House skirts salary-freeze vote, in line for $1,600 increase

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers are in line for a $1,600-a-year pay hike after what was described as a paperwork mix-up that wasn't reversed.

The House approved a $39.9 billion budget and adjourned Saturday night without taking action on a measure that would have prohibited a 2.4% cost-of-living increase ...