Bridget Gainer, Cook County Commissioner – Tenth District

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Bridget Gainer Launches Off the Sidelines Chicago -Chicago Defender

By: Kaielz, June 22, 2015

After Peers Get Pregnant, South Side teen Joins Sex Ed Movement -DNA Info

By: Andrea V. Watson, June 19, 2015

Cook County Board Passes Sales Tax Increase -Chicago Tribune

By: Mitch Dudek and Tina Sfondeles, July 15, 2015

Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer: I wont vote for a sales tax hike -Chicago Tribune

By: Bridget Gainer, June 8, 2015

County Board passes measure aimed at Berrios' nepotism -Chicago Tribune

By: Hal Dardick, May 20, 2015

Fannie, Freddie to discount blighted homes in Chicago, Cook County -Chicago Tribune

By: Mary Ellen Podmolik, April 15, 2015

"Equality Illinois holds Valentine's Day Gala" - Windy City Times

By: Matt Simonette, February 15 2015

"Cook County Forest Preserves Celebrates District's Centennial" - CBS Chicago

By: Staff Reporter, February 11 2015

"Cook County Land Bank may add 700-plus properties" - Chicago Tribune

By: Mary Ellen Podmolik, January 29 2015

"Land Bank wants Fannie, Freddie to donate homes" - Chicago Tribune

By: Mary Ellen Podmolik, September 25 2014

"One solution to flooded basements? Foreclosed homes" - Crain's Chicago Business

By: Danielle Braff, August 23 2014

"Cook County Land Bank announces $10M to rehab, occupy vacant homes" - Daily Whale

By: Tom Butala, July 25 2014

"The PrivateBank pledges $10 million to vacant home rehabs" - Chicago Tribune

By: Mary Ellen Podmolik, July 24 2014

"Program to Rehab Vacant Cook County Homes" - ABC 7 Chicago

July 24 2014

"Cook County Land Bank gets $10 million, mortgage help from Private Bank" - WBEZ

By: Lauren Chooljian, July 24 2014

"The Cook County Land Bank Receives $10 Million to Turn Vacant Buildings into Small Businesses" - ChicagoInno

By: Will Flanagan, July 24 2014

"Cook County Land bank, The PrivateBank team up" - Chicago Real Estate Daily

By: Micah Maidenberg, July 24 2014

"Ilinois' slow foreclosure pace traps neighborhoods in blight" - Chicago Tribune

By: Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, April 5 2014

"Protesters rally against sex-work discussion" - Chicago SunTimes

By: Maudlyne Ihejirika, April 4 2014

"Amnesty International should not endorse policy to legalize prostitution" - Chicago Tribune

By: Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer & Executive Director Kaethe Morris Hoffer-Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE); April 4 2014

"In Chicago, Amnesty International to debate legalizing sex trade" - Chicago SunTimes

By: Neil Steinberg, April 3 2014

"Will foreclosure crisis kill Chicago?" - Crain's Business Chicago

By: Alby Gallun & Micah Maidenberg, November 11 2013

"Razed in Chicago, the fight against blight" - Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily (video)

By: Alby Gallun, November 19 2013

"Reckless Abandon" - Crain's Chicago Business (interactive)

November 2013

"Razing Chicago" - WTTW Chicago Tonight (video)

By: Alexandra Silets, November 11 2013

"13 Winners Announced in Urban Land Institute Chicago's 2013 Vision Awards" - ULC Chicago News"

By: ULI Chicago, June 7 2013

"HIV behind bars in Cook County" - Windy City Times

By: Mathew C Clark, June 5 2013

"2 Cook County pension funds see funded status decline" - Pensions & Investments Magazine

By: Rick Baert, May 10 2013

"Cook County Pension woes worsen" - Crain's Chicago Business

By: Paul Merrion, May 8 2013

"Q+A with Bridget Gainer" - Daily Whale

By: Erin Vogel, April 29 2013

"Foreclosure Crisis Is Far From Over in Chicago Area, Report Finds" - Progress Illinois

