By Dave Dahl – Illinois Radio Network “I quit.” “OK, here’s $750,000.” That’s probably not what happened at your place of employment, but – not in so many words – it could be the scenario that awaits Alex Clifford, who has resigned as executive director of the Chicago-area commuter train…
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Hazel Crest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Rep. Al Riley (D-Olympia Fields) issued the following statement in response to the announced resignation of Metra’s CEO, Alex Clifford: “Recently, the Executive Director of Metra resigned from his position. Situations like this are not always easy; for the Metra board, the staff, and others. But,…
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On Flag Day, Recorder Karen Yarbrough was pleased to welcome many special guests to help dedicate CCRD’s new Veterans Service Office. Our Veterans Service Office is a place where veterans and their families can sit down in privacy to record or retrieve DD-214 military discharge records. A dedicated staffer will…
Read MoreTo remain, Clifford needs to withstand job review May 07, 2013|By Richard Wronski, Chicago Tribune reporter Three years after Metra was rocked by the suicide of its longtime executive director, the commuter rail agency could again be chugging toward an uncharted destination. Alex Clifford, the CEO who was recruited from…
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Measure requires consideration of state budget impact SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To extend accountability and transparency to important policy making agencies, State Rep. Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields, advanced legislation through the House of Representatives requiring the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to articulate the state budget implications of its annual…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To help address any substantial fare increases proposed by Chicagoland’s suburban commuter rail system, state Rep. Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields, passed legislation through the House of Representatives requiring Metra to appear before the General Assembly before boosting ticket prices. “Not only should Metra be required to justify…
Read MoreA Chicago Democrat failed in her attempt to run a concealed-carry bill through the Illinois House. By court order, the state – the only one without any concealed-carry provision – must pass a law of some kind by June. Inspired by New York’s law, so restrictive that, it’s said,…
Read MoreChicago Crain’s Blog – Greg Hinz on Politics Yet another problem has arisen for Metra, the embattled suburban rail agency that apparently is considering firing its chief executive. This time, the problem comes out of Springfield, where an effort is underway to make it more difficult for Metra to raise…
Read MoreChicagoist – April 2, 2013 CTA President Forrest Claypool faced questions from Illinois state representatives at a public hearing Monday centered on Ventra, the shared fare system CTA and Pace are set to debut this summer that’s become a public relations nightmare for Claypool thanks to the series of hidden…
Read MoreApril 02, 2013|By Jon Hilkevitch | Tribune reporter CTA President Forrest Claypool on Monday appeared to alternate between playing the roles of an impartial party as well as a pitchman for the new Ventra transit card’s controversial prepaid debit-account program. Claypool told state officials at a public legislative committee hearing…
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