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Juliana Stratton’s $25-per-hour minimum wage plan draws fire from rivals in US Senate race in Illinois

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U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly of Lynwood and Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg said they supported a phased-in minimum wage increase.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   In a debate hosted by Fox-32, U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi supported a phased-in minimum wage increase but chided Stratton by saying her plan would never pass Congress. Juliana Stratton's $25-per-hour minimum wage plan draws fire from rivals in US Senate race in Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's call for an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage drew criticism at a debate from her two main rivals for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, who each called her plan poli...

The Chicago Symphony is the world’s busiest orchestra — how that’s counted and what that means

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The CSO has topped Bachtrack's list once before, in 2015.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌...

What to know from Cubs spring training

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Matt Shaw gets ready for the outfield — while 2 players are still delayed by visa issues  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ credited Ben Zobrist for helping him adjust to playing outfield. Now Happ is trying to help Matt Shaw. ...