but not here. Sun and clouds come today. Fairly nice day of to 51 degrees. 9 00 p. M. Its 46. Looking around the rest of the region, 52 degrees today today were down to 38. Increasing the odds and then fred we have scattered showers coming through. At a good change my oil. A quick update on was down 90 where we have a tolling elmhurst. They started that about an hour ago. The should be there until about 530. Same deal in bound like. From the man into the circle getting sque