>> TIPPED WORKERS IN CHICAGO ARE NOW ONE STEP CLOSER .

MAYOR JOHNSON CONFIRMS A SPECIAL MEETING TO CONFIRM LARRY SNELLING AS CHICAGO POLICE SUPERINTENDENT AND HOW THE CITY PLANS TO PROTECT SOUTH AND WEST SIDES FROM POLLUTION.

HERE WITH ALL THAT AND MORE IS OUR SPOTLIGHT HARRIS TAKES TEAM.

ENDORSING THE TIPPED MINIMUM WAGE PLAN WHERE ALL CHICAGO BUSINESSES ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THEIR WORKERS THE SAME MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE BY JULY 2028 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY EARN TIPS.

THIS IF APPROVED BY THE FULL CITY COUNCIL NEXT MONTH, WHAT WAS THE COMPROMISE HERE?

>> ESSENTIALLY THE FIRST PROPOSAL FROM MAYOR JOHNSON AND HIS ALLIES WERE TWO-YEAR PHASE IN BUT THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY THAT IT COULD POTENTIALLY PUSH RESTAURANTS OUT OF BUSINESS AND COST JOBS.

SO THE COMPROMISE IS THE FIVE-YEAR PHASE IN EACH YEAR STARTING IN 2024, TIPPED WORKERS WILL SEE THEIR PAYCHECK RISE BY AT LEAST 8%.

SO THAT IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT WAY FOR PEOPLE THAT MAYOR JOHNSON SAYS ARE UNDERPAID AND SUBJECT TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND OTHER ABUSE FROM CUSTOMERS.

SO THEY GET TIPS THAT MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MINIMUM WAGE OF $15 IN EACH SENSE AND THE TIPPED MINIMUM WAGE, WHICH IS ONLY $9.48.

>> WHAT DOES THIS TELL US ABOUT THE MAYOR'S COLLABORATIVE APPROACH?

>> IF IT IS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 4th IT WILL REPRESENT A MAJOR VICTORY OF HIS APPROACH TO GOVERNANCE OVER COLLABORATIONS, OVER CONFRONTATION.

MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE HE HAD THE VOTES FOR THAT TWO-YEAR PHASE IN BUT IT WOULD'VE MEANT A KNOCKDOWN, DRAG OUT FIGHT WITH INDUSTRY.

INSTEAD HE AGREES TO A FIVE-YEAR PHASE IN.

EVERYBODY SINGS COMBINED.

EVERYBODY IS HAPPY AND THE MAYOR GETS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT HE'S GOING TO GOVERN DIFFERENTLY THAN ANY OTHER MAYOR IN THE PAST, COLLABORATIVELY, NOT AS A DICTATOR.

>> HOW ARE TIPPED WORKERS, RESTAURANTS, HOW ARE THEY FEELING ABOUT THIS?

>> RESTAURANTS IDEALLY DON'T WANT THESE CHANGES TO TAKE PLACE.

HEATHER SAID THEY ARE HAPPIER ABOUT THE LONGER PHASE IN AND IT IS A NICE JOB THAT HE GAVE TO THEM TO PERHAPS CREATE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP GOING FORWARD WHEN OTHER THINGS COME UP .

TIPPED WORKERS PROBABLY ARE IN FAVOR, ALTHOUGH I THINK WE HEARD ONE TIPPED WORKER TESTIFY IN CITY COUNCIL THAT WASN'T IN FAVOR, SAYING HEY, I WORK REALLY HARD FOR MY TIPS.

I DON'T WANT SOMEONE COMING HERE THINKING THAT NOW I MAKE THIS HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ME SO MUCH.

I DON'T WORK FOR MINIMUM WAGE.

I WORK FOR TIPS AND I MAKE LOTS OF THEM.

COULD THIS CONVERSELY LEAD TO PEOPLE TYPING LESS AND WITH RESTAURANTS COULD IT LEAD TO PASSING ON THE COST TO CUSTOMERS?

WE HAVE FIVE YEARS TO REALLY ABSORB IT AND FIGURE IT OUT.

