Column: Christmas comes early for Illinois lawmakers thanks to pay hike – Lake County News-Sun

"Although lawmakers met mainly via Zoom the past year or so, and the Illinois credit rating remains lower than any other state in the nation, legislators gave themselves a raise of $2,700...Which begs the question: Why do so many Illinois lawmakers continue to be grifters and find themselves targets of federal probes? Perhaps it is inbred in our state’s political system, but corruption is always mentioned as one of the reasons residents vote with their moving vans and leave Illinois."
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Fed up neighbor
2 years ago

Thieves

Lions Choice
2 years ago

Greed is Good — especially for Illinois Democrats

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