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Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting - June 9, 2026

Board of Commissioners — Tuesday, June 9, 2026
BodyCook County, Illinois
SessionBoard of Commissioners
DateTuesday, June 9, 2026
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0:04

Soundroom, can you please turn up the mic for Chair Gainer?

0:07

Ma'am, will you repeat that in your mic?

0:11

Ma'am, repeat that in your mic.

0:13

Uh, thank you very much.

0:15

The hour of 1050 having uh arrived, madam secretary.

0:18

Would you please call the roll to bring together the business and economic development committee?

0:21

Thank you, ma'am.

0:22

Commissioner Naya.

0:24

Commissioner Britton.

0:26

Commissioner Laurie.

0:28

Commissioner Miller.

0:30

Commissioner Moore.

0:31

Commissioner Marita.

0:33

Commissioner Moore is present.

0:34

Thank you.

0:34

Commissioner Marido is present.

0:36

Commissioner Kevin Morrison.

0:38

Thank you.

0:38

Commissioner Sean Morrison is excused.

0:40

Madam Chair is present.

0:43

Ma'am, you have all members present with the exception of an excused absence for Commissioner Sean Morrison.

0:48

Thank you very much.

0:49

First first item, I'd like to entertain a motion to approve item number 26-1676.

0:55

Ma'am, I do have uh what I think I got.

1:00

I stand corrected.

1:01

I thought you had speakers.

1:01

You don't.

1:02

Thank you.

1:02

Okay, thank you very much.

1:03

For our first item, I'd like to entertain a motion to approve item number.

1:06

I'm sorry, not at all.

1:07

We do.

1:08

Okay, we do.

1:08

George, let's go forward.

1:09

George Blakemore is the speaker.

1:10

Please be reminded of the rules.

1:20

Yeah, three minutes to address the body.

1:22

I'll keep time for you.

1:28

This is business and economic development.

1:32

And we have one public speaker, uh, Mr.

1:35

Blake Moore.

1:38

Mr.

1:39

Blake Moore, what motivates you to come down here?

1:42

What motivate the other citizens to not come?

1:52

And economic development.

1:54

And one thing black people are not doing, they're not tending to their business.

2:02

The golden rule is he who has to go rule.

2:04

And that Chinese man says something.

2:08

And and and when he said these black people, you can't boycott us because you want what we sell.

2:16

You want our hair.

2:18

You want to buy you want a uh us to do your nails.

2:23

Um I'm gonna beat up on uh Mr.

2:25

Blake More.

2:26

Don't go there.

2:27

Don't beat up on your black people because uh they don't know any better.

2:33

Patty Hurst fell in love with a capture of the people that capture her and raped her.

2:40

We have fallen in love with our enemy.

2:46

Because we don't tend to our business.

2:51

We don't tend our business.

2:54

Where's your bank?

2:57

Where's your service station?

2:58

Where's your liquor stores?

3:00

Where's your factories?

3:03

Where's your school?

3:04

What are they doing?

3:05

The miseducating of the children, you got teachers of America, white people coming in there teaching your children to hate you.

3:15

Black people, you have no concept about how Americans work.

3:21

It works on business and economic development.

3:24

Go to your ghetto.

3:26

One minute.

3:27

Go there.

3:28

You don't see any business, and you don't see any economic development.

3:34

Because something happened to you.

3:40

And a man is a terrible thing to waste.

3:42

That Chinese man said, Oh, you want our you want our hair?

3:46

You can't protest us.

3:48

And how many white women do you see with nappy wigs?

3:52

They don't want it.

3:55

What motivate a nappy head black mama of mine that won't buy a wig?

4:02

I'm talking about my own mama, a victim of the belly saber south.

4:10

That man shot this uh killed this black man and say y'all came back correctly, Chinese, y'all can't boycott us.

4:18

We do your nail.

4:19

Sir, time is expired.

4:20

Oh, right, let it expire.

4:22

That concludes your list of speakers for this meeting.

4:25

Thank you, madam secretary.

4:27

Next, I'd like to entertain a motion to approve the following items.

4:31

Um I'll bundle them together since they are similar.

4:33

Item number 26-1326.

4:36

And finish your minutes, ma'am, please.

4:38

Oh, apologies.

4:40

Item 26-62.

4:41

Thank you.

4:44

Thank you.

4:45

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

4:47

Any opposed?

4:48

The ayes have it, and the minutes are approved.

4:50

Next, I'd like to entertain a motion for the following three items.

4:53

Item number 26-1326, which is a uh resolution for a class A property tax incentive request for H3 Holdings Manufacturing in the village of Lansing.

5:05

Uh a move approval of item number 26-1320, which is a proposed resolution for a tax a class A property tax incentive request for 5210 Hotels LLC in Madison.