>> IN OTHER BIG CITY COUNCIL NEWS, HEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTING THAT JOHNSON HAS CALLED A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY TO CONFIRM CHICAGO POLICE CHIEF LARRY SNELLING TO LEAD THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BEFORE THAT, SNELLING HAS A CONFIRMATION HEARING THIS FRIDAY.

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT THERE?

>> HE'S GOING TO FACE POINTED QUESTIONS ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES, BUT THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST CHANCE FOR PROGRESSIVE ALDER PEOPLE TO PUSH HIM ON HOW HE'S GOING TO COMPLY WITH THIS CONSENT DECREE, WHICH OF COURSE REQUIRES THE CITY TO REFORM ITSELF AND IS FAR BEHIND SCHEDULE.

HE'S ALSO GOING TO FACE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET, WHICH WAS $1.9 BILLION IN 2023.

HE'S ALSO GOING TO FACE QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS OWN DISCIPLINARY HISTORY AND WHETHER THAT WILL BE A STUMBLING BLOCK, I THINK POTENTIAL FOR SAMA ALDER PEOPLE, BUT THERE IS NOT A REASON JOHNSON CALLED A CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY AFTER THE FRIDAY.

NOBODY EXPECTS ANY SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION TO LARRY SNELLING, WHO IS WELL LIKED AND WELL KNOWN TO THESE ALDER PEOPLE.

>> WHAT WILL TODAY'S MEETING CONSIST OF?

>> THAT VOTE.

JUST THE CONFIRMATION OF LARRY SNELLING.

VERY UNUSUAL FOR A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE CALLED FOR JUST ONE ITEM, BUT PERHAPS MAYOR JOHNSON MISSED THEM AND WANTS TO SEE THEM AGAIN.

>> SINCE GOVERNING IS GOING SO WELL.

THIS IS THE FIRST OFFICIAL WEEK OF ILLINOIS COURTROOMS IMPLEMENTING THE ELIMINATION OF CASH BAIL UNDER THE PRETRIAL FAIRNESS ACT .

>> WE HEARD FROM COOK COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY KIM FOX, WE HEARD FROM LAKE COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY ERIC RINEHART ON THIS PROGRAM ON MONDAY AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE AN EXTRA NINE MONTHS NOW FROM WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY WERE PREPARED TO ROLL THIS OUT SO THAT'S NINE MORE MONTHS AS THESE COURT CHALLENGES PLAY OUT TO REALLY FULLY PREPARE AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANY REAL STORIES, DELAYS IN BOND COURT.

THERE'S THIS EXTRA STEP NOW THAT IF YOU ARE RECOMMENDING DETENTION WITHOUT BAIL THAT YOU HAVE TO GO TO THAT DETENTION HEARING.

THEY HAVE STAFFED UP FOR THAT.

THEY'RE READY FOR IT.

WE ARE NOT HEARING THAT THINGS ARE GETTING DELAYED BUT THIS IS THE VERY BEGINNING OF A VERY LONG PROCESS TO IMPLEMENT THIS, SO WE HAVE TO KEEP WATCHING IT.

>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT CUMULATIVE IMPACT.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT 45 SECONDS.

CHICAGO RELEASED ITS FIRST CUMULATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENT THIS WEEK, ANALYZING THE BURDEN THAT AIR, WATER, SOIL POLLUTION INFLUENCE PARTICULARLY ON SOUTH AND WEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS.

IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS WHAT IS JOHNSON GOT TO DO ABOUT IT?

>> IT WASN'T A SURPRISE TO ANYONE.

OF COURSE THE SOUTH AND THE WEST SIDE IS HEAVILY BURDENED BY AIR AND WATER POLLUTION.

THIS REPORT WAS REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT OF CHARGES THAT RESULTED FROM THE GENERAL IRON MOVED FROM LINCOLN PARK TO THE SOUTHEAST SIDE, SO THIS NOW GIVES JOHNSON AMMUNITION TO GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND ASK FOR MORE TOUGHER RULES FOR POLLUTING BUSINESSES.

>> ENVIRONMENTALISTS, ACTIVISTS, WHAT HAVE THEY BEEN SAYING ABOUT THIS?

WHAT'S THEIR REACTION?

>> POSITIVELY MORE MONEY FOR