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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By Rosalind Rossi Chicago Sun-Times – Transportation Reporter – Updated April 22, 2014 Legislative efforts to dramatically shake up how the Chicago area’s transit agencies are organized probably won’t become a reality until next year, the chairman of the House Mass Transit Committee said Monday. Rep. Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields,…
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By Richard Wronski – Chicago Tribune Reporter – April 21, 2014 As lawmakers held their first hearing today on recommendations from the special mass transit task force created in the aftermath of the controversy at Metra, the state’s top watchdog urged them to move swiftly on reforms. Ricardo Meza, the…
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OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill – This week, State Rep. Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields, announced the intention of the House Mass Transit Committee to discuss the findings of the Northeastern Illinois Public Transit Task Force Report during a subject matter hearing on April 21 in Chicago. The meeting will also chart out…
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Written By Press Release South Holland, IL-(ENEWSPF) South Suburban College students traveled to Springfield recently to participate in Student Advocacy Day and Legislative Awareness Day. Students from the college’s Student Life & Leadership Department, Student Government, and Division of Adult Education worked together as the events were set up for…
Read MoreBy Dave McKinney – Chicago Sun-Times – April 1 2014 SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan said Tuesday he’s been far too busy to have had any time to pore through a critical new report that alleged he dictated patronage hiring at Metra for decades. The transit task force report,…
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