Downtown walkout for higher minimum wage shakes up businesses

Apr. 24, 2013
Retail and fast food employees are calling for a downtown minimum wage of $15 an hour. 

Fast food and retail workers march on the Mag Mile

Dec. 13, 2012
A worker advocacy group is asking downtown businesses to pay their employees at least $15 an hour.

Nannies, cleaners speak out about abuse

Nov. 28, 2012
Chicago domestic workers say a new report supports their call for better pay, insurance and safer workplaces.

Revision Street: Vanessa Roanhorse, 31

Nov. 22, 2010
In our hyper-branded, if-you-like-this-you’ll-also-like-this, 24-hour-news cycle culture, we forget how easy it is to specialize unthinkingly. Meaning: we narrow our own interests so severely that, for example, we no longer talk to our neighbors.