Rather than having to vote annually to give themselves raises, Chicago City Council members set up a system back in 2006 that tied automatic salary adjustments to inflation, unless aldermen individually turned them down.

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       With inflation on the rise in part because of the pandemic, Chicago’s 50 aldermen stand to get a raise of almost 5.5% next year. Here’s a look at each council member’s pay, which varies depending on whether they accepted previous adjustments.

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