Coffee giant Starbucks is looking to encourage its baristas and hourly workers to improve their sales and customer service by sweetening the pot with bigger financial perks.
— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Last year, Pritzker signed an onerous bill sweetening firefighter and police pensions that will cost Chicagoans tens of millions of dollars more annually without extra help from the state.
— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
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