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Bridget Gainer

Candidate, Former SEC Chairman Bash Water Deal that Flushed $68 Million Down the Sewer

David Ormsby | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Daniel Kaplan, Mariyana Spyropoulos, USS Bunker Hill, Chicago News, Johnson & Johnson, Arthur Levitt, Barbara McGowan, Gloria Alitto Majewski, Terry O'Brian, Illinois Poltics, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Todd Connor, Mesirow Financial, Kathleen Meany, Frank Avila, Patricia Horton, Bridget Gainer, Greg Harris, Heather Steans, Tom Tunney, Larry Suffredin, Mike Kreloff, Toni Preckwinkle, Susan Garrett, Carol Ronen, Sara Feigenholtz, Jeff Schoenberg, Roberto Maldonado, Debra Shore, Cynthia Santos, Bond Deal, Bond Deal Loss, Chicago News
David Ormsby

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District got a pasting last Thursday over a botched bond deal that cost Cook County area taxpayers $68 million.

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Dan Hynes' Tax Plan Would Shield Illinois Legislature, Governor From Tax Hike and Other Campaign News

David Ormsby | Posted 10.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Income Tax Increase, Bridget Gainer, Debbie Halvorson, United Republican Fund, Chicago News, Pat Quinn, CTA Fare Hike, Robin Kelly, Terry Peterson, Illinois Politics, Michelle Malkin, Richard Daley, Cta, Dan Hynes, Todd Connor, Julie Hamos, David Hoffman, 2010 Illinois Democratic Primary, Sara Feigenholtz, Jeff Smith, Chicago News
David Ormsby

If Hynes ultimately were to become governor and enact his plan, the entire Illinois governing class would be exempt from an Illinois income tax increase. Oops.

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County Gaming Ban Smacks of Insider Politics, Not Concern for the Public

Ray Hanania | Posted 10.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Campaign Disclosures, Casinos, Midwest Gaming, Cook County, Joan Patricia Murphy, Bridget Gainer, Casino Licenses, Illinois Gaming Board, Illinois Video Gambling, Cook County Video Gambling, Cook County Board, Chicago News
Ray Hanania

We have 10 casinos in Illinois, the lottery and churches rely on bingo for most of their free cash. That kind of gambling is OK, but a bill that would compete for casino revenues is not?

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Shining Light On County Lobbyists

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Lobbyist Sunshine Initiative, David Orr, Bridget Gainer, Cook County Politics, Cook County Lobbyists, Todd Stroger, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Cook County Board, Chicago News

UPDATE: The Lobbyist Sunshine Initiative passed the finance committee unanimously on Thursday. It goes to a full vote at the Board's Oct. 6 meeting. ...

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Shedding Sunshine on Cook County Lobbyists

David Orr | Posted 11.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cook County Clerk, Cook County Board, Cook County Politics, Lobbyists, Lobbyist Sunshine Initiative, Bridget Gainer, Todd Stroger, Cook County Lobbyists, Chicago News
David Orr

There is no reason why we cannot bring our lobbyist records into the 21st Century. We can and should do more to connect the dots between million dollar contracts and lobbyists who stand to profit from their approval.

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Sunlight Proposed For County Lobbyists And Politicians

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 11.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cook County Board, David Orr, Chicago Lobbyists, Bridget Gainer, Cook County Lobbyists, Cook County Politics, Chicago News

Cook County lobbyists would have to disclose new clients within two days of landing them under new ethics rules proposed Monday by county Clerk David ...

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Replacing Quigley on Cook County Board a Lesson in Democracy, Sort of

James Warren | Posted 05.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Kimberly Walz, Todd Stroger, Cook County Politics, Bridget Gainer, Mayor Daley, Tom Tunney, Mike Quigley, Marty Oberman, Cook County Board, Chicago Corruption, Chicago Politics, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News
James Warren

When a committee gathered Saturday to fill the Cook County Board vacancy created by spirited reformer Mike Quigley's ascension to the U.S. Congress, it was no surprise that talk of a fix was rampant.

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Bridget Gainer, Former Daley Aide And AON Lobbyist, Chosen To Replace Quigley On County Board

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick and Ray Gibson | Posted 05.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Kimberly Walz, Quigley County Board Replacement, Cook County Politics, Bridget Gainer, Mike Quigley, Cook County Board, Chicago News

North Side political power brokers today picked a 40-year-old former Daley administration official to replace Congressman-elect Mike Quigley on the Co...

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Candidates Vie To Replace Quigley On The Cook County Board

Progress Illinois | Josh Kalven | Posted 05.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Kimberly Walz, Quigley County Board Replacement, Bridget Gainer, Cook County Politics, Michele Smith, Jay Paul Deratany, Cook County Board, Michael Hickey, Quigley Cook County Board, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

On Saturday afternoon, about 80 Northsiders gathered at Chicago's Truman College to hear from five individuals interested in succeeding Mike Quigley o...

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