COMMISSIONER LARRY ROGERS JR., A SHINING EXAMPLE OF TRANSPARENCY, INTEGRITY, AND FAIRNESS
Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Larry Rogers Jr. Photo provided by STH Media LLC.
COMMISSIONER LARRY ROGERS JR., A SHINING EXAMPLE OF TRANSPARENCY, INTEGRITY, AND FAIRNESS
By Juel Stanley (Freelance Reporter)
It is no secret that Cook County voters may often have diverse opinions of individual elected officials and the political spectrum as a whole. But it is refreshing to hear from voters of their positive experiences with select elected officials who within their respective views are stellar and upstanding government leaders.
Such is the case with Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Larry Rogers Jr. At first glance voters have always regarded Commissioner Rogers as the ultimate professional who excels in honesty and integrity. His philosophy of fairness and transparency is often viewed as second to none within the political apparatus of the State of Illinois. However, this is not a politically manufactured personality of Commissioner Rogers, it is a family instilled way of life in which his parents mandated him as a child.
Commissioner Rogers comes from a family that has contributed much to the upward mobility of the African American community throughout the Chicagoland Metropolitan area. His father, the late Attorney Larry Rogers Sr. was not only one of the sharpest legal minds in the nation, but was a pillar of strength, love, and compassion for all of those that he encountered. Moreover, he poured into Larry Jr the very essence of what hard work, respect for others, and integrity is all about.
In his elected role as the Cook County Board of Review Commissioner representing the 3rd District of Cook County, one does not have to look far to see and feel his accomplishments. After taking on such an obscure public office, Commissioner Rogers immediately impacted his district by taking the office into the community.
Yes, Mr. Rogers has taken the County government into the communities it is meant to serve. Citizens appealing their property taxes before the Cook County Board of Review can trust that their claims will be reviewed in a fair, unbiased, and just fashion. Residents know that they will have the opportunity to make their case for the reductions that they are entitled to receive.
Many have lauded the Commissioner’s unique and productive relationship with the clergy of Cook County. He created a faith-based outreach program that has saved the residents of Cook County time, gas, and downtown parking woes by utilizing various churches to perform property tax reduction seminars. Through this endeavor thousands have benefitted from traveling short distances to access the Board of Review office.
“Commissioner Rogers has been steadfast in ensuring that our churches are engaged, informed, and educated concerning the property tax appeal process. Many of our congregants were not familiar with the Board of Review until Commissioner Rogers was elected. Today literally thousands of our members and residents have received much needed property tax reductions that have created extra revenue towards their daily challenges. “says Pastor Leslie Sander of the Hope Presbyterian Church of Englewood.
In addition, Commissioner Rogers has implemented many necessary changes and improvements to the Board of Review. Some include but are not limited to:
Commissioner Rogers is also known as one nation’s top trial lawyers with over 30 years of experience advocating for victims. As a trial attorney and partner at Power Rogers, LLP, Mr. Rogers, Jr. has successfully settled and tried to verdict many multi-million-dollar results for his clients in medical negligence, trucking, product liability and civil rights litigation. He is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group of trial lawyers from across the country, invited and admitted based upon their results and commitment to representing victims. Mr. Rogers Jr. was recognized by Crain’s Chicago Business as one of the top personal injury lawyers of a new generation of trial attorneys.
Mr. Rogers, Jr. has been involved in several significant high-profile matters, including the investigation of what happened to Sandra Bland a Chicagoland resident who was found dead in a Texas jail cell after an unlawful traffic stop. He represents families in several civil rights and police brutality cases including the tragic shooting of Bettie Ruth Jones on the west side of Chicago which he recently resolved for a record 16 million dollars. He has been a frequent guest on local and national radio and television shows to discuss events affecting the citizens of Chicago and the country.
In totality, the residents of Cook County continue to be well served by Commissioner Rogers, He has performed his duties in a spirit of excellence and compassion. It is refreshing for voters to know that there are still fitting examples of elected officials who consistently walk in the aura of honesty, integrity, and fairness.
One can look no further than that of Commissioner Larry Rogers Jr.
