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17 City Council members to forgo an inflation-tied pay raise of nearly 10%, including indicted Ald. Ed Burke

Por: Chicago Tribune Politics September 22, 2022

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With Chicago aldermen facing reelection in five months and inflation high, two more of them are forgoing raises that would have hiked their pay by nearly 10%. With Aldermen Edward Burke, 14th, and Samantha Nugent, 39th, turning down the salary increase, that brings to 17 the number of City Council members passing on the raises that, because they’re automatically tied to inflation, will be 9.6% next year. As of Sept. 2, 15 out of 50 aldermen... + full article



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