Target Raises Its Minimum Wage To $13 From $12
With unemployment near rock bottom, retailers are under pressure to find qualified workers. In October, Amazon announced a minimum hourly wage of $15 for its U.S. employees.
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With unemployment near rock bottom, retailers are under pressure to find qualified workers. In October, Amazon announced a minimum hourly wage of $15 for its U.S. employees.
People with disabilities who have traditionally filled the greeter job at many stores accused Walmart of acting heartlessly. Outraged customers and others started online petitions, formed Facebook support groups and called and emailed Walmart corporate to register their displeasure.
Candice Payne, a woman who helped find hotel rooms for more than 100 homeless people during last week's dangerous deep freeze, received a surprise $50,000 gift during an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Wednesday.
The recalled lots of the product have been found to potentially have higher concentrations of ibuprofen.
Thousands of dollars worth of gold coins were left in Salvation Army red kettles in the Chicago area this weekend.
A Walmart spokesperson said the store asked the bell ringers to leave as soon as the issue was brought to their attention.
The deal comes a year after Nike, which has made a push to sell more swoosh-branded products online, started selling some products on Amazon.com.
Walmart said sales were strong across many categories but the grocery business was notable with sales rising the most in nine years.
The company heard from 18 consumers burned by the devices, one severely and four sustaining blisters.
It is a golden example of the golden rule. A woman found a gold ring and wants to return it to the rightful owner, claiming she would want someone to do the same for her.
A disabled woman who says she was turned away from a nail salon in Walmart received a manicure after all, but not from a traditional nail technician.
The mobile carts move up and down and sideways to retrieve items faster than if workers walked the aisles.
A group of mothers on social media is slamming major retailers for selling inappropriate clothing for children.
The free screenings will take place until 2:00 Saturday afternoon.
A Rockford hospital was evacuated Monday night for a flash flood emergency after the downpour outside caused a water train inside the building.
A homicide investigation is underway Monday night in north suburban Waukegan after a person was found dead in a Walmart parking lot.
A man was caught touching himself in the parking lot of a Walmart store Monday morning in southwest suburban Joliet.
An Evanston man charged with robbing a bank in Skokie allegedly ran into a nearby Walmart after the heist to change his clothes.
Walmart is diving into voice-activated shopping. But unlike online leader Amazon, it's not doing it alone.
A woman was robbed of her purse and dragged by a car in a Walmart parking lot Thursday morning in northwest suburban Mount Prospect.
The family of the Uber driver who was stabbed to death filed suit against Walmart for failing to prevent the shoplifting of the murder weapons.
Two people were injured. One was shot, one was hit by a car in Bedford Park. WBBM's Steve Miller reports.
Police said Marie E. Roberge got into a physical altercation with a Wal-Mart employee when the store refused to cash her check.
Bond was denied Wednesday for a 17-year-old boy charged with shooting and critically wounding a man last week outside a Walmart in northwest suburban Palatine.
Police tell CBS 2 the shooting is believed to have occurred elsewhere, not at the Rand Road store where a victim reportedly ended up.
The new stadium would seat about 5,500 people.
The first-place winner gets a Wiener's Circle gift card, merchandise, and bragging rights.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said his administration would not seek to buy back Chicago's parking meters, after weighing an attempt to get out of what he called "the worst deal in the history of municipal finance."
The opening of the new unit comes as the veterans' home in Dunning celebrates four years in operation.
Aaron and Andre Richmond are both charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls they taught at Thornton Fractional High School District 215.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Three people were arrested this week after police said they destroyed campaign posters for a candidate for Cook County commissioner in Chicago's Fuller Park neighborhood.
Hawaii enacted a rule that bars people from bringing guns onto private property that is open to the public, like shops or gas stations, unless the owner gives express authorization.
Rideshare drivers from across Illinois kicked off a two-day fight Tuesday for better pay and working conditions.
As the EU calls Trump's threat to tariff allies for rejecting his bid for Greenland a mistake, Denmark's leader laments "being threatened by our closest ally."
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
If you can't get enough of "Heated Rivalry," merch from the show is now available.
A flamenco dance series in Chicago is expanding access to the arts by bringing the expressive traditional dance form to Chicago communities.
Monday is the opening day for a new exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry that immerses visitors into the imaginative world of award-winning fashion and costume designer Paul Tazewell.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Some residents are opposed to the stadium because they are concerned it will bring traffic to their neighborhood.
Some residents are opposed to the stadium because they are concerned it will bring traffic to their neighborhood.
Employees are hoping they'll find their own Williams' doppelganger.
Rideshare drivers from across Illinois kicked off a two-day fight Tuesday for better pay and working conditions.
Lurie Children's Hospital will no longer provide hormones or puberty blockers for new patients under 18 years old, because of an investigation by the Trump administration.
Aaron and Andre Richmond are both charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls they taught at Thornton Fractional High School District 215.
A jury was selected Tuesday for a man accused of a murder-for-hire plot targeting Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino, in the first trial tied to the federal Operation Midway Blitz.
Chicago's O'Hare Airport experienced mounting delays on Tuesday morning for equipment issues after a pipe burst in the main control tower overnight.
The new stadium would seat about 5,500 people.
The first-place winner gets a Wiener's Circle gift card, merchandise, and bragging rights.
Aaron and Andre Richmond are both charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls they taught at Thornton Fractional High School District 215.
Chicago police issued a warning about a string of vehicle break-ins involving Honda Civics on the South Side.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
Connor Bedard added an empty-net goal as the Blackhawks stopped a three-game slide. It was Bedard's first goal since returning from a right shoulder injury.
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Caleb Williams was reflective the day after and focused on attacking the offseason, while appreciating the impact this team had on the city of Chicago.
Caleb Williams' last throw in regulation was a backpedaling, fourth-down rainbow that landed in Cole Kmet's hands in the corner of the end zone for a breathtaking touchdown.
Despite forcing OT with a catch in the final minute in the 4th Quarter, the Chicago Bears' playoff journey comes to an end.
Lawrence Reed, the man accused of setting a young woman on fire on a Chicago Transit Authority train this past November, appeared in court Tuesday.
The video shows burglars slicing into display cases under the eyes of several Louvre Museum staff members who do not intervene.
A judge and his wife were shot and wounded in their home over the weekend in Lafayette, Indiana.
A jewelry store in Chicago's Little India district was robbed at gunpoint Sunday evening.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
