Governor Defends Plan To Hike Minimum Wage To $10 Per Hour
Gov. Pat Quinn got some help Thursday morning as he defended his plan to increase the state's minimum wage to $10 an hour over the next four years.
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Gov. Pat Quinn got some help Thursday morning as he defended his plan to increase the state's minimum wage to $10 an hour over the next four years.
More than 200 irate postal workers attended a hastily-arranged rally on Wednesday in Bronzeville, and put their stamp of disapproval on Postmaster General Patrick Donohoe's plan to eliminate Saturday mail deliveries.
ewel will be closing three stores in the Chicago area, affected some 300 workers.
It's the end of an era at the post office.
After 335 days without an inch of snow, the past 11 days have more closely resembled a typical winter in Chicago, with alternating snow and cold. It's good news for hardware stores.
Dan Salls put everything on the line to start his food truck business, "The Salsa Truck." He quit his job, and emptied his wallet.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has joined the federal government and 13 other attorneys general in suing for changes in the way Standard & Poor's rates mortgage bonds.
Gas prices keep climbing.
Hold on to your wallets: we are in the middle of a gas price spike, and experts say it will only get worse.
The Emanuel Administration has awarded an $8 million contract to a local company to supply the seats for at least 300 new CTA buses that will soon replace older vehicles on the streets.
U.S. aviation officials said they have asked Boeing for a full operating history of the batteries on the 787s.
There seems to be a Starbucks on just about every corner, but a new store planned for the Edgewater neighborhood is unique.
The indestructible Twinkie appears to be one step closer to a comeback.
Ready or not, taxpayers can begin filing their returns online tomorrow.
Standard & Poor's said Friday that the rating on the state's general obligation bonds was downgraded to A- from A.
