A debate is raging in the Chicago City Council, with a majority of alders moving to freeze the increase in tipped minimum wage – an action Mayor Brandon Johnson says he will veto. In the Loop hears ...

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Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday pledged to veto an ordinance approved by the City Council to halt the phase-out of Chicago's subminimum wage for tipped workers, calling the proposal "shameful." "I ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to announce his plan to veto the City Council's effort to pause an increase to the subminimum wage for tipped workers. In 2023, progressives on the council voted to ...