By: Ashlee Rezin, February 7 2013

"A Look At What The Cook County Land Bank Hopes To Accomplish" - Progress Illinois

By: Steven Ross Johnson, January 22 2013

"Cook County approves land bank to curb blight" - Housing Wire

By: Christina Mlynski, January 18 2013

"Land Bank's next step: Banking money" - Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily

By: Dave Lee Mathews, January 17 2013

"Cook County Board Forms Nation's Largest Land Bank to Help Neighborhoods" - DNAinfo Chicago

By: Ted Cox, January 16 2013

"Cook County Board forms largest Land Bank Authority to help rebuild communities" - Examiner.com

By: John Presta, January 16 2013

"Land Bank Ordinance" - WBEZ Morning Shift

By: Tony Sarabia, January 15 2013

"Cook County one step closer to tackling looming foreclosure problem" - WBEZ

By: Judith Ruiz-Branch, January 15 2013

"County edges closer to buying up vacant, foreclosed properties" - Chicago SunTimes

By: Lisa Donovan, January 15 2013

Chicago Tribune: "Cook County Land Bank one step away from creation" - Chicago Tribune

By: Mary Ellen Podmolik, January 15 2013

"Cook County in talks to fix its pension gap" - Chicago Tribune

By: Hal Dardick, January 6 2013

"State, County leaders address Government Affairs Committee - JUF News

By: Staff Reporter, December 20 2012

"Cook County Officials: Land Bank would help put abandoned property to use, help housing market" - Chicago Tribune

By: AP Reporter, December 19 2012

"OpenPensions.Org: Anatomy of a Pension Crisis" - Reboot Illinois

By: Bridget Gainer, December 5 2012

"Land Bank would revitalize distressed properties" - Chicago Tribune
By: Mary Ellen Podmolik, November 30 2012

"Young Workers Dubious of Public Sector Jobs Due to Pensions Crisis" - Progress Illinois
By: Ellyn Fortino, November 26 2012

"Cook County Board strips appointee pay and benefits" - Chicago Tribune
By: Hal Dardick, November 15 2012

"Cook County Board cuts perks for select political appointees" - Northwest Indiana Times (NWI.com)
By: Gregory Tejeda, November 14 2012

"Our View: Cashing in amid obscurity" - Southtown Star

By: Southtown Star Editorial Board, November 12 2012

"Editorial: Justice for Juveniles" - Chicago SunTimes

By: Sun-Times Editorial Board, August 21 2012

"Juvenile Detention Center Population keeps falling: but reform not finished, officials say" - Chicago Tribune

By: Hal Dardick, August 20 2012

"Cook Commissioners discuss healthcare, pension change" - Daily Herald

By: Jessica Cilella, August 16 2012

"Mixed news on Cook County bond rating" - Chicago Tribune

By: Hal Dardick, July 27 2012

"Board Takes First Step Toward Cook County Land Bank" - Progress Illinois

By: Mathew Blake, July 24 2012

"Cook County land bank committee to be proposed" - Chicago Tribune

By: Mary Ellen Podmolik, June 19 2012

"Cook County to talk pension reform with workers" - Daily Herald

By: Eric Peterson, May 15 2012

"Rescuing Illinois" - Chicago Tribune

By: Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, May 15 2012

"Cook County pension fund should hike contributions, says report" - Pensions & Investments Magazine

By: Kevin Olsen, April 10 2012

"Cook County Pensions in Very Bad Shape: New Report finds funding gap will grow" - Huffington Post Chicago

By: Staff Reporter, April 9 2012

"Cook County Faces Pension Fund Deficit: Report" - NBC Chicago

By: Lisa Balde, April 9 2012

"Cook County also faces funding gap, new analysis says" - Chicago Tribune

By: Hal Dardick April 9 2012

"Curtain may drop on Lollapalooza's county tax break" - Chicago Tribune

By: John Byrne, February 3 2012

"Commissioner Bridget Gainer on Lollapalooza's Tax Break" (radio interview) - AM 560 Wind

