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Fresh off a major victory that made Chicago the largest city in the nation to independently abolish a lower minimum wage for tipped workers, the national One Fair Wage campaign is looking for similar success in Springfield. Members of the organization stood with supportive Illinois lawmakers outside the state Capitol on Tuesday to unveil proposed legislation that would phase out the subminimum ...

Some workers depend on tips, but is pouring coffee worth a tip?

It’s a classic Chicago story: An alderman wants something done in their ward, and the mayor’s office twists their arm to get a favor back in exchange. But in this case, the proposed trade chip is the fate of West Loop homeless encampments. And an official in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is taking the unusual step of acknowledging the would-be quid pro quo took place, calling it a ...

Tipping has always been a scam that enables restaurants to suppress labor costs, which keeps menu prices down, writes Corey Mintz.

Chicago became the largest U.S. city to independently phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers on Friday, a step celebrity chef Rick Bayless said the city needed to take “for the greater good.” Bayless supported the legislation, which passed by vote of 36-10, but not without reservations. He worries it could deepen the pay disparity between well-paid front-of-house workers who will be ...