Dennis Gannon speaks at a City Hall rally following the override vote 

Mayor Daley officially vetoed the Big Box Living Wage Ordinance Monday morning, denying the wishes of a majority of Chicagoans and City Council members who voted to pass the ordinance in July.

On Wednesday, September 13, aldermen failed to come up with enough votes to override Daley's veto, despite overwhelming support from the council members and Chicagoans.

Despite a million-dollar media blitz and vocal opposition from Mayor Daley, an overwhelming majority of likely voters in Chicago support a living wage law for large retailers according to a citywide poll released at a rally at City Hall on Wednesday, August 30.

According to the poll, 71% of Chicagoans favor the Big Box Living Wage ordinance, which would require stores like Home Depot, Target and Wal-Mart to pay a living wage of $10 an hour and provide $3 an hour in benefits like health insurance by 2010.