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Three new corned beef sandwiches by Fritzi's deli, Halal Food market and Mabe’s Sandwich Shop make food critic Louisa Chu's list, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.

Food critic Louisa Chu picks the best new, notable and nostalgic corned beef sandwiches of the year in Chicago and the suburbs.

Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Over the last week, there’s been increased chatter within Chicago’s restaurant industry about how an increased minimum wage would affect business. Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation that would raise the federal hourly minimum wage to $15 — more than double the current limit — and eliminate the lower tipped minimum wage that many restaurant and bar workers earn in Illinois and other states by 2027. For instance, Ursula Siker of modern J...