OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – State Rep. Al Riley; Chair of the House Mass Transit Committee, was the chief sponsor of major transparency and accountability legislation affecting the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra and Pace. “This is the first bill of many which will transform the way…
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By Richard Wronski, Tribune reporter 10:00 p.m. CDT, June 7, 2014 Spurred by the uproar over the potential $871,000 severance payout awarded last summer to ousted Metra CEO Alex Clifford, state lawmakers have approved a measure requiring tighter scrutiny over future payouts for transit agency employees. The so-called Clifford clause…
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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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…
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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Olympia Fields, Ill – State Rep. Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields, released the following statement regarding the Northeastern Illinois Public Transit Task Force report release scheduled for today: “I’d like to commend Governor Quinn and members of the Northeastern Illinois Public Transit Task Force for taking the initiative to identify and…
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