Chicago council approves big box wage measure in city
Chicago's City Council votes 35 to 14 to require mega retailers with over 1 billion in annual sales and 90,000 square foot stores to raise wages to at least 10 dollars an hour plus $3 in benefits by July 1, 2010. Aldermen defend move as lifting pay. mayor Daley warns of possible veto and suburban economic impact.
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Richard Daley
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Bernard Stone
Illinois
GOP attorney general hopeful runs on low funds
Republican Stewart Umholtz, Tazewell County state’s attorney, reports $67,000 in 2002 contributions and $44,000 on hand as of June 30, with a plan to rely on Internet, newsletters, and voter guides rather than TV ads. He trails strong fundraising by Lisa Madigan and faces skepticism from campaign experts.
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Lisa Madigan
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Kent Redfield
Aldermen seek end to Burge pension and fees
Chicago aldermen propose a resolution to halt pension payments and legal fees for former police Lt. Jon Burge amid a special prosecutor report accusing him of leading a group that used beatings and electric shocks to force confessions in the 1970s and 1980s. The city has spent millions on Burge related defense costs and post conviction relief filings.
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