Lightfoot: Relief package in the works for city restaurants forced to close dining rooms – Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot acknowledged that restaurants operating on a razor-thin profit margin during the best of times need immediate help to survive the worst of times, as do the workers who rely on tipped wages.
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Governor of Alderaan
4 years ago

Restaurants and their razor-thin margins suffered more from the $15/hour minimum wage

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