Illinois House Democrats working in a lame-duck session left town for a weekend break Friday night -- but not before voting on plans to give themselves a pay raise of nearly 16%. Legislation authorizing funds to be added for spending needs halfway through the state's fiscal year includes an $11,655 raise in base pay, to $85,000.
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois House Democrats working in a lame-duck session left town for a weekend break Friday night -- but not before voting on plans to give themselves a pay raise of nearly 16%.
A raise of 15.9% is unheard of in recent times. Secretive House action in 2019 inserted a 2.4% cost-of-living adjustment to increase base salaries to about $67,800. by signing up you agree to our terms of service While the base for legislators starting in the 103rd General Assembly on Wednesday will be $85,000, most members will make more -- the minimum being $12,000 more for a committee chairmanship up to $16,000 for the House speaker, Senate president and the minority leaders of each chamber.
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