In Chicago, large retailers have won a major victory over a local effort to impose a living wage. On Wednesday, City Council failed to override Mayor Richard Daley’s veto of an ordinance that required “big-box” chains such as Wal Mart to pay workers at least ten dollars an hour plus benefits by the year 2010. Daley’s veto came following a wave of retail opposition. Wal Mart announced the wage meant Chicago was “closed for business.” Target announced it would halt planned stores while it waited to see if the ordinance became law. The original ordinance was passed with thirty-five votes — one more than was needed to override Daley’s veto. But Wednesday’s meeting saw three council members switching their votes. One of the three said she changed her mind after Wal Mart expressed interest in building a store in her district. Proponents of the living wage say the issue will not go away. Alderman Joe Moore, who helped lead the effort, says members will present a revised proposal at the council’s next meeting.