Chicago Orders ?Big Box? Stores to Raise Wage - New York Times

Chicago Orders ?Big Box? Stores to Raise Wage - New York Times: "After months of fevered lobbying and bitter debate, the Chicago City Council passed a groundbreaking ordinance yesterday requiring ?big box? stores, like Wal-Mart and Home Depot, to pay a minimum wage of $10 an hour by 2010, along with at least $3 an hour worth of benefits."