New Illinois taxes on sports gambling operators begin Tuesday
There are several other big changes kicking in on July 1 — including hikes in the minimum wage for both regular and tipped workers in Chicago. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
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There are several other big changes kicking in on July 1 — including hikes in the minimum wage for both regular and tipped workers in Chicago. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
On Tuesday, July 1, the city's minimum wage will go up, along with wages for tipped workers, as part of Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance.
Chicago’s restaurant workers are about to get a raise — and not everyone is happy about it. Sabrina Franza reports.
The average cost of a fast-food meal in the U.S. is now $11.56 in major cities across the U.S., according to LendingTree.
Some small businesses in Chicago said this new way of doing business is the final nail in the coffin for their American dream.
Avenues to Independence, a nonprofit that provides jobs to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, said the law could effectively end their program.
From a minimum wage increase to new protections for young social media stars, these laws will go into effect on July 1 and will impact thousands of residents statewide.
The change impacts every single restaurant in Chicago that operates with tipped workers, and critics say it could impact customers as well.
Some lawmakers and restaurant owners are pushing back against efforts in Illinois to eliminate tip credit for workers who get gratuities. A recently introduced measure in Springfield would no longer allow restaurants to pay tipped employees less than minimum wage.
The minimum wage for non-tipped workers will now go up to $14 an hour. Tipped employees will earn at least $8.40 an hour.
Most hourly workers across the state of Illinois will get an extra dollar per hour in their paychecks starting Monday.
Tipped workers in Chicago will earn the full minimum wage by July 1, 2028.
A Chicago City Council committee on Wednesday advanced a proposal to phase out the lower minimum wage for tipped workers over the next five years, setting up a vote by the full City Council next month.
CBS 2's Sabrina Franza explains why many in the industry oppose the plan. Some workers who receive tips right now worry that this plan will actually cause them to go home with less money than they are currently making.
"There's no question the mayor had the votes in the City Council to pass this."
In a compromise with Mayor Brandon Johnson, the Illinois Restaurant Association has agreed to a plan to phase out the lower minimum wage for tipped workers over the next five years.
The City Council is now expected to approve a plan to phase out the lower minimum wage for tipped workers over five years, instead of just two.
A proposed city ordinance is driven by the contention that restaurant workers should make the same hourly wage as other workers. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
A proposed ordinance would give restaurants two years to have all tipped workers increased to Chicago's minimum wage, which is $15.80 an hour, plus any tips they earn. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Find out all about Illinois' minimum wage, and the history of how it got where it is.
This applies to hourly, salaried, and tipped employees over the age of 18.
The minimum wage will jump for cook county workers starting Saturday.
Many wage theft victims are never paid a dime. Others are left waiting for months or even years, an investigation by CBS News found.
Both Chicago and Cook County have their own separate minimum wage ordinances, both setting higher rates than set by Illinois state law.
In just a matter of weeks, the minimum wage will jump for workers in suburban Cook County.
The Blackhawks won four of their last 15 games and three of their last 11 home games, but finished with 72 points, 11 more than last season.
In March 2025, Diamond Harvey and Jamari Stigler were shot and killed while sitting inside a car. The suspect was captured three days later.
Heavy rain hit Chicago Tuesday night on top of multiple rain events since March, which is why the river is rising.
Nico Hoerner drove in a career-high five runs, Shota Imanaga struck out 11 in six strong innings and the Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2 on Wednesday night.
For the second day in a row, potentially severe storms will roll through the Chicago area
A coalition of banks, credit unions, and card companies argue that Illinois lawmakers must repeal the state's first-in-the-nation Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, slated to take effect July 1.
O'Hare workers drinking on the job and CPD employees scamming the federal government were just some of the jaw-dropping findings in the latest quarterly report from the city's inspector general.
House Democrats introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, claiming he has "demonstrated a willful disregard for the Constitution."
The clock is ticking for the Chicago Bears, who are running out of time to decide if they will continue to play in Illinois or cross the border into Indiana.
The City Council on Wednesday failed to override Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of an ordinance that would have stopped scheduled pay hikes for tipped workers in Chicago.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
Blues icon and world music pioneer Taj Mahal will be headlining the Chicago Blues Festival this June.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
Mozart's "Don Giovanni," the local premiere of the 2022 opera "Omar," and a fresh production of "Guys and Dolls" are among the highlights of the 2026-2027 season for Chicago's Lyric Opera.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
Volo Museum officials said their Titanic exhibit was affected by flooding as well, unexpectedly taking on water on the exact anniversary of its subject striking an iceberg and sinking on April 14, 1912.
The settlement alleges that Google's operating system caused mobile devices to send data without users' permission. People who used Android mobile devices to connect to the internet over a cellular network from Nov. 12, 2017, to the present could qualify for the payment, according to the settlement website.
The owner of Express Rental Dumpster in the Bay Area said people moving out of a house in San Pablo had rented a dumpster from the company for debris removal, but the credit card they gave for the transaction became a problem, according to KTVU.
Georgia residents who spoke at Henyard's challenge hearing said they're concerned with her political past in Illinois, amid ongoing investigations tied to her spending.
Thursday trends quieter overall but not completely dry, with scattered showers and a few storms lingering early as a weak disturbance passes through. The latest in First Alert Weather.
A 16-year-old boy died and a 16-year-old girl was hurt in a shooting at a bus stop in Woodlawn near a high school and YMCA.
Heavy rain hit Chicago Tuesday night on top of multiple rain events since March, which is why the river is rising.
In March 2025, Diamond Harvey and Jamari Stigler were shot and killed while sitting inside a car. The suspect was captured three days later.
Nico Hoerner drove in a career-high five runs, Shota Imanaga struck out 11 in six strong innings and the Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2 on Wednesday night.
O'Hare workers drinking on the job and CPD employees scamming the federal government were just some of the jaw-dropping findings in the latest quarterly report from the city's inspector general.
Some parents in southwest suburban Oswego are fired up, saying the school district invited all non-white students to participate in summer remedial programming, regardless of how they're doing in school.
New proposed Illinois legislation would allow renters or people who can't install massive rooftop panels to also harness the power of the sun.
When a rusty light pole snapped and fell on a woman's car in Bucktown, causing thousands of dollars in damage, she thought the city would pay for it. She was wrong.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
The Blackhawks won four of their last 15 games and three of their last 11 home games, but finished with 72 points, 11 more than last season.
Nico Hoerner drove in a career-high five runs, Shota Imanaga struck out 11 in six strong innings and the Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2 on Wednesday night.
Chicago White Sox pitching prospect Noah Schultz had an uneven major league debut in a start against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night after being recalled from Triple-A Charlotte.
Ben Williamson doubled twice and drove in three runs as Tampa Bay spoiled the major league debut of White Sox starter Nick Schultz.
Carson Kelly hit a three-run homer, Colin Rea pitched six strong innings and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-4 on Tuesday night.
Chicago police on Wednesday issued an expanded community alert about a rash of incidents in which thieves broke into vehicles and stole construction equipment in and around downtown Chicago.
Chicago police on Wednesday asked the public to help them find three men who stole items from four work vans early this past Monday morning, and tried to carjack one of the vans' owners at gunpoint.
Less than 24 hours after a crash-and-grab ATM burglary at a BP station in River North, there have been two more such burglaries in Chicago — one on the Northwest Side, the other on the South.
The widow and son of late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer were found shot to death on Chicago's West Side on Tuesday in an apparent murder-suicide.
Catalytic converters were stolen from over 30 school buses in Chicago's West Humboldt Park neighborhood.
