Comments on Advance Indiana™: One-Third Of Chicago City Employees Now Earn More Than $100,000

When pretend it is only Chicago? After about 3-4 y...

2015-11-12T11:08:04.557-05:00

When pretend it is only Chicago? After about 3-4 years on the job an IFD firefighter is making about 60K. What Chicago calls Daley days are called Kelly days here. The extra pay for specialty training is called stack pay.

Sir the Firefighters and Police make great money i...

2015-11-10T15:22:30.081-05:00

Sir the Firefighters and Police make great money in Chicago but they just like In Indianapolis pay high the property taxes to help pay their own wages. Now you said you picked the wrong profession. Do you think (be honest)have the intestinal fortitude to police a place like Cabrini-Green (I know it is now gone, used for illustration purposes) or fight a fire in the projects. I would bet not, or you would be doing it now. And as for special pay For driving a Fire Truck. Do you know how to drive anything larger than a Prius. Try driving a huge truck loaded with Firemen and equipment in traffic with lights and siren. Then on arrival knowing how to use the equipment,lives depend on it. Firefighters with hazmat knowledge should be paid for their knowledge also it is special and keeps both them and the public safe. I think people fail to realize Police and Fire are special jobs not everyone could do or would want to do. With risk comes reward. I really hope your comment was tongue-in cheek.

It's a very big deal for Chicago taxpayers, wh...

2015-11-10T00:36:57.472-05:00

It's a very big deal for Chicago taxpayers, who already pay the third highest commercial property tax rates among the 53 major cities in this country and tenth highest taxed in the nation for residential property owners.

What does $588M amount to in a percentage property...

2015-11-10T00:18:06.074-05:00

What does $588M amount to in a percentage property tax increase in Chicago? It's a lot of money but a lot more people live there too.

Definition of irony: A lawyer complaining about a...

2015-11-09T21:01:21.600-05:00

Definition of irony: A lawyer complaining about a third of ANYTHING!

"1/5 of federal employees make over $100,000 ...

2015-11-09T19:56:22.288-05:00

"1/5 of federal employees make over $100,000 a year. They average like $78,000 a year."

True, but I think its a fair statement to say 1/5 of all Federal employees live in the Mid-Atlantic region (Baltimore-DC-Northern Virginia) and you know what it costs to live in DC area.

What is amazing is that the poor men and women wor...

2015-11-09T15:58:22.774-05:00

What is amazing is that the poor men and women working full-time, full-time under-employed, or a part-time job or two and who are overtaxed to pay the salaries of all these city employees/"public servants" will NEVER ever enjoy theses types of medical insurance benefits, paid time off days, holiday pay, perks, and bennies. That's your real income inequality right there.

1/5 of federal employees make over $100,000 a year...

2015-11-09T15:38:47.936-05:00

1/5 of federal employees make over $100,000 a year. They average like $78,000 a year. There was a story on federal employee pay a few years ago. There were huge federal employee pay increases during the 2008-09 recession.

Is "Daley Days" really what those are ca...

2015-11-09T12:32:33.284-05:00

Is "Daley Days" really what those are called in the City's ordinance code?