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Talk of barring outside employment has been floated repeatedly but never gained traction. Members of council instead passed ordinances chipping away at potential conflicts or slightly tightening ethics restrictions. Aldermanic salaries range from $115,560 to $142,776, according to the city’s employee database.
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Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
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A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer – Chicago’s struggling commercial real estate and more
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
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So, a Chicago city alderman’s salary is around $130K? These jobs are supposed to be part-time. That salary is what many full-time managers make in the private sector. Pay for a Chicago city alderman is yet another example of taxpayer abuse.
Their first job being aldermen should be banned.
Moronic City Proposed Ordinance Would Ban Anyone With a Real Job From Being An Alderman