Editorial: Aldermen rationalize their pay raises. Don’t blame us, blame inflation. – Chicago Tribune*

"As a line item in the city’s multibillion dollar budget, the raises don’t add up to a massive expenditure. But it’s the seamy subtext that is sure to infuriate voters, especially those whose own paychecks are failing to keep up with inflation...Even more egregious: the aldermen who are leaving the council in 2023 and have not opted out of the pay hike will still benefit from it — not only from paychecks from January until May, when their term ends, but from fatter pension payments. "