OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill – State Rep. Al Riley is concerned about the proposed cuts to the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP). The Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) program has been providing breast and cervical cancer screenings to the women of Illinois since 1995. This year, the…
Education groups visited the statehouse on Tuesday to discuss the state’s funding of public schools. They came from all over the state, and voiced concerns to lawmakers. The concerns included the state’s failure to meet funding promises, and growing inequality of funding between districts. But lawmakers say there is at…
Meeting with some of the fine superintendents, principals, and administrators from my district and the Southland who were down here for the Governor’s budget address.
Thanks to the Illinois Library Association for hosting the South Suburban Library Legislative Breakfast last Friday at the Tinley Park Public Library. A lot of good information was shared by Association liaisons, state legislators, members of Congress or their staff. The librarians were concerned about local control seemingly being taken…
Via Press Release – January 26, 2015 OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill – State Rep. Al Riley received the “Outstanding Legislator of the Year” Award by the Illinois Association of Park Districts. IAPD President & CEO, Peter Murphy presented the award to Representative Riley at their Annual Conference in downtown Chicago on…
January 7, 2015 – Daily Herald – By Marni Pike State lawmakers put the spotlight on Metra Wednesday over missing a deadline to accept contactless credit cards at pay stations and implement a universal fare card. A 2011 law mandates Metra, Pace and the CTA to create a universal fare…
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill – State Rep. Al Riley, Chair of the House Mass Transit Committee, announces that Governor Quinn signed HB3672. Sponsored by Rep. Riley, HB3672 is one of the many mass transit measures passed this year to add transparency to transit board operations. HB3672 would mandate the transit agencies…
State Representative Al Riley moderated a Transportation Panel at the Rainbow PUSH – 43rd Annual International Convention in Chicago. In the last half hour of the workshop, panelists discussed federal transportation policy, working with community colleges to create training programs for individuals to enter the manufacturing workforce, and transit oriented…
State Representative Al Riley moderated a Transportation Panel at the Rainbow PUSH – 43rd Annual International Convention in Chicago. In the first hour, panelists discussed the role of manufacturing in mass transit, high speed rail and public private partnerships for transit expansion. This video is uploaded with permission from Rainbow…
The Pending FY2016 Fiscal Cliff Below is an overview of the fiscal challenges facing the next General Assembly and Governor-elect Bruce Rauner in crafting a General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2016. Assuming no tax policy changes, if spending on services in FY2016 is held constant in nominal, non-inflation adjusted…