Opinion: Automatic Pay Raises Haven't Stopped Chicago's Corruption
Scott Simon questions the automatic aldermanic pay raises in Chicago even as three aldermen face criminal charges in federal court.
This week 45 of the 50 city of Chicago aldermen accepted a 5.5% pay raise to increase the highest-paid among them to an annual salary of $130,000.
The pay raise is automatic, and tied to inflation â which, as we've heard
