As Mayor Lori Lightfoot kicks off her election-year budget push during the worst inflation crisis in at least two generations, she has to decide how strong her political will really is.
a year. The rate for their 2023 raises hasn’t yet been set, but there is no inflation cap on aldermanic pay bumps so with the 9% inflation rate, the salary hike next year could be massive.
In addition, the mayor — who has pledged to do a better job working with aldermen after numerous high-profile clashes with members of the City Council during her first term — may not want to try to round up support in the body for an unpopular election year tax increase. Lightfoot’s administration was noncommittal when asked recently whether the mayor plans to take the full $85.5 million with her reelection bid looming.
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