5:17

And move approval of item number 26-1321, which is a um eight six B property tax incentive request for um Chicago specialty bakers in the village of Forest Park.

5:29

Move by Commissioner Anaya, seconded by Commissioner Miller.

5:34

Did you have any questions?

5:35

I did not.

5:36

Yes, please.

5:37

Uh on item 26 uh 1320.

5:40

Um, it looks like uh there was no response to the living wage ordinance compliance affidavit.

5:46

So I'm not sure if there's anyone from um the bureau that can address that.

5:51

Thank you.

5:59

Cheryl, if you could introduce yourself to the group and then let us know.

6:06

Good morning, Commissioner Cheryl Call.

6:15

Absolutely.

6:16

Um item uh 261320.

6:19

Um there is no living wage ordinance compliance affidavit.

6:24

It says um not applicable.

6:25

I just want to know if that could be addressed if there's a reason why it was not applicable.

6:29

Yes, because on all commercial properties, the um living wage is not a requirement.

6:35

It's a requirement for industrial properties, but very often they do pay the prevailing of the living wage.

6:40

It's just not a required affidavit to receive.

6:43

Okay, thank you.

6:46

Are there any further questions on these items?

6:49

Okay.

6:50

Having here none no questions.

6:51

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

6:54

Any opposed?

6:55

The ayes have it, and these are approved.

6:57

Lastly, I'd make I'd like to make a motion to adjourn.

7:00

Commissioner Anaya moves and Commissioner Miller seconds.

7:03

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

7:06

Any opposed?

7:07

The ayes have it, and the meeting is adjourned.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Economic Development█████████████████████████████████████████████82%
Public Engagement██████████18%
Summary of Proceedings

Business and Economic Development Committee Meeting - June 9, 2026

The Business and Economic Development Committee of Cook County met on June 9, 2026. Chair Gainer presided. Roll call showed all members present except Commissioner Sean Morrison (excused). The committee approved minutes, heard one public comment, and approved three property tax incentive requests.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Mr. Blake Moore addressed the committee, expressing strong views on the lack of black-owned businesses in communities. He criticized the black community for not prioritizing business ownership and economic development, referencing tensions with Asian business owners and arguing that black people have "fallen in love with their enemy." He also commented on miseducation and self-reliance.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of minutes (Item 26-62): Approved unanimously.

Discussion Items

  • The committee considered three property tax incentive requests together:
    • Item 26-1326: Class A property tax incentive for H3 Holdings Manufacturing in the village of Lansing.
    • Item 26-1320: Class A property tax incentive for 5210 Hotels LLC in Madison. Commissioner inquired about the absence of a living wage ordinance compliance affidavit. Cheryl from the bureau explained that the living wage requirement is not applicable for commercial properties; it is required only for industrial properties.
    • Item 26-1321: Class 8B property tax incentive for Chicago Specialty Bakers in the village of Forest Park.
  • Motion by Commissioner Anaya, seconded by Commissioner Miller. All in favor; the three items were approved.

Key Outcomes

  • Unanimous approval of minutes and all three property tax incentive requests.
  • Meeting adjourned.

Meeting Transcript

Soundroom, can you please turn up the mic for Chair Gainer? Ma'am, will you repeat that in your mic? Ma'am, repeat that in your mic. Uh, thank you very much. The hour of 1050 having uh arrived, madam secretary. Would you please call the roll to bring together the business and economic development committee? Thank you, ma'am. Commissioner Naya. Commissioner Britton. Commissioner Laurie. Commissioner Miller. Commissioner Moore. Commissioner Marita. Commissioner Moore is present. Thank you. Commissioner Marido is present. Commissioner Kevin Morrison. Thank you. Commissioner Sean Morrison is excused. Madam Chair is present. Ma'am, you have all members present with the exception of an excused absence for Commissioner Sean Morrison. Thank you very much. First first item, I'd like to entertain a motion to approve item number 26-1676. Ma'am, I do have uh what I think I got. I stand corrected. I thought you had speakers. You don't. Thank you. Okay, thank you very much. For our first item, I'd like to entertain a motion to approve item number. I'm sorry, not at all. We do. Okay, we do. George, let's go forward. George Blakemore is the speaker. Please be reminded of the rules. Yeah, three minutes to address the body. I'll keep time for you. This is business and economic development. And we have one public speaker, uh, Mr. Blake Moore. Mr. Blake Moore, what motivates you to come down here? What motivate the other citizens to not come? And economic development. And one thing black people are not doing, they're not tending to their business. The golden rule is he who has to go rule. And that Chinese man says something. And and and when he said these black people, you can't boycott us because you want what we sell. You want our hair.

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