Big John & Amy Show, February 2 2012

"Lollapalooza could lose big Cook County tax break: Commissioner" - Chicago SunTimes

By: Lisa Donovan, February 2 2012

"Lollapalooza may have to start paying taxes to Chicago" - WLS 890 AM

By: Bill Cameron, February 1 2012

"County to Lollapalooza: Pay Up!" - WBEZ 91.5

By: Jim DeRogatis, February 1 2012

"County Board to decide whether tax break continues For Lollaplooza" - CBS 2 Chicago

By: Staff Reporter, February 1 2012

"Proposal Would Put Lolla's Tax Exemption Up to Board Vote" - Chicagoist

By: Chris Bentley, January 20 2012

"Cook County puts mortgage companies on the hook for vacant buildings" - Chicago Tribune

By: Mary Ellen Podmolik, December 15 2011

"Cook County Passes Ordinance to Regulate Vacant Homes" - Realty Biz News

By: Travis J. Hampton, December 15 2011

"New county fines of up to $1,000 a day for problem vacant buildings" - Chicago SunTimes

By: Lisa Donovan, December 14 2011

"Cook County Board to Vote on Vacant Buildings Crackdown" - FOX News Chicago

By: Staff Reporter, December 14 2011

Press Releases

May 3, 2012 - "Financial Reports Show Further Decline in Cook County Pension Funded Status"

January 31, 2012 - "Gainer, Cook County Board Consider Closing Lollapalooza Tax Loopholes"

December 14, 2011 - "Gainer, Cook County Board Take on Vacant Buildings"

June 28, 2011 - "Commissioner Gainer calls Pension Committee Meeting to take lead on Long-term Strategies to Protect County Pension System"

September 3, 2010 - "Patient Arrestee Medicaid Rate Passes"

June 24, 2010 - "Launch of HIV-STD Testing at Cook County Jail"

Workforce, Housing & Community Development Committee

Letter of Support - Stephen Chipman, Senior Vice Chair, Grant Thorton LLP

Commissioner Bridget Gainer - "Preparing for Workforce 2020"

Cook County Land Bank Proposal

Commissioner Bridget Gainer - Introduction to the Cook County Land Bank

Cook County Land Bank Advisory Committee - Report, December 2012

Urban Land Institute Chicago - Cook County Land Bank Technical Assistance Panel Report, October 23-24 2012

Commissioner Bridget Gainer - Cook County Land Bank Proposal (full text)

Commissioner Bridget Gainer - Background on the Cook County Land Bank

Commissioner Bridget Gainer - "Restoring & Promoting Local Housing and Economic Development Opportunities": Cook County Land Bank presentation

DePaul University Institue for Housing Studies - "Cash or Credit, the role of cash buyers in Cook County's housing market"

Pensions/OpenPensions.Org

OpenPensions.Org Summary

Commissioner Bridget Gainer - Truth In Number Report: Cook County Pension Fund

OpenPensions.Org - What Does This Mean For Me?: Six Most Common Retirement Scenarios in Cook County & Proposed Changes

I am happy to offer informative resources to my Tenth District constituents and all Cook County residents:

Citizens' Guides

Citizens Guide to Property Tax Bills

Citizens' Guide to Appealing Property Tax Assessments

Citizens' Guide to Cook County Government

2013 Citizens Guide to the Budget

2012 Citizens' Guide to the Budget

2011 Citizens' Guide to the Budget

2010 Citizens' Guide to the Budget

Citizens' Guide to Foreclosures in Cook County

Citizens' Guide to Uptown Health Needs Assessment

Other Publications

Commissioner Bridget Gainer - Cook County Vacant Building Ordinance presentation

Commissioner Bridget Gainer - Opportunities For Diversion and Deferral (Public Safety)

10th District Newsletter

News from Commissioner Bridget Gainer - January 8, 2013

News from Commissioner Bridget Gainer - May 18, 2012

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