Toni Preckwinkle and Bridget Gainer: Growing homeownership will lower property taxes for everyone
Here's how Cook County is helping homeowners manage unexpected increases in property taxes to protect homeownership.
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Bridget Gainer: Property tax reform is the long-term goal, but homeowners need some short-term relief now
The Cook County Board is holding a hearing to explore the efficacy of a property tax relief fund to offer temporary relief.
Bridget Gainer and Amanda Williams: Red tulips in Washington Park testify to the need to reverse redlining
Chicagoans know that when spring arrives, downtown bursts into color with tulips along Michigan Avenue. But this spring, it was a blaze of red tulips emerging from the soil of...
Bridget Gainer: Ankle monitors for DUI, traffic cases are creating private profit with little transparency
The criminal justice system has wide powers because it is tasked with society's most important duty: to protect the public and create a safe community. As citizens, we give that...
Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer: I won’t vote for a sales tax hike
In the next few weeks the Cook County Board will be asked to vote to increase the county sales tax. I will vote no. The sales tax is regressive and...
Amnesty International should not endorse policy to legalize prostitution
Natalie Bauer Communications Director Office of Attorney General Lisa Madigan 312-814-4947 (direct) 312-636-5691 (cell) @natalie_bauer During its annual meeting this week in Chicago, Amnesty International is set to decide whether...