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Chicago is set to eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped employees like servers and bartenders, with uncertain consequences for diners and restaurants.
Not everyone happy proposal wage increase tipped workers
The cost of food, staff shortages and other issues are forcing restaurants to make tough choices, owners said. "It's a constant battle."
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Chicago bars and restaurants saw customers return in 2022, but late-night hours are being cut as crowds empty out earlier than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over two years into a pandemic that’s turning endemic, bars and restaurants need to do healthy business earlier in the day. Late-night eating and drinking just isn’t what it was.