Illinois mayor paid to go to meetings
The mayor of New Lenox village, Ill., nearly doubled his starting salary last year with compensation for attending meetings of several regional agencies.
The mayor of New Lenox village, Ill., nearly doubled his starting salary last year with compensation for attending meetings of several regional agencies. Village President Mike Smith made $7,150 in 2000, his first year in office, but last year made $17,900 due largely to the $125 per meeting compensation he got for attending 124 meetings, according to the Chicago Tribune. Smith has been under scrutiny since recently charging more than $1,400 to his municipal credit card at a Chicago strip club. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0605220244may22,1,5459908.story?coll=chi-newslocal-hed
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