January 8, 2019 Press Release SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Recently, a Chicago Tribune article stated that the political fate of the South Suburban Airport might be left up to the next Mayor of Chicago. Retiring State Representative Al Riley states, “This is definitely not the case”. “The framework, politics and personalities…
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Associated Press November 28, 2018 People who are harmed or injured because of state government actions are now eligible for damage awards of as much as $2 million. The House voted 71-36 Tuesday to override a veto on legislation raising the damage cap in the Illinois Court of Claims from…
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Dear Neighbor: This is an updated and more detailed version of the End Of Session synopsis that came out in June. Working with many of my General Assembly colleagues representing the southern suburbs, we developed and passed a budget which restored vital funding to public education, public safety and human…
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Governor Rauner vetoed Senate Bill 2481 after 5:00 p.m. this past Friday. Senate Bill 2481 would have increased the awards cap from $100,000 to $2 million in tort cases before the Court of Claims. The bill included an effective date which would have allowed victims of the…
Read MoreTuesday, August 14 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Prairie State College, 202 S Halsted Street, Chicago Heights IL 60411 RSVP by calling Representative Riley’s District Office at (708) 799-4364 or send an email to legislative aide at [email protected]. Learn how to protect yourself online.
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Among the pieces of legislation inspired by the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the veterans’ home in Quincy is a bill to raise the caps on tort awards in such cases. As the death toll from the illness at Quincy rose to thirteen, it came out that the victims’ survivors would…
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Senate Bill 2481 will attempt to respect the people who tragically and unnecessarily died at the Quincy Veterans Home while under state care. A WBEZ report stated: “In three straight years, legionellosis killed 13 people and sickened at least 61 residents and staff at the downstate veterans’ home, and the…
Read MoreSouth Suburban Transportation Residents of the south side find many transportation challenges. The south suburbs recently opened 57/294 and Phase II will be another 1.5 years. There are new trains on the Metra line and the area is working on opening a third airport. There needs to be equity…
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