By Juel Stanley (Freelance Reporter)
It is no secret that Cook County voters may often have diverse opinions of individual elected officials and the political spectrum as a whole. But it is refreshing to hear from voters of their positive experiences with select elected officials who within their respective views are stellar and upstanding government leaders.
Such is the case with Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Larry Rogers Jr. At first glance voters have always regarded Commissioner Rogers as the ultimate professional who excels in honesty and integrity. His philosophy of fairness and transparency is often viewed as second to none within the political apparatus of the State of Illinois. However, this is not a politically manufactured personality of Commissioner Rogers, it is a family instilled way of life in which his parents mandated him as a child.
Commissioner Rogers comes from a family that has contributed much to the upward mobility of the African American community throughout the Chicagoland Metropolitan area. His father, the late Attorney Larry Rogers Sr. was not only one of the sharpest legal minds in the nation, but was a pillar of strength, love, and compassion for all of those that he encountered. Moreover, he poured into Larry Jr the very essence of what hard work, respect for others, and integrity is all about.
In his elected role as the Cook County Board of Review Commissioner representing the 3rd District of Cook County, one does not have to look far to see and feel his accomplishments. After taking on such an obscure public office, Commissioner Rogers immediately impacted his district by taking the office into the community.
Yes, Mr. Rogers has taken the County government into the communities it is meant to serve. Citizens appealing their property taxes before the Cook County Board of Review can trust that their claims will be reviewed in a fair, unbiased, and just fashion. Residents know that they will have the opportunity to make their case for the reductions that they are entitled to receive.
Many have lauded the Commissioner’s unique and productive relationship with the clergy of Cook County. He created a faith-based outreach program that has saved the residents of Cook County time, gas, and downtown parking woes by utilizing various churches to perform property tax reduction seminars. Through this endeavor thousands have benefitted from traveling short distances to access the Board of Review office.
“Commissioner Rogers has been steadfast in ensuring that our churches are engaged, informed, and educated concerning the property tax appeal process. Many of our congregants were not familiar with the Board of Review until Commissioner Rogers was elected. Today literally thousands of our members and residents have received much needed property tax reductions that have created extra revenue towards their daily challenges. “says Pastor Leslie Sander of the Hope Presbyterian Church of Englewood.
In addition, Commissioner Rogers has implemented many necessary changes and improvements to the Board of Review. Some include but are not limited to:
- “Digital Appeals Processing System” or “DAPS” system which provides for the on-line filing and processing of appeals, ridding the office of the archaic and inefficient paper-intensive system process used for decades.
- Processing record numbers of appeals in less time and with less staff than previous administrations
- Reform the staffing of the office that has now heard more appeals and certified decisions more efficiently than ever before despite record filings since being elected in 2004 ensuring timely tax bills.
Commissioner Rogers is also known as one nation’s top trial lawyers with over 30 years of experience advocating for victims. As a trial attorney and partner at Power Rogers, LLP, Mr. Rogers, Jr. has successfully settled and tried to verdict many multi-million-dollar results for his clients in medical negligence, trucking, product liability and civil rights litigation. He is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group of trial lawyers from across the country, invited and admitted based upon their results and commitment to representing victims. Mr. Rogers Jr. was recognized by Crain’s Chicago Business as one of the top personal injury lawyers of a new generation of trial attorneys.
Mr. Rogers, Jr. has been involved in several significant high-profile matters, including the investigation of what happened to Sandra Bland a Chicagoland resident who was found dead in a Texas jail cell after an unlawful traffic stop. He represents families in several civil rights and police brutality cases including the tragic shooting of Bettie Ruth Jones on the west side of Chicago which he recently resolved for a record 16 million dollars. He has been a frequent guest on local and national radio and television shows to discuss events affecting the citizens of Chicago and the country.
In totality, the residents of Cook County continue to be well served by Commissioner Rogers, He has performed his duties in a spirit of excellence and compassion. It is refreshing for voters to know that there are still fitting examples of elected officials who consistently walk in the aura of honesty, integrity, and fairness.
One can look no further than that of Commissioner Larry Rogers Jr.
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