Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Chicago Tribune

    Chicago’s minimum wage is increasing July 1. Here’s what to know

    Chicago’s minimum wage will increase July 1, hitting $15.80 per hour for many workers across the city. The annual bump comes as Chicagoans experience a strong labor market despite layoffs in certain industries, such as Big Tech. Though inflation has cooled off historic highs, prices remain elevated. The minimum wage will increase 2.5% on the first of the month, a percentage that does not match ...
    by Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune Jun 27, 2023 4 minutes
    Carlos Ramirez-Rosa speaks on June 21, 2023, at City Hall.

    Chicago’s minimum wage will increase July 1, hitting $15.80 per hour for many workers across the city.

    The annual bump comes as Chicagoans experience a strong labor market despite layoffs in certain industries, such as Big Tech. Though inflation has cooled off historic highs, prices remain elevated. The minimum wage will increase 2.5% on the first of the month, a percentage that does not match inflation, which grew at a 4% annual rate in May.

    “This is a minimum,” said Kenneth Meyer, commissioner for the city’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.

    “In this particular economy with low unemployment, a lot of the small businesses ownership that I talk to every day are still having a hard

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Chicago Tribune

    Chicago Tribune8 min read
    True Public Cost Of Bears Stadium Would Be Billions More Over Time
    In their effort to persuade politicians and the public that government support for a new domed stadium development on the city’s lakefront would be a sound investment, the Chicago Bears repeatedly tried to stress that taxpayers would not carry an ove
    Chicago Tribune3 min readPoverty & Homelessness
    Commentary: Multigenerational Households Are Key To Better Support For Kids Of Single Mothers
    Decades of research show that on average, children who grow up with parents who are not married and living together have worse achievement and behavioral and well-being outcomes than children of two-parent homes. Despite this evidence, rates of nonma
    Chicago Tribune3 min read
    Review: Solo ‘Hamlet’ At Chicago Shakes Is From An Eddie Izzard Unwilling To Compromise
    CHICAGO — Back in 2010, Eddie Izzard sold out the United Center in Chicago. The trailblazing British comedian told me at the time of a burning need to prove comics could fill arenas. I first wrote about Izzard in a solo show called “Dressed to Kill”

    Related Books & Audiobooks