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The Center Square: New study finds Chicago ranks among worst run cities in country
A new WalletHub study of the148 largest cities ranks Chicago as one of the worst run in the country, including being dead last in financial stability and among the bottom-tier in economic ranking.
Overall, the city ranked No. 131 in “Quality of Services” scores, which included 36 metrics grouped into such categories as financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure and pollution. Researchers also weighed the effectiveness of local leadership, seeking to show how well city leaders manage and spend public funds by analyzing the quality of the services against the city’s total budget.
Chicago Sun-Times: Clock has started on five-year plan that'll raise wages for Chicago's tipped workers
Starting Monday, restaurants in Chicago must start paying their tipped workers more per a new city ordinance that has sharply divided the restaurant industry and supporters of the law.
The tipped minimum wage is increasing from $9.48 per hour to $11.02. Chicago’s overall minimum wage is also rising on July 1 from $15.80 per hour to $16.20 for employers with four or more workers.
Capitol News: After 9 months, state data begins to detail new pretrial detention system
Nine months after cash bail ended in Illinois, the state is taking its first steps in publishing the data that crafters of the bail reform law saw as essential to judging its effectiveness.
The data shows that judges in the 75 counties served by the Illinois Supreme Court’s Office of Statewide Pretrial Services had collectively issued failure-to-appear warrants in just 5 percent of more than 28,000 court dates as of Friday. Judges had approved about 63 percent of petitions to detain a defendant pretrial that were sent to them by prosecutors.
The Daily Herald: ‘We’re in a much better place’: Arlington Heights mayor says Bears have responded to proposed deal
As the team juggles two stadium sites now in limbo, the Chicago Bears have received and responded to a proposed settlement from Arlington Heights that aims to resolve outstanding tax issues on the suburban option, village officials confirm.
“We’ve worked very hard to come to an agreement with the school districts that I think the Bears can be comfortable with, and that’s been communicated to the Bears, and that’s what we’re discussing now,” Mayor Tom Hayes told the Daily Herald. “So I feel very comfortable that should the Bears reengage with us and continue to explore the Arlington Park site, that the road is going to be much easier than we found in past months.”
WCIA: SCOTUS cuts back on federal agency powers, opens door for strict punishments for homeless populations
In a massive ruling, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court overturned what is known as the chevron deference.
The decision kneecaps federal agencies and their ability to regulate industry. The chevron deference, first established by the Supreme Court in the 80’s, gave federal agencies the power to interpret laws if they were left vague, which allowed experts in those agencies to layout rules and regulations, instead of relying on Congress or the courts to figure it out.