By Dave Dahl from the Illinois Radio Network on WBBM Chicago – August 27, 2014 Governor Quinn signed Representative Riley’s bill (SB3056). Rep. Riley introduced the bill based on hours of testimony from House Mass Transit committee hearings held in Chicago and Springfield. Testimony was given from the transit service…
Read MoreHouse Mass Transit Committee Chairman Al Riley (D) Olympia Fields and the Committee’s Republican Spokesman Mike Tryon of Crystal Lake outline legislative efforts to reform the scandal-plagued Metra mass transit agency and improving the mass transit systems that serve over 650-million…
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by Peggy Prielozny – Southland Voice – April 30, 2014 After a delightful lunch with wonderful company at the regular Park Forest Rotary Club luncheon meeting held every Thursday at the University Park Golf and Conference Center, comments and announcements from local club members, Park Forest Rotary President Tiffani Graham…
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By Peggy Prielozny – Southland Voice – April 30, 2014 In the April 2 issue of Southland Voice, when we left beleaguered Richton Park Mayor Rick Reinbold, he had already sent out an e-mail blast with photos of the deplorable conditions of the Metra station in his town, in an…
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MEDILL REPORTS BY DIMA ANSARI MAR 19, 2014 Timuel Black’s cozy Kenwood apartment is crowded with books – books stacked on his coffee table, filling his end tables, teetering off the dining room table. This is not unexpected of a man who has been a teacher, historian and a civil…
Read MoreGregory Tejeda – Times Correspondent TINLEY PARK | At a time when Illinois communities prepare to fight over which may receive a proposed casino, one local group said south suburban communities should share in the potential for financial benefits. South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association President Paul Braun told the Illinois…
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A Conversation with Representative Al Riley – Economic Development in the South Suburbs To watch the video, please click HERE. The interview highlights some discussion on the recent federal transportation law enacted by Congress over the summer; the Moving Ahead For Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) and my views on…
Read MoreUrban planner and statistician-turned-politician Olympia Fields Democratic State Rep. Al Riley supports building a proposed new international airport in south suburban Will County.
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