By Evan F. Moore Correspondent June 16, 2014 8:28PM Location, location, location is the motto for many Southland subcontractors these days. Many of them are trying to expand the reach of the businesses they own. Calumet City business owner Jody R. Thompson just wants to get his foot in the…
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Written by Suzan Simmons – Tinley Park Patch HOMEWOOD, IL – Sertoma Centre, Inc. broke ground on June 11 for Kimball Court Apartments, a permanent supportive housing development in Homewood. Gus van den Brink, executive director of Sertoma Centre, Inc., and Board President, Bob Straz, joined officials from the Illinois…
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The great folks over at the Sertoma Centre are building a 16 unit, permanent housing apartment building in Homewood. These are pictures from the groundbreaking ceremony on June 11th. They have funding approved from the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), Cook County HOME funds (HOME), and the Illinois Department…
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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…
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Times Staff – Northwest Indiana Times – May 15, 2014 CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Individuals in the south suburbs will have more assistance in finding work, thanks to a collaborative effort between Prairie State College and State Rep. Al Riley, according to a news release. Riley was instrumental in securing a…
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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